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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
Well, the Porsche Museum in Gmuend, Austria is right off the hwy., about two hrs. south of Munich. Austria's vignette is 8 Euros for 10 days. Czech Republic's is 16 Euros and Slovenia's is 15 Euros. Slovenia really checks them too. BMW Welt, where you pick the car up, is awesome! You'll love it.
I have to say, though, driving here gets worse every time I come. My friends here sort of laugh when I tell them my rental car is a Hyundai. But I spent the majority of this trip in other countries where the max. speed limit is 130 km/h. There are a few good spots in Germany where you can really let loose. But the traffic here SUCKS. You really need to be off the beaten path to be able to drive fast here. On the first day, driving from Munich to Nueremberg, I was doing 160 km/h in the right lane and got passed by a 997TT like I was standing still. The wind almost blew me off the road. But that's getting rare. Besides, can you really hammer a brand new BMW during the break-in period? Have fun with the gas prices. It's about 1.60 Euros per litre or $7.34 per gallon. And Germany is a relative bargain.
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I remember following a convoy of Audis in my Golf GTI from Nuremberg to Munich at about 190 kmh for about 45 minutes back in '93. Every time I looked at the gas gauge, it had moved to closer and closer to empty, not many MPG at speed. Not looking forward to paying for gas at that price plus the break in period probably means keeping it under 160kmh. We need to come up with a basic itinerary and I'll be back looking for advice on hotels, restaurants etc. Looking forward to my trip!
Thanks,
Neil