Aloha from Frankfurt
08-15-2004, 09:06 PM
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Aloha from Frankfurt
I'm trying to take a picture of any nice cars I find. Not too many so far.
I did rent a 2004 5 series TDI BMW. Got it to 240kph (although I don't know if I was on the Autobahn or not)
I video'd it, so I'll post for your enjoyment when I get home (if it's any good.)
08-16-2004, 07:08 AM
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Oh man! This car sounds pretty mean, in a non-modified sort-of way. Goddamn, these keyboards suck. They swapped the y and z around, and all of the punctuation is different.
Anyhow, thanks Dan and gracias everyone.
I'm gonna go drive some more.
Anyhow, thanks Dan and gracias everyone.
I'm gonna go drive some more.
08-16-2004, 06:04 PM
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i have no clue where frankfurt is in germany, BUT if there's a way for you to get to drive on the Nurburgring, DO IT!!! i think you can use your rental car, or you can fork the bucks to ride the N'ring taxi, a bmw m5...
08-18-2004, 08:41 PM
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I'm home...sort've. I don't really have a home, but my good buddy Mach5 picked me up and is giving me a place to crash for a night.
I've got some mundane but nonetheless terribly frustrating 'traveller' stories. I left at 2300 on Saturday night, 14 Aug. Flew in a C17, but oh by the way, it was filled with cargo so, yep, had to ride on the web-mesh seats along the outer skin FOR 8 HOURS! And it was cold. When I say 8 hours, that means flight. I was actually sitting on that hard-*** aluminum and thin mesh for 12 hours because we stopped in Uzbekistan for fuel, but the fueler broke, so we had to sit and wait for 4 hours on the Uzb/Iranian border (I think).
Flash forward to Frankfurt. All that I'm saying is don't charter a non-English speaking bus driver (woman)!
The lay over in Frankfurt was awesome (but I already told y'all most of all that. No stripper clubs this time (like from the Canada trip
Now I'm on Oahu. Tomorrow I get to see my little boy, my wife, and hopefully my car, too.
Aloha
I've got some mundane but nonetheless terribly frustrating 'traveller' stories. I left at 2300 on Saturday night, 14 Aug. Flew in a C17, but oh by the way, it was filled with cargo so, yep, had to ride on the web-mesh seats along the outer skin FOR 8 HOURS! And it was cold. When I say 8 hours, that means flight. I was actually sitting on that hard-*** aluminum and thin mesh for 12 hours because we stopped in Uzbekistan for fuel, but the fueler broke, so we had to sit and wait for 4 hours on the Uzb/Iranian border (I think).
Flash forward to Frankfurt. All that I'm saying is don't charter a non-English speaking bus driver (woman)!
The lay over in Frankfurt was awesome (but I already told y'all most of all that. No stripper clubs this time (like from the Canada trip
Now I'm on Oahu. Tomorrow I get to see my little boy, my wife, and hopefully my car, too.
Aloha
08-18-2004, 09:04 PM
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Oh yeah, a few pics and 3 short QuickTime vids can be found in here:
http://www.streamload.com/gpatmac/Germany
Hey, let me know if you can get to my files by just clicking the link above. Thanks.
Just in case, I will post up the links to the 2 vids when I'm in the BMW...
Listen to that Engine
240+kph
5 Series #1 (these are big pics, I'm linking them as opposed to showing them.)
http://www.streamload.com/NoExpire/I...eDelivery=True
5 Series #2
http://www.streamload.com/NoExpire/I...eDelivery=True
5 Series #3
http://www.streamload.com/NoExpire/I...eDelivery=True
5 Series #4
http://www.streamload.com/NoExpire/I...eDelivery=True
Let me know if everything works ok.
http://www.streamload.com/gpatmac/Germany
Hey, let me know if you can get to my files by just clicking the link above. Thanks.
Just in case, I will post up the links to the 2 vids when I'm in the BMW...
Listen to that Engine
240+kph
5 Series #1 (these are big pics, I'm linking them as opposed to showing them.)
http://www.streamload.com/NoExpire/I...eDelivery=True
5 Series #2
http://www.streamload.com/NoExpire/I...eDelivery=True
5 Series #3
http://www.streamload.com/NoExpire/I...eDelivery=True
5 Series #4
http://www.streamload.com/NoExpire/I...eDelivery=True
Let me know if everything works ok.