Advice ED
12-22-2018, 03:01 PM
#1
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Advice ED
Need some advice on planning trip.
So far fly to Paris for 3 days then to Zuffenhausen April 29 to pick up car spend the day Porsche tour and Benz museum. From here plan is squirrelly - originally wanted to drive thru Switzerland to Milan, then Monaco and back to Zuffenhausen to drop off car Sunday if possible. Was told not advisable to drive thru mountains because of snow, closures and narrow roads. 2nd was to go thru Munich onto Brenner Pass to Milan. Again told a lot of trucks and possible snow. 3rd option drive to Prague and work my way back to Zuffenhausen and fly out of Frankfort. 4th drive back to France and tour around Strasbourg and then into Germany for couple days before dropping car off and flying home. We don’t travel much and never been to Europe. Would appreciate any help.
Thanks
So far fly to Paris for 3 days then to Zuffenhausen April 29 to pick up car spend the day Porsche tour and Benz museum. From here plan is squirrelly - originally wanted to drive thru Switzerland to Milan, then Monaco and back to Zuffenhausen to drop off car Sunday if possible. Was told not advisable to drive thru mountains because of snow, closures and narrow roads. 2nd was to go thru Munich onto Brenner Pass to Milan. Again told a lot of trucks and possible snow. 3rd option drive to Prague and work my way back to Zuffenhausen and fly out of Frankfort. 4th drive back to France and tour around Strasbourg and then into Germany for couple days before dropping car off and flying home. We don’t travel much and never been to Europe. Would appreciate any help.
Thanks
12-22-2018, 04:07 PM
#2
Three Wheelin'
Need some advice on planning trip.
So far fly to Paris for 3 days then to Zuffenhausen April 29 to pick up car spend the day Porsche tour and Benz museum. From here plan is squirrelly - originally wanted to drive thru Switzerland to Milan, then Monaco and back to Zuffenhausen to drop off car Sunday if possible. Was told not advisable to drive thru mountains because of snow, closures and narrow roads. 2nd was to go thru Munich onto Brenner Pass to Milan. Again told a lot of trucks and possible snow. 3rd option drive to Prague and work my way back to Zuffenhausen and fly out of Frankfort. 4th drive back to France and tour around Strasbourg and then into Germany for couple days before dropping car off and flying home. We don’t travel much and never been to Europe. Would appreciate any help.
Thanks
So far fly to Paris for 3 days then to Zuffenhausen April 29 to pick up car spend the day Porsche tour and Benz museum. From here plan is squirrelly - originally wanted to drive thru Switzerland to Milan, then Monaco and back to Zuffenhausen to drop off car Sunday if possible. Was told not advisable to drive thru mountains because of snow, closures and narrow roads. 2nd was to go thru Munich onto Brenner Pass to Milan. Again told a lot of trucks and possible snow. 3rd option drive to Prague and work my way back to Zuffenhausen and fly out of Frankfort. 4th drive back to France and tour around Strasbourg and then into Germany for couple days before dropping car off and flying home. We don’t travel much and never been to Europe. Would appreciate any help.
Thanks
We had the same issues with mountain passes possibly being closed when i took delivery in zuffenhausen oct 31st, flew into Frankfurt, then rerouted to Strasbourg, Colmar, Eguisheim (FR), then Triberg, Stuttgart, Munich, (DE) Salzburg, Hallstatt, Vienna (AUT), Prague (CZ) and back to Stuttgart via Wurzberg and Rothenburg. It was an epic adventure for a "back-up" plan and some great roads through the Black Forest and Alpine Valleys.
PM me if you want details on routes, hotels, restaurants, etc..
12-22-2018, 04:28 PM
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Need some advice on planning trip.
So far fly to Paris for 3 days then to Zuffenhausen April 29 to pick up car spend the day Porsche tour and Benz museum. From here plan is squirrelly - originally wanted to drive thru Switzerland to Milan, then Monaco and back to Zuffenhausen to drop off car Sunday if possible. Was told not advisable to drive thru mountains because of snow, closures and narrow roads. 2nd was to go thru Munich onto Brenner Pass to Milan. Again told a lot of trucks and possible snow. 3rd option drive to Prague and work my way back to Zuffenhausen and fly out of Frankfort. 4th drive back to France and tour around Strasbourg and then into Germany for couple days before dropping car off and flying home. We don’t travel much and never been to Europe. Would appreciate any help.
Thanks
So far fly to Paris for 3 days then to Zuffenhausen April 29 to pick up car spend the day Porsche tour and Benz museum. From here plan is squirrelly - originally wanted to drive thru Switzerland to Milan, then Monaco and back to Zuffenhausen to drop off car Sunday if possible. Was told not advisable to drive thru mountains because of snow, closures and narrow roads. 2nd was to go thru Munich onto Brenner Pass to Milan. Again told a lot of trucks and possible snow. 3rd option drive to Prague and work my way back to Zuffenhausen and fly out of Frankfort. 4th drive back to France and tour around Strasbourg and then into Germany for couple days before dropping car off and flying home. We don’t travel much and never been to Europe. Would appreciate any help.
Thanks
Otherwise if you are a track guy at all, don't miss opportunities for Nurburgring and other Euro tracks...
12-22-2018, 04:31 PM
#4
Three Wheelin'
Congratulation - ED is great. My advice is to lengthen your trip if possible. 6 days with the car is not long enough (you get 16 for free). And old towns like Prague may not be ideal for a GT car (I'd be tempted to park it somewhere safe outside of town (or country) and take public transport to city center. I drove into center of Amsterdam and I wish I had a bicycle instead (would have been faster and less stressful).
Otherwise if you are a track guy at all, don't miss opportunities for Nurburgring and other Euro tracks...
Otherwise if you are a track guy at all, don't miss opportunities for Nurburgring and other Euro tracks...
12-24-2018, 06:20 PM
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Not sure if you're aware, but there's a whole Rennlist forum devoted to European Delivery. (Under General discussions). Lots of good info in that section. I used it a great deal when planning my trip in 2016.
12-24-2018, 07:42 PM
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12-24-2018, 10:41 PM
#8
Drifting
I've done numerous EDs, do not pick up a GT car with plans to visit massive cities. Its a waste of time and a waste of driving pleasure. These cars need to be driven either on tracks or on twisty beautiful mountain roads. Some passes are open year round despite the weather. I typically play pretty loose with my plans and chase the weather. In this day its so easy to book hotels same day, so why drive into a mess? Enjoy. My RS ED in September was lucky, no rain, only a bit of snow on a mountain pass that changed my plans a bit, but was certainly fun.
12-24-2018, 11:43 PM
#9
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I've done numerous EDs, do not pick up a GT car with plans to visit massive cities. Its a waste of time and a waste of driving pleasure. These cars need to be driven either on tracks or on twisty beautiful mountain roads. Some passes are open year round despite the weather. I typically play pretty loose with my plans and chase the weather. In this day its so easy to book hotels same day, so why drive into a mess? Enjoy. My RS ED in September was lucky, no rain, only a bit of snow on a mountain pass that changed my plans a bit, but was certainly fun.