Balaclava's C4S European Delivery Diary
08-24-2014 | 12:14 PM
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Here is a map of most of our route, without the Lucerne - Schwarzwald - Stuttgart leg, as google maps does not allow adding any more via points:
If I had more time, I would have included my favorites in Austria (Grossglockner and Nockalmstrasse, the later right next to the Porsche Museum in Gmund - the barn when the first cars branded "Porsche" were built), more in Switzerland and Italy (Lugano and Como for sure) and Route Napoleon and Col de Turini in the French Alps. Next time...
I recommend you all: you can do this anytime, no need for an excuse like buying a new 911. Planning is easy:
- figure out when you want to travel (May-September) and for how long.
- decide where you want to fly in, perhaps based on car rental options. (Google will find you Porsches for rent in pretty much any major city; for the Alps, consider flying to Munich, Zurich, Milan and Stuttgart.)
- plan the route using google maps: just look for curvy roads and include popular passes (google for "top 10 alpine passes" or go to ultimatedrives.net for inspiration.)
- pick towns/cities that are "strategically located" along your route for stopover. Go to booking.com and find hotel options in that town - unless you are looking for luxury hotels, this works just fine.
- (optional) ask this community for feedback on your plan. :-)
08-24-2014 | 01:17 PM
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sweet thanks! i wanted to do ED for my next porsche but timing will be such that it will be sometime in dec-feb, so i'm guessing the chances of bad weather during those months might make this ill-advised...as you suggest maybe i'll just have to do it in a rental during the summer
07-23-2015 | 06:39 PM
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Thanks to all of you who commented on this thread. Your feedback made it worth the time it took to write up my trip. I strongly recommend you to take on any opportunity to drive Porsches in Europe in the summer, whether that's European Delivery, Porsche Travel or some other specialized travel agent (Fastlane Travel for example). Or just fly there and rent a Porsche and go to the mountains. You can find culture, food, wine, hikes and great drives. Go for it.
Finally, one more image of what's nice about guards red and at the same time honestly what is slightly wrong with a red 911: that it is not silver or white, but red, the traditional racing color of Italy...
Finally, one more image of what's nice about guards red and at the same time honestly what is slightly wrong with a red 911: that it is not silver or white, but red, the traditional racing color of Italy...
If Italy is associated with the color red, Britain with Green, what, may ask, goes with:
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Austria=
Russia=
Brazil=
Significant Others=
07-23-2015 | 07:02 PM
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07-24-2015 | 11:39 PM
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Duh
Thanks Chuck...
07-15-2017 | 08:13 PM
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Great write up of your ED journey. I too am a Guards Red, 4S, MT owner and I am in full agreement with you on the beautiful handling characteristics of the 4S and the MT transmission.
After several Porsches I will be hanging on to this car for a long while. I am not anti turbo after owning 4 previous Porsche TT's but do love the all out wail of the NA motor when driven hard.
Good luck with your car it's a real beauty.
After several Porsches I will be hanging on to this car for a long while. I am not anti turbo after owning 4 previous Porsche TT's but do love the all out wail of the NA motor when driven hard.
Good luck with your car it's a real beauty.