Saw the Porsche Factory!
11-30-2006, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ed devinney
You can apparently make arrangements through PCNA (800-PORSCHE). If you speak German you can contact the factory: Frau Sigrid Mauz Fax: +49 (0)711 911 - 25111 .
11-30-2006, 12:42 PM
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Hmmm, I didn't think to try English :-) Jay - call the factory, there may be a cancellation.
11-30-2006, 05:45 PM
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On my Germany-Austria-Hungary-Poland-Czech trip, I didn't find a single German who didn't speak English. In fact, they not only speak it, but speak it very well. Austria is similar, but the farther east you go, the less English you get. By the time we got to Poland, only the young 20-something crowd in the major cities spoke English.
12-01-2006, 12:03 AM
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Great trip, Don! We were there in 2002, and toured the Mercedes museum as well. My friend had arranged through our local Mercedes dealer for a factory tour, but somehow it didn't get communicated, so no tour. However, the M-B museum is huge and wonderful, well worth a little side trip from Stuttgart to Unterturkheim, on a separate train line but still not far.
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12-01-2006, 12:24 AM
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Great shots, Don.
Here's a little tour of the Weissach Research facility by Sascha Maassen that I captured off the TV.
Here's a little tour of the Weissach Research facility by Sascha Maassen that I captured off the TV.
12-01-2006, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ed devinney
You can apparently make arrangements through PCNA (800-PORSCHE). If you speak German you can contact the factory: Frau Sigrid Mauz Fax: +49 (0)711 911 - 25111 .
Don
12-01-2006, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by murphyslaw1978
Don, I just checked out your website. We, too, rented a car and drove Germany, did Neuschwanstein, Schwarzwald and the Alps. Germany is a beautiful country, but we had overcast and foggy skies, so our pictures didn't turn out as nice as yours. I would really like to know if I could download some of your original sized pictures (just the scenery ones, of course) from Germany and Austria??
12-01-2006, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike J
Hey Don, do they still allow the employees to have beer at lunch in the cafeteria? I was told when I was there that they could have a beer on break from the assembly line...
They were just prototyping the V8 when I was there and they had the same assembly line you are talking about...the "mechanic" walks with the engines, builds it on a jig, and then they fire up the engine for breakin. Its pretty interesting. Too bad they were doing the 996 engines at the time...I would have found it facinating to see the 993 engines being built!
Did they still have the two story route for the bodies where they go up to the second floor first for painting etc?
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They were just prototyping the V8 when I was there and they had the same assembly line you are talking about...the "mechanic" walks with the engines, builds it on a jig, and then they fire up the engine for breakin. Its pretty interesting. Too bad they were doing the 996 engines at the time...I would have found it facinating to see the 993 engines being built!
Did they still have the two story route for the bodies where they go up to the second floor first for painting etc?
Cheers,
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12-01-2006, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Leland Pate
Don, you NOODLHEAD! I am only three hours north of where you were!
I woulda drove down and bought you a beer or something.
Ah well, hope you had a good time.
I woulda drove down and bought you a beer or something.
Ah well, hope you had a good time.
12-01-2006, 02:07 AM
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I am flying to Frankfurt tomorrow morning, and already booked hotel and car rental to go to the Ring for the weekend. Now, I am tempted to go to see the 997 in production as well.
Did you have to book the factory tour in advance? Or just did it while you are at the museum?
Did you have to book the factory tour in advance? Or just did it while you are at the museum?
12-01-2006, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Paulsha911
Did you have to book the factory tour in advance? Or just did it while you are at the museum?
You do know the factory is in Stuttgart which is not exactly close to the Ring.
12-01-2006, 02:18 AM
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You do know the factory is in Stuttgart which is not exactly close to the Ring.
It might rain on Sunday so may be I'll chicken out (of the ring) and go to the museum instead.