Everyone needs a wife like this
02-04-2006, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Vancouver83LTD
legal age in BC is 19 - i turned 18 less than a month before I went to england for two months - It was a mess, I walked 20 mins back via country lanes to where I was staying at 11pm on several occasions
02-04-2006, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by rbennett
Sounds like my college days
funny thing is in this town, the pubs all closed at 11pm
so the first day i was there I was only in the oub for 10 minutes before I got kicked out
02-04-2006, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by fluid15
I travel to Germany a few times per year and notice that Avis typically rents Porsches.
I am really interested in Munich, I am a 3'rd generation German living in USA with relatives in Munich I have never meet!!
Part of my excursion is to meet them
02-04-2006, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Soulteacher
Minimum age between 25 and 30, two valid credit cards, deposits between EUR2500 and EUR5500, rates starting at EUR250 a day, excluding insurance, with few free miles (200 or less; EUR1.50 per extra mile). EUR1.00 = USD1.20.
Thanks Soulteacher, I am going to get my travel agent onto this!
This is an ancestral voyage as well as a Porsche journey, I should be in heaven by Oct
02-04-2006, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by rbennett
What I would like to know, can you rent a 996 TT, or something close (**** most anything would be fine I prefer a Porsche though) for a day?????
Anyone know this question? or something vey simular? just to rip up and down the Audobon for 12 hours?
I prefer a Porsche though) for a day?????Anyone know this question? or something vey simular? just to rip up and down the Audobon for 12 hours?
sorry---this info may be redundant, I just read Soulteacher's info above, here is some add'l--I'm working on doing last minute off-peak fare with my wife to Geneva auto show during first week of March.... these cities aren't on the Rhine, but Avis 50+ locations in Germany.
Call center op said 'carrera coupe', I don't know what daily rate but this price is total for 3 days including collision+liability+theft insurance and unlimited miles: pickup Stuttgart airport = USD $633,
Frankfurt airport= USD $754.
Avis int'l number 1-800-331-1084. A tip if you call, even though I called int'l resv number, the U.S. rep took 15 min. of coming up empty on any Germany Porsche rentals before her supervisor intervened & found the separate category on the "International help index">>"FLEET">>"Germany LUXURY/PRESTIGE" thank God she finally found it.
Sounds like they are using 997 models-- check this article
http://www.channel4.com/4car/feature...911/index.html
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02-04-2006, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ronmart
Classic!!! What a woman!
No disrespect, but if you are 70+ then I'd say go for the Turbo too. You never know how many more chances you'll get!
No disrespect, but if you are 70+ then I'd say go for the Turbo too. You never know how many more chances you'll get!
Actually I still have the mindset of a 17 year old. The wife is pretty terrific; ultra low maintenance and like you, recognizes that I may only have a few chances left. What she doesn't know is I lied about my age
02-04-2006, 09:50 AM
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HAHA. LOL. The shock of recognition. At least generally. My wife sez the same things but not outloud to people. She also sez stuff like , "Awwwww, why didn't you get the turbo?" when she figured out the different models after I came home with the car.
What's probably equally similar? When I got past break-in we went for a drive. I got that thing up to about 140 mph. I say, " Hey Honey! WOW! 1-4-0! Cool huh?" She's still flipping thru her magazine, doesn't even look up and sez, "That's nice dear."
Yeahhhhhhh, we're a couple of blessed married guys.
What's probably equally similar? When I got past break-in we went for a drive. I got that thing up to about 140 mph. I say, " Hey Honey! WOW! 1-4-0! Cool huh?" She's still flipping thru her magazine, doesn't even look up and sez, "That's nice dear."
Yeahhhhhhh, we're a couple of blessed married guys.
02-04-2006, 10:44 AM
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What's probably equally similar? When I got past break-in we went for a drive. I got that thing up to about 140 mph. I say, " Hey Honey! WOW! 1-4-0! Cool huh?" She's still flipping thru her magazine, doesn't even look up and sez, "That's nice dear."
Let's face it, most women look at cars differently than do men. Most women look at cars as a device to get them safely and comfortably from point A to B. My wife falls into this category. As a VP at a large investment institution, she makes enough money to comfortably buy a new 997S. As a matter of fact I had her take a look at a 996 C4S a couple of years ago and she was really interested in the car. The show stopper for her was the 996's small luggage space. How many men consider luggage space when buying a 911?
Let's face it, most women look at cars differently than do men. Most women look at cars as a device to get them safely and comfortably from point A to B. My wife falls into this category. As a VP at a large investment institution, she makes enough money to comfortably buy a new 997S. As a matter of fact I had her take a look at a 996 C4S a couple of years ago and she was really interested in the car. The show stopper for her was the 996's small luggage space. How many men consider luggage space when buying a 911?
02-04-2006, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by fast1
The show stopper for her was the 996's small luggage space. How many men consider luggage space when buying a 911?
02-04-2006, 04:24 PM
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I call my guests ahead. I tell them the dimensions of the front luggage compartment. I tell them if they want me to pick them up at the airport in thr Porsche they better choose luggage that will fit. Everybody complies readily and whole heartedly. Luggage problem? What luggage problem? 
02-04-2006, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MMD
I call my guests ahead. I tell them the dimensions of the front luggage compartment. I tell them if they want me to pick them up at the airport in thr Porsche they better choose luggage that will fit. Everybody complies readily and whole heartedly. Luggage problem? What luggage problem?
02-04-2006, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Vancouver83LTD
you advise them about the back seats?
