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Originally Posted by inTgr8r
Thanks for posting.. love these teasers before we get over there in September.
We have 4 weeks in the alps all planned out. 
.....many, many many passes 
Germany > S.W. Austria > Across Italy > back up to Austria > & back down into Italy Dolomites > then into Switzerland > back up to W. Germany > track day at the Ring > over to Spa for another track day. |
^^that sounds like an AWESOME tour!! Dackel approved!
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Originally Posted by Eau_Rouge111
I'm dual Canadian/Portuguese citizenship...damn...need to make better use of my Portuguese passport
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I went to Portugal for the 435i press intro years ago... down in Cascais near Lisbon.... That was my first taste of Portugal and I really, really liked it down there!! And the women were so beautiful too & friendly too! I really must go back for another visit soon.
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Originally Posted by JustChris
Definitely top of my bucket list.
How long reasonably do you need to take advantage of the best routes. Weekend...week..couple of weeks? Me and the wife are doing this when I retire...but as that's likely 20 years off feels like I need to make time now! I'd need a few days on either end of the Alps part to get there from good old UK so will burn the holidays pretty quick.
A week off I was thinking. I need to buddy up with someone else from the UK for it!
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You can do it on your own or with a buddy. Joe Achilles(in his video) did his tour with
Petrolhead Tours You can find their website and check out their tour programs. I think one day I would love to do that for a living. Organizing our European 1Addicts tours(Stelvio/Sella, etc) is a lot of work and buying into a turn key tour like
Petrolhead Tours is really a nice way to see the Alps.
I would say spending a week or is fine. Just depends on how much you enjoy driving and not sleeping in your own bed. lol
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Originally Posted by JMD
Man! That little "white bimmer",....what is that? Love the character of the baby!
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M135i with a tune lowering springs and some other goodies...
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Originally Posted by R3dliner
Def a nice scenic drive, but keep a eye out for speed camera's everywhere.
Love swiss and will be back again.
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^^+1 on that! The Swiss are brutal with their speeding fines! AND... if they catch you driving more than +40 kph over a posted speed limit(back roads are only 80 kph! Not 100 kph like here in DE)... they can legally TAKE your car from you! As in forever! Just driving a few kph over a speed limit can cost you over 135 euros as well. Having an app(which is illegal, but worth the risk I think) is not a bad idea. I love the nature beauty in CH, but the speeding fines and normal prices for food and hotel rooms is just insane. 6 euros for a Coke or 45 euros for some Schnitzel or paying double for a hotel room(than in DE or Italy) That's why I always like cross the border and stay the night outside of Switzerland - when I can... IF I can!
