traveling to Germany (Geplaudere Forum)

Hi Group! My work is taking me to Europe for a few weeks this October and I'm using it as an opportunity to visit Germany. Having owned several BMWs and currently racing an e36 325is, visiting the BMW museum and factory are very high on my to-do list. It looks like I will also try driving the Ring and I am going to catch a weekend of Oktoberfest. Can anyone recommend any other activities that a BMW motorsport fan should do while in Germany?

I see that I can rent a BMW 3-series from Sixt. I assume I cannot take this on the Ring, but it looks like there are other options to rent a car for a day at the Ring. I have never traveled to Germany before, are there any tips I should know about rental cars and driving the autobahn (other than keeping right and staying out of the way of faster cars..)?

I'll be in Munich Sept. 28th and 29th for Oktoberfest and then I'll be returning to Germany on Oct. 12-19th to visit the BMW museum and to do more exploring in Germany. I would like to meet with a fellow BMW fan while I'm there if anyone is interested and available.

Cheers,
Dave

Maybe you can take a ride on the ring with the new m5 and Sabine Schmitz as a driver. You can rent her and the car in the Internet at Click here

For drivin Autobahn, check THIS, you can switch the language below the text. If you rent the car overnight its not so expensive and low traffic on the streets.

Be carefull on the autobahn, braking is not the same at 250kmh... :) most greenhorns undervalue the braking distance at highspeed.

Greets from franconia

if you have the chance to ride with sabine. ask before the ride begins where the male drivers are , because bitches probably can not drive fast. and then enjoy the ride ;-)

Thank you for the responses! I have heard a lot about Sabine. A few years ago she came to our home track, Road America, in Wisconsin. Regrettably, I didn't make it to the track that weekend and I missed out on the fun. Apparently she scared more than a few people and put down some incredibly good laptimes. I still hear the stories about that weekend. It would be very fun to catch a ride on her home track! I'll be looking into it!

The museum and the "BMW-Welt" is not an issue (although there may be more tourists during the Oktoberfest).
But If you like to visit the factory Munich, try to book a visit as early as possible!!

http://www.bmw-welt.com/web_rb/bmw-welt/en/guided_tours/bmw_factory_tour.html

http://www.bmw-werk-muenchen.de/lowband/com/en/index.html

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A guided tour in the BMW Welt is not necessary, all very self explaining.
Rather spend more time in the BMW Museum (although it is not very large and sometimes polishes the glory of the brand a little TOO much).

At the BMW-Welt there is also a service, where you can rent certain BMW models, even for an hour (but keep in mind, you are in the city and it takes some time to reach nice little country roads.)
http://www.bmw-welt.com/web_rb/bmw-welt/en/bmw_welt/bmw_on_demand/overview.html

If you are sports driver, the main pleasure may be to use a rented BMW on the very small and very twisting and winding country roads around Munich. I guess a lot more cornering than in the US!
But watch it, you will find also much more cyclists on country roads. So a small sized BMW is actually the better choice here.

Cheers
ChrisH

Bearbeitet von: ChrisH am 04.09.2012 um 19:35:47

On motorway you are only allowed to overtake at the left side. I think this is the only important difference to America. And take a look at your mirror before changing the line. Other cars could arrive very fast. This ist al little bit difficult, if your are not used to it.

For driving at the Nordschleife on your own look there rent a racecar, but take care, in case of accident you have to pay up to 5000-10.000 € (depending on car).

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On motorway you are only allowed to overtake at the left side. I think this is the only important difference to America. And take a look at your mirror before changing the line. Other cars could arrive very fast. This ist al little bit difficult, if your are not used to it.

For driving at the Nordschleife on your own look there rent a racecar, but take care, in case of accident you have to pay up to 5000-10.000 € (depending on car).

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Believe it or not, in most states within the US it is also illegal to pass on the right. But there are too many people who simple don't care or just don't know that it often becomes necessary to pass on the right and the law is never enforced. It's now becoming common to see most traffic driving in the left lane and leaving the right lane wide open :( .

I'm looking forward to driving in Germany and sharing the road with folks who understand proper lane etiquette.

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If you are sports driver, the main pleasure may be to use a rented BMW on the very small and very twisting and winding country roads around Munich. I guess a lot more cornering than in the US!
But watch it, you will find also much more cyclists on country roads. So a small sized BMW is actually the better choice here.

Cheers
ChrisH

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Just one more hint: You would need to leave the lowlands surrounding Munich, until you reach the hills (direction doesn't matter much), to find those little nice country roads.

Have a good trip!

Bearbeitet von: ChrisH am 11.09.2012 um 20:45:37

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and sharing the road with folks who understand proper lane etiquette.

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Don´t be so sure about that. ;-)

A LOT of germans don´t really care on which lane they travel.