Leaving for germany tomorrow...

[S4toSTI]

To pick up my dad's new Porsche. Needless to say i am pretty excited, no strike that i am really f'ing excited. I don't have the whole itinerary right here but basically it we are going to be driving on alot of autobahns into alot of different countries. Also a little stop at the Nurinburgring will be made on the second to last day of the trip should be a great end.

I may have internet acess over there but i highly doubt i will be worrying about emails or forums or any other internet based things.

The car:
Its an 07(i don't think its an 08 but i could be wrong) 997 Carrera 2 S cabriolet. It is white in color with a blue top and blue interior. The wheels on the car are going to be the 997 turbo wheels so it should look pretty cool. There are alot of other options but i can't even think about them now. You won't have to wonder what it looks like when i get back because i am sure i will have about 10000 pictures of the car alone. Some of you may ask why go to Germany they have Porsche dealers here. Well its called European delivery and they basically deliver you the car at the factory you take a tour see the cars being built then you go and drive it where ever you want then you take it back they put in on a boat and in a few weeks its in the states.

Well everyone see you all in about a week and a half. Anyway off to pack.

Goals to accomplish on this trip:
1. Ride in ring taxi.
2. Break 150mph legally.
3. Scare this ish out of my dad.

[teh DIRT]

4. Visit a hostel.

5. Dont die. (in hostel or on track)

[S4toSTI]

4. Visit a hostel.

5. Dont die. (in hostel or on track)

Big dave(barry's dad) doesn't go to hostels lol.

But don't die on track is a good addition.

[D Money]

Have fun bro.

[MuddyREX]

Seriously, be careful. Even though it's legal, 150mph is ****ing fast.

Have a great time though, take a in car vid of the ring taxi.

[karl]

Seriously, be careful. Even though it's legal, 150mph is ****ing fast.

Have a great time though, take a in car vid of the ring taxi.

last i heard u cant take videos anymore...

[TTsupra911]

awesome man congrats. I read about the European delivery thing in Autoweek one time. I'd really like to do it at some point in time, but that's years down teh road

[9 Ball]

6. Interview Sabine Schmidt.

[stover]

p.s. for every doubled speed.. its quadroopled stopping distance...

[ScoobyNubieToo!]

What the hell is a ring taxi (it's too early in the AM to g00gle)

[CHAOS]

have fun barry... i know youll take some awesome pictures for us!

[Ender81]

What the hell is a ring taxi (it's too early in the AM to g00gle)

Nurburgring Taxi

http://www.nuerburgring.de/1_nuerburgring/bmw_ring_taxi/index.html?L=1

[agoodall]

go to VanddderSex, just remember the safe word

[WhiteXFire]

Damnit, you suck. I thought about doing this for my car (it's an automatic 7% off MSRP), but I couldn't this time. Pick mine up while you're over there!!

[Renegade_]

You going to Stuttgart? When you enter stuttgart you will see unfinished porsche chassis above the street going from one side of the factory to the other.

There are some crazy cars in that town. I saw an F430 race a GT3 through a tunnel. No joke, sounded amazing.

[TROLL]

yo are you checking the internet (and tst) while you're there? i know you will, haha. enjoy it man i'm jealous as hell. wake your ass up early and take some sick sunrise and sunset photos, it'll be worth it. bring back some EDM parts for me too!

[redline]

I can't wait to move their in Feb! Have fun

[bastid]

6. Impregnate Sabine Schmidt.

Fixed :mrgreen:

[S4toSTI]

Hello from germany. Not staying on for long where we are is mad expensive for internet. Anyway its really nice over here. It is also very cool seeing all the cars they talk about on top gear in person. The best funniest moment so far is the taxi driver coming back from the airport going like 120 cause we were telling him it was our first time here. Anyway that is about it for now we are leaving frankfurt soon and goint to stutgart or however you spell it. And tomorrow morning we pick up the car woot woot. I will probably check in a few days from now.

[CHAOS]

awesome barry, cant wait to hear more!

[OMGz Turbo]

Have fun barry, thats what it is all bout bro. Get alot of pics if you can

[S4toSTI]

Well today was probably our busiest day. We went to the factory saw the production line. From there we picked up the car. After that we went to the mercedes museum, then we got on the road to munich which is where we are tonight. The porsche factory was the most amazing place I have ever been it was so effiecient and i really can't believe how good it was. Just everything was amazing there were so many things i there i can't even begin to explain. One problem is i couldn't take pictures in the factory which sucked big time. However that is good because i would probably be there for the next 3 weeks. Anyway its 1230 here and i can't really explain this stuff so i will have to keep you guys waiting till i get home to see the pics. Ps if you ever come to germany. Go to stuttgart go to the porsche factory tour and go to the mercedes museum.

[Renegade_]

I posted about the mercedes museum a while ago when I was there, too.

http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26011&highlight=mercedes+museum

[S4toSTI]

Yeah man it was wild i took alot of pictures.

[S4toSTI]

So i am in france right now and i am waiting to go out to dinner so i figured i would check in. The keyboard is different here which is really bothering me i will have to take a picture of it tomrrow if i remember. Anyway went about 140 with the top down today which was fun. Besides thatwe have seen alot i have taken an absurd ammount of pictures and all is well. Food is great here and the roads are amazing. Ok enough talking for now gonna go eat something. Ps i am in strousboug right now dont know if anyone has heard of it. Wow i cant find the appostrophy(or however you spell it) on this keyboard .

[Chair-Force]

So i am in france right now and i am waiting to go out to dinner so i figured i would check in. The keyboard is different here which is really bothering me i will have to take a picture of it tomrrow if i remember. Anyway went about 140 with the top down today which was fun. Besides thatwe have seen alot i have taken an absurd ammount of pictures and all is well. Food is great here and the roads are amazing. Ok enough talking for now gonna go eat something. Ps i am in strousboug right now dont know if anyone has heard of it. Wow i cant find the appostrophy(or however you spell it) on this keyboard .

I've spent alot of time in Europe and I never cared to go to France. Oddly enough, I always wanted to go the Porsche factory when I was working in Germany and Ferrari factory while I was working in Italy. Never made it to either! I went through Stuttgart when we visited Munich. Munich is mega cool and the nightlife is good stuff. If you go to Paris, bring your invisiable emotion shield, they dont like Americans and will tell you so. F*ck France.

[S4toSTI]

I've spent alot of time in Europe and I never cared to go to France. Oddly enough, I always wanted to go the Porsche factory when I was working in Germany and Ferrari factory while I was working in Italy. Never made it to either! I went through Stuttgart when we visited Munich. Munich is mega cool and the nightlife is good stuff. If you go to Paris, bring your invisiable emotion shield, they dont like Americans and will tell you so. F*ck France.
We are just making a quick stop here, and not going to paris. The factory tour is one of the best things i have ever done it was amazing i could talk about it for hours.

[CarbonIS]

did u go to the Hobfstra (sp) House when you were in Munich? you really should
have if you didn't...

[S4toSTI]

Yeah we went definitely an interesting place food for thought that is now owned by the german government cause it was so sucessful.

[CarbonIS]

did u get a mug? those litres of beer are so ****ing good. they make it there.

[Chair-Force]

did u get a mug? those litres of beer are so ****ing good. they make it there.

Word. I got the big mug and a tall glass. Though on the English menu, they had an item called "Savory Balls". lol

[S4toSTI]

So i am back in the states and i have alot of pictures to go threw and not alot of time till the weekend so until then i give you a teaser.

http://images25.fotki.com/v899/photos/7/737446/5073204/BJS_9019-vi.jpg

[italianblaze]

how much is gas over there?????

[Renegade_]

how much is gas over there?????
A good bit more than here after you convert it over.

[S4toSTI]

i think and don't quote me but i think it was 1.40euro per liter.

[zerioustt]

sounds like an awesome time man, cant wait to see more pics. i def want to do a tour of europe.

[WhiteXFire]

i think and don't quote me but i think it was 1.40euro per liter.

Damn, that's over $7/gallon.

So, did you swing by Affalterbach to pick my car up while you were there? It's only 18 miles from Stuttgart. :mad:

[CarbonIS]

yeah when I was there in may of 05 it was 1.18 euro per litre

[den9]

did u go to the green hell? im sure you didnt go on the taxi cuz i think theres a long ass wait, and im not talkin hours. did you get to drive the car?

[den9]

wtf pics?

[S4toSTI]

Oh lol yeah those. Well i guess i will post what i have so far and will add more later.

[S4toSTI]

http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36219