LloydZee Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Hi all. Me and 3 other cars are going on a road trip to Germany in March. We are stopping in Cologne and Stuttgart for 2 nights each. I know the Route 500 is near Stuttgart, so will be heading for that at some point. Does anyone know of any good driving roads between Dunkirk - Cologne or Cologne - Stuttgart. Obviously the Nurburgring is there but we're not interested in hitting that at the moment. Thanks guys. I look forward to the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy11 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Any reason you're not interested in the Nurburgring? It's unreal and there some really good surrounding roads near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Few here that might help. http://www.gettingaroundgermany.info/autobahn.shtml I want to do all 21 of these..!!! http://twistedsifter.com/2013/03/roads-to-drive-before-you-die/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydZee Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks Looking forward to being reunited with the Autobahn!! I don't really want to do the nurburgring as I don't want to get track insurance etc and generally I've always said I won't track the 350z like I did the Focus ST beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks Looking forward to being reunited with the Autobahn!! I don't really want to do the nurburgring as I don't want to get track insurance etc and generally I've always said I won't track the 350z like I did the Focus ST beforehand. Hire one of their Suzuki Swifts.. Great fun, and its fully insured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydZee Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Oh yeah, forgot about them! Any ideas how much they are? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Oh yeah, forgot about them! Any ideas how much they are? There you go....!! http://www.rent4ring.de/en/ http://www.rent4ring...html#p173_basic http://www.rent4ring.de/en/info/guestbook.html Edited February 21, 2015 by WhackyWill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 A lot. The Ring itself isn't that great, but the surrounding roads are excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydZee Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks guys. I've had a look on some motorbike sites and found some nice routes just off the autobahn that we can hit on the way down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Don't crash a swift if you rent one - the minimum excess on the insurance is very high. Trust me, I know... :-( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Ouch, how bad dare I ask? Edited February 21, 2015 by Ekona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Its very hard to crash a Swift, they are very easy to drive fast, even though I say that, I got Gunter in a 911 trying to "bully" my little swift, until I went around him on the outside "flat" with a well recognised British sign..!! :thumbs: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydZee Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Yeah I saw that, £5000 isn't it?! I won't be doing that, would put a very bad taste on a good road trip away haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Yeah I saw that, £5000 isn't it?! I won't be doing that, would put a very bad taste on a good road trip away haha I'm sure you can cover all the excess damage for an increased insurance premium, cannot remember of the top of my head. You could also hire a full race GT3, for "stupid amount's" of money, not sure if you can still do that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangzoom Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) I don't really want to do the nurburgring as I don't want to get track insurance etc Your struggle to get any UK insurance company to insure on the 'ring, i tried a few brokers in the summer and none wanted anyhting to do with the 'ring. Apparently German law says ALL German insurance companies have to cover the 'ring because it's a toll road, not sure if thats ture, but could explain why the locals go nuts on it because they are covered by default. Try http://www.ultimatedrives.net for route ideas. I used their routes as a guide for the European road trip I did last summer... If you've been on the autobahn before than your know what its like. Personally I didnt enjoy driving in German, not even when doing 140mph legally. The sceneary was mostly as pretty as Brimingham, lots of road works/traffic, and on derestricted bits people just go nuts....I cannot see how they dont have some massive accidents, the speed differential between the outside lane and inside lane is sometimes 100mph+. I did notice though people do have much better lane displane, and most shift off the left lane pretty sharpish when they spot something quicker behind them Anyways, maybe its just we were spolit by driving Switzerland first...Cannot wait to go back there this summer Edited February 22, 2015 by gangzoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z_Lover Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi, for ur 2 days at Cologne i can recommend u "Bergisches Land" "Sauerland" "Eifel" Every region has a lot of beautiful roads and is very popular to motobikers,..... for ur trip from cologne to stuttgart i will try to post a chart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z_Lover Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Your trip to Stuttgart http://goo.gl/maps/nz5yG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydZee Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Wow thank you. Some great info there. I'll study these and have a look into routes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z_Lover Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 You are welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummiestormer Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Mosel valley is great we are going back again this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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