Onerib’s Risky AY M3 ED Journey

[roastbeef]

looks like a great trip. thanks for sharing.

[DrivenByE30]

Awesome "work"!!
One of the best ED threads around!

Great choice of car and combo!

[zamboni]

Nice write up and congrat on an excellent car.

[OneRib]

Originally Posted by DocWeatherington

I like the food pics cause I am a FOOD WHORE.. actually a whore for a few things.. that would make me a slut right?

Well it depends.
If you are a whore for:
High quality items= slut
Medium quality items= ho
Low quality items= skank
Anything= nympho

[KevinM]

Wow, great pictures! Thanks for sharing your wonderful trip.

[NoSHAM3]

Beautiful car, if I were building one it would be very similar. That is quite the experience you had. I hope to one day do a ED and have a similar experience. Thanks for sharing.

[MParallel]

Great ride up.

You forgot Holland though

[OneRib]

Originally Posted by MParallel

Great ride up.

You forgot Holland though

Thanks.

I didn't forget, we will go there on the next ED. Any specific recommendations?

If it ain't Dutch it ain't much.

[PARTS@STBMW]

Perfection! Congratulations on your new ride and thank you for sharing your experience!

[LOVEM]

Nice color choice. Congrats . Enjoy in good health.

[rohitsja]

Congrats !! Thanks for sharing the pics, looks like you had a lot of fun

[P1]

Was this your first time in Europe? As a European, it's funny reading your impressions of what you saw over there (in a good way!).

[DocWeatherington]

Originally Posted by OneRib

Well it depends.
If you are a whore for:
High quality items= slut
Medium quality items= ho
Low quality items= skank
Anything= nympho

[OneRib]

Originally Posted by P1et

Was this your first time in Europe? As a European, it's funny reading your impressions of what you saw over there (in a good way!).

Yes it was my first time.

Please tell me which ones are way off. Obviously they were superficial observations based off of two weeks. I wish there was US delivery for the X family. I would love to see first time European impressions of the US.

[MParallel]

Originally Posted by OneRib

Thanks.

I didn't forget, we will go there on the next ED. Any specific recommendations?

If it ain't Dutch it ain't much.

Ha nice!

Well Amsterdam is mandatory of course. But then...we don't have many special places really. No Grand Canyons or any mountains whatsoever.

Let me think about it.

Oh I forgot to ask, why do they tell you not to take the car into Lichtenstein? It's the first time I read about this.

[P1]

Originally Posted by OneRib

Yes it was my first time.

Please tell me which ones are way off. Obviously they were superficial observations based off of two weeks. I wish there was US delivery for the X family. I would love to see first time European impressions of the US.

I don't think any of them were off mate. I don't know your age, but since you mention you have a son, you're probably a bit older and it must have been quite a lot to take in being in Europe for the first time. For such a relatively small place, each country (and even parts within the country) can be very different. I'm from Belgium, and it doesn't take me long to get to France or Germany but yet those countries are "holiday" destinations for us. I'm from Bruges, in Belgium, and my wife and I went on holiday in the Champagne region this summer. It was a 3 hour drive, but the region, people, and everything is very different. When I drive for three hours here in Texas, I'm in Dallas

And yes, I think AD (American Delivery) for the X-family for Europeans would be interesting to see what their experiences are...

[2swift]

Originally Posted by OneRib

The route we took through Switzerland was boring because it was along the border of Austria and Liechtenstein going to Munich. Lots of highway travel. It was boring because the speed limits are so low. The mountain passes are great.

It's 2 hours in the wrong direction and you are taking a very small child. If you were going to stay overnight maybe, but not to run over say you were there and leave for Milan. Now if someone has their heart set on Venice, maybe you go for it anyway.

Great post! Thanks for sharing! I'm leaving to Germany in 3 weeks and looks like I'll be going on a similar route. I'll be going directly from Susten/Gotthard Pass and staying at a hotel in Liechtenstein/Austria back to Munich. This is part of my route:



The thick red lines are part of the Autobahn I noted as no speed limit. Is the slow speed limit you're referring to from point A to B on the map? Did you take the same E43 route?

You also mentioned something about the Gotthard Tunnel and the crazy one-way street? Is this where the Gotthard pass is? Not sure if I should consider taking another pass instead?

Last thing - I already purchased a Swiss vignette. Is there an additional toll/price to drive the Susten pass and/or other Swiss passes?

[raysspl]

Another fantastic ED! Well done!

[OneRib]

Originally Posted by MParallel

Ha nice!

Well Amsterdam is mandatory of course. But then...we don't have many special places really. No Grand Canyons or any mountains whatsoever.

Let me think about it.

Oh I forgot to ask, why do they tell you not to take the car into Lichtenstein? It's the first time I read about this.

They basically said they don't recognize the German tourist plates. I think it has more to do with insurance coverage in the case of an incident.

[OneRib]

Originally Posted by 2swift

Great post! Thanks for sharing! I'm leaving to Germany in 3 weeks and looks like I'll be going on a similar route. I'll be going directly from Susten/Gotthard Pass and staying at a hotel in Liechtenstein/Austria back to Munich. This is part of my route:



The thick red lines are part of the Autobahn I noted as no speed limit. Is the slow speed limit you're referring to from point A to B on the map? Did you take the same E43 route?

You also mentioned something about the Gotthard Tunnel and the crazy one-way street? Is this where the Gotthard pass is? Not sure if I should consider taking another pass instead?

Last thing - I already purchased a Swiss vignette. Is there an additional toll/price to drive the Susten pass and/or other Swiss passes?

Yes A-B was the boring part. The speed limit is just too low, plus the Swiss by reputation are very punitive with their speed limits.

Someone else mentioned the tunnel, not me.

I didn't encounter any extra tolls, but I only made it to Furka pass. Other than the vignette, you should be toll free.

[MFNATIK]

Originally Posted by 2swift

Great post! Thanks for sharing! I'm leaving to Germany in 3 weeks and looks like I'll be going on a similar route. I'll be going directly from Susten/Gotthard Pass and staying at a hotel in Liechtenstein/Austria back to Munich. This is part of my route:



The thick red lines are part of the Autobahn I noted as no speed limit. Is the slow speed limit you're referring to from point A to B on the map? Did you take the same E43 route?

You also mentioned something about the Gotthard Tunnel and the crazy one-way street? Is this where the Gotthard pass is? Not sure if I should consider taking another pass instead?

Last thing - I already purchased a Swiss vignette. Is there an additional toll/price to drive the Susten pass and/or other Swiss passes?

How do you find out which sections of the Autobahn are no speed limit? May help in my trip planning. Thanks!

[2swift]

Originally Posted by OneRib

Yes A-B was the boring part. The speed limit is just too low, plus the Swiss by reputation are very punitive with their speed limits.

Someone else mentioned the tunnel, not me.

I didn't encounter any extra tolls, but I only made it to Furka pass. Other than the vignette, you should be toll free.

Awesome, thanks for the info!

Originally Posted by MFNATIK

How do you find out which sections of the Autobahn are no speed limit? May help in my trip planning. Thanks!

I used this link: http://www.autobahn-speedhunter.com/

Not sure how accurate it is but will probably do some more research later to confirm.