can check this one off the bucket list...
Sep 20, 2013, 9:21 am
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Driving an Audi on the Autobahn! 
It's an A3, 5-door (hatchback), turbo diesel. I had reserved a VW Scirocco, but they didn't have any so this was the next best thing. (Actually they tried to rent me a GM Acadia and I was like.... No.) I had looked up Porsche rentals but you needed an AMEX Gold or something to be allowed.
I got up to 180 km/h (about 112 mph). Not the fastest I've ever driven, but still, a German car on the Autobahn, hard to beat that!
It's an A3, 5-door (hatchback), turbo diesel. I had reserved a VW Scirocco, but they didn't have any so this was the next best thing. (Actually they tried to rent me a GM Acadia and I was like.... No.) I had looked up Porsche rentals but you needed an AMEX Gold or something to be allowed.
I got up to 180 km/h (about 112 mph). Not the fastest I've ever driven, but still, a German car on the Autobahn, hard to beat that!
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Sep 20, 2013, 9:45 am
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Here's the car. Nice little ride but my first time driving a turbocharged car and I don't like the lag
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Sep 20, 2013, 9:49 am
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That was in Interlaken. Also, here's an amazing 997 GT3 RS in Berne
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Sep 20, 2013, 11:58 am
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Looks like a lot of fun! We only got to drive our Volvo on the Autobahn...everyone should get a chance at it! Enjoy! 
Sep 20, 2013, 2:48 pm
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Im jealous!
You better goto the nurburgring!
You better goto the nurburgring!
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2001 Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 - Baby Huey!!! <3
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Sep 21, 2013, 2:53 am
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Looks like you are having a blast. Keep the updates coming!
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Sep 21, 2013, 3:14 am
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Here's the car. Nice little ride but my first time driving a turbocharged car and I don't like the lag
Next time we are together and I have the Z, you will have to drive it to experience the turbo and "lag" I have going. Hopefully it will make you addicted to boost after a test drive.
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Sep 21, 2013, 5:13 am
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I do like it better now that I'm used to it. I like "boost" better, "lag" is glass-half-empty thinking
Driving the Alps was even more fun. Of course I wasn't the only one to figure that out... saw a Nissan GTR, Supra, Gen I Viper RT/10, Prowler, and Renault Alpine! All on a nice ~20 minute drive. Not to mention countless bikes, Subarus, Porsches (a couple 356s, and tons of 911s)
I would have pulled over for a couple hours and just watched cars for a couple hours if I had time.
Here's a 360 I spotted in Thun
Driving the Alps was even more fun. Of course I wasn't the only one to figure that out... saw a Nissan GTR, Supra, Gen I Viper RT/10, Prowler, and Renault Alpine! All on a nice ~20 minute drive. Not to mention countless bikes, Subarus, Porsches (a couple 356s, and tons of 911s)
I would have pulled over for a couple hours and just watched cars for a couple hours if I had time.
Here's a 360 I spotted in Thun
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Sep 22, 2013, 3:56 am
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Today's fellow Alps drivers...
- dark blue Maserati Grand Sport
- silver 360 Spider
- red 348
- red F355 Spider
- white Gran Turismo
- black GTR
- black DB9 Volante
- black Caterham
- silver 356 Speedster
and best of all...
- pale yellow 300SL Roadster!
- dark blue Maserati Grand Sport
- silver 360 Spider
- red 348
- red F355 Spider
- white Gran Turismo
- black GTR
- black DB9 Volante
- black Caterham
- silver 356 Speedster
and best of all...
- pale yellow 300SL Roadster!
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Sep 22, 2013, 2:09 pm
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AWESOME!!!! You won't want to come home....enjoy!
Sep 26, 2013, 9:03 am
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Here's some more pictures. The 2nd to last is the Prowler passing another car.
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Sep 28, 2013, 2:09 am
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Where are those taken?
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Sep 28, 2013, 3:32 am
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All in Switzerland. The MG and Jaguar were near Lungern and the rest were along the route in the map (from Thun to Interlaken)
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Sep 29, 2013, 9:33 am
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Wow>> gorgeous place!!
try driving an RS3 ....whoosh, off you go!
try driving an RS3 ....whoosh, off you go!
Sep 30, 2013, 2:57 am
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