Trip to Bremen

[FritsB]

Have an appointment close to Bremen tomorrow.
Since that is high up North in Germany it means....A-U-T-O-B-A-H-N

[snowbird]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Have an appointment close to Bremen tomorrow.
Since that is high up North in Germany it means....A-U-T-O-B-A-H-N

Guess you will be putting the pedal to the metal !
MartinB.

[rmarshal]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Be sure to send a detailed report. See if you can 'impress' some of those Beemers from Bavaria.

[FritsB]

Re: Trip to Bremen

If road is quiet enough I might give it a try. Been a while since I did that.
It's a 4 hour trip, so enough chances to give it a go and clean the exhaust real good

[FritsB]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Be sure to send a detailed report. See if you can 'impress' some of those Beemers from Bavaria.

No chance in that. Even the Diesel engines go faster these days. Besides that the Beamers outperform the Bird by handling. Don't want to end up in some roof. I will just go against myself and see if I can take it to the limiter.

[AZTB]

Re: Trip to Bremen

No chance in that. Even the Diesel engines go faster these days. Besides that the Beamers outperform the Bird by handling. Don't want to end up in some roof. I will just go against myself and see if I can take it to the limiter.

I agree...my wife's 330i would run circles around the Bird...happy motoring, Frits!

[COLP]

Re: Trip to Bremen

I lived for two years just north of Bremen in Osterholtz-Sharmbeck (1988-1990). Used to take the family on the local train to Bremen. Be sure and visit the statue of the Bremen Town Musicians if you are downtown - it is beside the Rathouse.

[5bird7]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Drive safe now

[EllisonCal]

Re: Trip to Bremen

I lived for two years just north of Bremen in Osterholtz-Sharmbeck (1988-1990). Used to take the family on the local train to Bremen. Be sure and visit the statue of the Bremen Town Musicians if you are downtown - it is beside the Rathouse.

Hey Paul, The Rathouse is in Disneyworld. Don't you mean the Rathaus?
Cal

...just kiddin'

[justjon]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Fun, Fun, Fun on the autobahn .... Kraftwerk "from my distant youth"

[rmarshal]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Yeah, but the A-Bahn is mostly straight. At least the run I saw north of Munich. Besides, BMWs are very common...not so with Thunderbird. They'll let off the gas just to get a good look!

[COLP]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Hey Paul, The Rathouse is in Disneyworld. Don't you mean the Rathaus?
Cal

...just kiddin'

You are correct! Didn't use the German spelling for house. Anyway, this is a great city to visit.

[SugarBabe]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Take some pics for me, that is where my grandparents left from Germany to come to the USA!! Would love to see it!!

Thanks!!

[FritsB]

Re: Trip to Bremen

Just was a quick trip and a dinner meeting last night. Left very early this morning to get back in the office before noon.
Sorry Kim, the only pics I took are from the meter in the dash.

It was too busy on the Autobahn to get full speed.
First pic I took yesterday with top down at 210Km p/h (130Mph)
Today I drove with top up and could get to 220Km p/h (140Mph)

Sorry the last pic is blurred and dark. But top was up and it's quite scary to drive that speed and take pictures with a Cell phone at the same time. Like to have both hands on the wheel while driving that fast.

[blue731]

Re: Trip to Bremen

could i ask some details?

Is you Tbird stock, or what mods did you do?

How did the car feel at those speeds? Stable, wobbly? Well planted, or did it float?

At what speed did the car feel safe, vice handling a bit scary?

Did you have any more power to go faster when you topped out, or did you hit the limiter?

Thanks!