Audi germany factory tour

Could be interested. My girlfriend ( who is German) wants to go to Germany next year to show me her home so providing it is in the school hols ( she is a teacher) and after the end of March '09 you can put me on the list!
 
just when I was thinking about doing Staples to Naples (old banger european rally), this could be interesting! Cars, beer, sausages ... say no more!
 
Hi

Count me in.
What about including the factory made from glass in Dresden or perhaps extend Erstens idea (AVUS anyone?) and include a (large) detour to see Bret and do the street circuit in helsinki or visit Keimola or is this too ambitious?

Cheers

Jonathan
 
Romania is in

A factory tour would be a good idea, even though i won't se the A2 being built anymore. In case you guis closer to Germany can sort things out, i might be able to make a thousand km trek and meet up with you.
 
"a detour" to see me is..... kinda nutz, unless you want to do the Nordkap thing. Even then.... well, the ferry from Rostock to Helsinki is 24 hours :D

Then, if you want to do it properly, you do the trek I did yesterday - this http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...62.044713,26.979675&spn=0.963116,2.471924&z=9 - and then carry on up north. It's definitely doable in June / July, but only then, as frost can start again in August.

"the best tour" - the German club is probably doing the Dresden thing in late August. I would personally also quite like that, but the distances for British standards are huge. Berlin would also carry certain weight, but that's even further. I'm open to ideas and thoughts. If Millau is going to happen in June, then maybe if this is later (when do the schools go back?) - end August? - we could set something up? Nothing saying you can't stop on the way over....

@Adrian888 - where in Germany?

Bret
 
This is proving to be popular, will be really good if we can get all together and have 80+ cars. A good 5-7 days maybe some camping and some hotelé
 
interesting bit: Dresden is around 800km from Hoek van Holland (cheap ferry); Prague takes that up to 1000km one way. *That* would be worth doing, I think. Semperoper, Elbufer, and the remains of the old town itself... this is the discussion thread (it's in German, but there are links to here, there and everywhere) - Zwickau (home of the Trabant) isn't far away either.
 
how about an a2 europe road trip haha??? paris, rome, berlin, amsterdam???
summer 2009 :p fanciful thinking but would be great with all us like minded folk
 
brett, my g/f is originally from near Essen, lived in UK 20+ years now.

There are some great ideas developing in this thread, however can I suggest the old 'KIS' motto, otherwise it will be a nightmare to organise. The idea of co-inciding with the A1 launch sounds good too, providing it is not in the depths of winter.....! Individuals could add on their own trips to some of the locations suggested to suit personal budgets, remember also EU travel is quite costly with the state of the pound these days...
 
<brings the thread back from teh ded>


If there's real interest in this (romo or something similar) for a few days at the end of July, it would be great to know. As it is, I think the idea of the German club's meet just after this in Dresden would be cool, but that might not work.

IAA is 17th-29th Sept. Will be damned expensive for accomodation.

what's the level of interest?

Bret
 
Hiya again all, here's my 2p's for what it's worth.
This Germany trip is really sounding the biz, i'm def in, but my lone dad status means that, for me, it must be during a school break. I feel that we should try to take advantage of good weather, both for pleasure and of course safety. Combining as much Audi visitation, as well as a meet with the local clubs is great, but we must not fall into the trap of trying to cover too much ground, we must achieve a balance. May I suggest that perhaps an informal meet soon (very) may go some way to start laying the foundations of such an adventure. As a guide, my boys are off as follows; 06/04/09 to 18/04/09, 25/05/09 to 29/05/09, 20/07/09 to 31/08/09, with the end-of-school-year break being the most adaptable. Lets hear thoughts from other parents as well and lets get it done guys, lets go, it sounds like great fun!
:)
 
End of july would be ok going into august. We are all meeting tomorrow I guess
there will be some chat on this event, if your still coming along?
 
It depends how much you want to cram in, where you want to go.

IF:
- from North to south; Ferry Harwich to Esbjerg, couple of days on the Beach. Legoland.
- the way down means Hamburg - Hannover - Kassel - Frankfurt - Heilbronn. Doable in one long trip or multiple smaller ones.
- Tour would need to be on a weekday (I have to check if they're actually working!)
- back up via the 'ring to Calais means around 1200miles in a week - ten days.
If you don't feel the need to do the 'ring, then you're in a good position for the Alps, Switzerland, Italy (Basel is around 3 hours from Heilbronn). You could also easily dive over to Prague.

that's some of the ideas right now; if I manage to make it, I'll probably be on the beach in Sweden for a few days beforehand, and after the factory trip straight back up as I have to be on a ferry latest 080809.

Bret
 
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