[s-cars] Re; Out for das Fest/What to see in Germany?

[john cléirigh]

Gimme a rental Opel Astra turbo diesel wagon any day.  What a fun little 
beater.

John Cleirigh | Boulder


Peter Schneider wrote:
> Talking about Diesel
> We spent every year 2 to 4 weeks in Europe mostly in Germany. We pick up our
> rental usually in Frankfurt we always ask for a diesel standard transmission
> since most the rentals are diesels anyway there mileage is great they
> takeoff almost like an S4. We usually end up with a Passat Volvo or Renault
> and they will do 240 km. Diesels have come a long way I remember 40 years
> ago going on the Autobahn with a Mercedes diesel you took brick along and
> put it on the gas pedal the car would only go 120 km and the Autobahn was
> almost empty. We always drive back from Stuttgart to Frankfurt on a Sunday
> early morning then the Autobahn is almost empty and you really can step on
> it especially the last 60 km before Frankfurt its fun