OV9

So, as I've mentioned on here before my local TIPEC region organised a trip to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. The 928 was still in the body shop so I bought the Boxster as a stand in. Route was :-

Wednesday - overnight ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
Thursday - drive down through the Netherlands into Germany and to Stuttgart where we were staying at the famous V8 Hotel.
Friday - Porsche Museum visit, then drive on to Speyer (via the ADAC Tower - see pic).
Saturday - Visit the Speyer Am Technik Museum before driving to Koblenz
Sunday - explore Koblenz then set off back to Rotterdam and the overnight ferry home.

Trip highlights were VIP parking on the concourse outside the Porsche museum, getting a personal tour round the submarine at Speyer by its former commander and the B-road blat we had between Speyer and Koblenz where as we trundled through the villages in between, we were getting thumbs up and waves from the locals.

The Boxster never missed a beat and despite some spirited (and fast) driving returned an impressive 32.1mpg over the whole trip and total fuel costs were £306 over 1008 miles. On twisty B roads, the Boxster was all over the back of a 997 Turbo Cab - it was just carrying more speed through the corners. The lack of a 6th gear made motorway cruising slightly more noisy than it could be, but as I had the roof down most of the time, it didn't really matter. 130mph with the roof down was a bit buffety though!

TLDR; I went on a road trip to Germany in a Porsche - it was awesome and so is Germany.

130 mph is good speed to treat as a max in the UK. I seem to recall reading that custodial sentences are considered for speeds over 130...

PaulJ wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 2:23 pm 130 mph is good speed to treat as a max in the UK. I seem to recall reading that custodial sentences are considered for speeds over 130...

This wasn't in the UK - it was on an unrestricted part of the autobahn!

PaulJ wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 2:23 pm 130 mph is good speed to treat as a max in the UK. I seem to recall reading that custodial sentences are considered for speeds over 130...

I've mentioned it before but I have a mate who got 9 months after being clocked at 166mph along the Dolphinton Straight.

Been enjoying the photos on Insta, looks like a great trip.

More pics please

mik will be along to "sounds shi7" shortly.

Sounds shit.

Speyer looks great. We went to the Sinsheim one ( may not be spelled correctly ) which was similarly incredible. Unfortunately it was winter, freezing cold and snowing so didn’t spend much time on the outdoor exhibits.

Would love to go back to both if I’m ever back in the area.

Awesome. I also saw the pics on IG, and it reinforces my stance that I should really make the effort to go across Europe at some point.

I can highly recommend it. Managing 10 cars was a bit of a chore (fuel stops, getting everyone through traffic lights etc. ) but having a walkie talkie in each car made all the difference.

integrale_evo wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 10:17 pm We went to the Sinsheim one ( may not be spelled correctly ) which was similarly incredible.

I’ve been there too ! It was extremely good. I bought a hat.

Delphi wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 2:16 pm On twisty B roads, the Boxster was all over the back of a 997 Turbo Cab - it was just carrying more speed through the corners.

The Turbo Cab must be the lardiest of all 911s ? What's the weight difference to the Boxster ? I wouldn't be surprised if the power-to-weight wasn't hugely different.

Delphi wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 2:16 pm TLDR; I went on a road trip to Germany in a Porsche - it was awesome and so is Germany.

Sounds shit.

The instagram pictures are very cool.

Sundayjumper wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 9:32 am

Delphi wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 2:16 pm On twisty B roads, the Boxster was all over the back of a 997 Turbo Cab - it was just carrying more speed through the corners.

The Turbo Cab must be the lardiest of all 911s ? What's the weight difference to the Boxster ? I wouldn't be surprised if the power-to-weight wasn't hugely different.

268 bhp per ton v 172.

The Turbo Cab was also a Tip - it was being driven by my mate Stuart who had his wife in the passenger seat, so I suspect that may also have been a contributing factor!