Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 So rental cars are expensive and it's a good excuse to buy another car so the plan is to pick up something for the next 3 weeks and possibly drive home 500 miles via the Newcastle bound ferry in Amsterdam. I have agreed with the seller to pick up the car tonight. Until then I shall spend most of the day on public transport and possibly arguing with people at the department of motor vehicles. It'll all be very much Germany themed. The bus leaves in 20 minutes. mitsisigma01, Jenson Velcro, NorthernMonkey and 17 others 17 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 To start off someone is actually still driving a first gen Cadillac SRX as a daily, it's parked across the bus stop. Jim Bell, Tickman, Dave_Q and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 In the bus now. All the cool kids are sitting in the back. lesapandre, djim, loserone and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 This eclipse has been owned by the same guy for ages now, parked very close to my old school.. Jim Bell, lesapandre, Six-cylinder and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Also German banger racing Tickman, Six-cylinder, lesapandre and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Germany seems much more fun than the stereotypes would suggest lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Just now, fatharris said: Germany seems much more fun than the stereotypes would suggest What are you talking about, Germany is loads of fun! Six-cylinder, lesapandre and CreepingJesus 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 I guess it all depends where you are. Frankfurt is one thing, the rural areas of Eastern Germany are probably closer to Alabama lol. Until you step into any type of agency and people become super anal that is. Surprise first gen Eclipse and other shite. Sorry for the highspeed blurry photos. Shite Ron, dome, Six-cylinder and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Tell me where I am and win an internet. loserone, Shite Ron, Spurious and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Germany!! wuvvum, Fumbler, lesapandre and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Yea I was intending to drive up to the Baltic coast this year and then into Poland and Lithuania. Looks fantastic. There is even a detached Russian state at Karlingrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 And now we shall await the misery. Shite Ron, Jim Bell, Tickman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Oh, is that the numberplate office thingy? lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 It is, I wanna collect my 5 day temp plates. 43mins and it's finally my turn. Jim Bell and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Schaefft said: It is, I wanna collect my 5 day temp plates. Ah, the Kurzzeitkennzeichen. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Exactly. 28 Euros later and I got 5 days of 3rd party cover. Things went surprisingly smoothly. The only odd thing is that the vehicle docs say that the cars inspection is running out in January while the ad states next November (which is two years after the last change of ownership). We'll find out in a few hours. Until then, have some more shite. Both are still rather common sights around here. Bamboocarman, Dave_Q, Coprolalia and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Bamboocarman, lesapandre, Barry Cade and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Next leg of the trip is traveling to Leipzig to view and probably buy the car. I've got about 45mins to kill that I'll spend in this lovely Bauhaus (?) Train station. The city is Meißen btw. Poo count still 0. Tickman, CreepingJesus, sporty-shite and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Schaefft said: Tell me where I am and win an internet. Meissen Schaefft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 2 hours ago, lesapandre said: Yea I was intending to drive up to the Baltic coast this year and then into Poland and Lithuania. Looks fantastic. There is even a detached Russian state at Karlingrad. I mentioned taking a trip up there to my relatives when I was visiting them in Poland.. a deathly silence fell upon the room... followed by dire warnings.. it made me even more curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Schaefft said: It is, I wanna collect my 5 day temp plates. 43mins and it's finally my turn. Pfft. You need to try that in Bulgaria where it can take a full 7hr day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 23 minutes ago, Schaefft said: Meißen 3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Meissen 👀 Is that a pressed metal plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Both ways of spelling are correct really. And yeah, the same you can get on ebay in the UK. I have quite the pile of them by now, great for slapping on Sorn cars parked on the street. Also, somehow these are a thing here. I never really noticed them before. Dave_Q, Six-cylinder, Coprolalia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, loserone said: Meißen v Meissen Not speaking German I did not even associate the two as being the same. I found it from the very distinctive cathedral. lesapandre and Wgl2019 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Just now, Six-cylinder said: Not speaking German I did not even associate the two as being the same. The Eszett is a fancy way of writing a double s. Six-cylinder and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Schaefft said: And yeah, the same you can get on ebay in the UK. I have quite the pile of them by now, great for slapping on Sorn cars parked on the street. @lesapandre lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 More Germany. Find the Felicia. also, naturally. D.E, Jim Bell, Dave_Q and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 55 minutes ago, Schaefft said: Next leg of the trip is traveling to Leipzig to view and probably buy the car. I've got about 45mins to kill that I'll spend in this lovely Bauhaus (?) Train station. The city is Meißen btw. Poo count still 0. I do believe 'some' LU art deco stations have such views..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Bus ride to the next train station done. This train will take me to Leipzig central station from where I can take a bus to the sellers village. lesapandre, tooSavvy and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Some country side before it's getting dark. Top speed of this thing seems to be 120kph right now. loserone, Tickman, lesapandre and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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