Germanic collection thread

[Schaefft]

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.

 

[Schaefft]

To start off someone is actually still driving a first gen Cadillac SRX as a daily, it's parked across the bus stop.

[Schaefft]

In the bus now. All the cool kids are sitting in the back.

[Schaefft]

This eclipse has been owned by the same guy for ages now, parked very close to my old school..

[Schaefft]

Also German banger racing

[fatharris]

Germany seems much more fun than the stereotypes would suggest

[wuvvum]

Just now, fatharris said:

Germany seems much more fun than the stereotypes would suggest

What are you talking about, Germany is loads of fun!

 

[Schaefft]

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.

[Schaefft]

Tell me where I am and win an internet.

[Jim Bell]

Germany!!

[lesapandre]

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.

[Schaefft]

And now we shall await the misery.

[Ghosty]

Oh, is that the numberplate office thingy?

[Schaefft]

It is, I wanna collect my 5 day temp plates. 43mins and it's finally my turn.

[D.E]

9 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

It is, I wanna collect my 5 day temp plates. 

Ah, the Kurzzeitkennzeichen.

[Schaefft]

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.

[Schaefft]

[Schaefft]

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.

[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, Schaefft said:

Tell me where I am and win an internet.

Meissen

[Barry Cade]

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! 

[andy18s]

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.....

[loserone]

23 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Meißen

 

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Meissen

👀

 

Is that a pressed metal plate?

[Schaefft]

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.

[Six-cylinder]

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.

[D.E]

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.

[loserone]

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

[Schaefft]

More Germany. Find the Felicia.

also, naturally.

[tooSavvy]

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.....

[Schaefft]

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.

 

[Schaefft]

Some country side before it's getting dark. Top speed of this thing seems to be 120kph right now.