Driving Germany's Autobah!

[Fusion]

Yea, that's why I'm saying take the Ring Taxi instead.

[Eric]

plus they have spies that report you taking a rental on the ring. They will hit you with fee's when you go turn in the car.

[M-technik-3]

Rental....Wreck on das ring means insurance won't pay zilch.

[Fusion]

wut?

[M-technik-3]

Rentals on the ring are frowned upon.

If I was 21 and without track experience (don't know about OP), I would rather take the Ring Taxi.

Wreck it and you know own that sucker....

[Fusion]

Rentals on the ring are frowned upon.

If I was 21 and without track experience (don't know about OP), I would rather take the Ring Taxi.

[Stanley Rockafella]

The shittier the car you rent, the more exciting it'll be.

We had an 08 Opel Astra Convertible when visiting there in 08. It only had a 1.6 4 with 5 speed stick, but BOY was it fun ringing the crap outta that thing on the Autobahn. The roads were as clear and clean as glass in fall, and the drives thru the black forest were spectacular!!

[M-technik-3]

120mph is boring because even the shittiest cars here are made to go atleast that. But I'm not saying you should go faster because you are not be used to switching lanes fast, making sure you don't hit a 55mph truck or get in the way of a 150+mph Porsche.
The shittier the car you rent, the more exciting it'll be. An M5 is great, but being constructed to travel these speeds makes it feel like travelling 30mph in a Geo Metro.
Visit the ring instead.

Rentals on the ring are frowned upon.

[Fusion]

120mph is boring because even the shittiest cars here are made to go atleast that. But I'm not saying you should go faster because you are not be used to switching lanes fast, making sure you don't hit a 55mph truck or get in the way of a 150+mph Porsche.
The shittier the car you rent, the more exciting it'll be. An M5 is great, but being constructed to travel these speeds makes it feel like travelling 30mph in a Geo Metro.
Visit the ring instead.

[10Toes]

The autobahn is far from a straight road.

You know what I ment, they are also far from a twisty road...

[Eric]

Driving on the autobahn is cool but its just a straight road. My favorite part about it was people actually driving proper and staying the fuck out of the left lane. Going 150mph in a straight line is not as much fun as you think. You need to try to get to the nurburgring.

The autobahn is far from a straight road.

[kts]

You'll be 4-5 hours away from the Nurburgring but it would be worth a trip.

Check these guys out - http://www.rentracecar.de/index-gb.htm We used them years ago when we went when they were just getting the business off the ground. I think going for a ride around the ring in Theo's TDI Golf (he was keeping up with 997 GT3s in the corners) was almost more fun than driving an E36 325 around the ring.

Looks like now they have an entire fleet of cars. Looks like they only offer 1 car for someone under 25, but would still definitely be worth it.

[SpeicherBimmer]

Actually, you can rent an M3 fro BMW On Demand in Munich. I went down there a couple months back and rented an M5 for a few hours. It's nice because the autobahn from Munich to Garmisch is unrestricted most of the way...To rent an M3 is fairly cheap ( 45Euro/hour I believe), but if you scratch anything you are going to PAY! Plus Garmisch/Munich area is awesome... BTW, the M5 is the single most amazing vehicular experience I have ever had.

[10Toes]

Driving on the autobahn is cool but its just a straight road. My favorite part about it was people actually driving proper and staying the fuck out of the left lane. Going 150mph in a straight line is not as much fun as you think. You need to try to get to the nurburgring.

[Bimmerguy91]

I did about 120 or so in a 6 speed turbo diesel Pathfinder. It wasnt really all that thrilling but hey, I did what I could