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The Tour Continues, Hello from Italy |
DonTraver |
Oct 18 2011, 12:05 AM
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Hello from Italy.
Well I’m still over here touring. So far I’ve been to England Wales Scotland France Belgium Luxembourg Nurburgring-3 weeks Germany Denmark Sweden Czech Republic Austria Switzerland Italy Now I’m in Aosta, Italy for a week. The original plan was to ship my RS America back to California at the end of October. That’s changed. Now I’m going to spend the winter in Italy and Spain and maybe end the tour around November next year. My insurance covers me in 29 countries and the custom laws in Europe allow you to visit each country for 4 months out of 12. I drove Davos Pass through the Swiss Alps yesterday. What a drive. San Bernardino Pass isn’t far from Aosta so that’s on the list. There are a lot of mountain roads around Aosta, sounds like a plan. I have no idea where I’m going next. This whole trip has been a exercise of winging it. I have rarely known what I’m going to do more than a few days in advance, I love it. A friend suggested Como, ok, it could happen. See ya, Don Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
DonTraver |
Oct 18 2011, 12:52 PM
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6 years ago the price from Avis for a Porsche was $500 a day, 120 kms per day, 1 Euro for anything over 120 kms. Plus you pay for the gas. Adds up fast.
Heck, I drove over 750kms yesterday, Munich to Davos to Aosta. That would be $500 + 630 Euros + 116 Euros for gas. Or $500 + $1230 = $1529 for 1 day. Doesn't sound so expensive now does it? Or $11000 shipping divided by 17 months = $647 per month on shipping. Plus I pay for maintenance, tires, and gas and I'd do that back in the US anyway. Plus you can't put a price tag on driving your own car on the Nurburging, blasting down the Autobahn at 160 mph, or touring Europe with a RS America with California Licience Plates. That's the math. Later, Don |
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