Hiring a 997 at Frankfurt, places to then visit
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Planning a weekend away later in the year and fancy hiring a 997 or cayman at Frankfurt airport then doing a bit of driving and sightseeing. Does anyone have 2-3 day route that takes in the castles and lakes etc with some nice hotels along the way or any other recommendations?
regards
Andy
regards
Andy
Hi Andy,
depending upon how far you want to drive there are a couple of nice destinations that you can head for:
(1) Close to Frankfurt and by itself a half day trip is Wispertal, a side valley to the Rhine - small, beautiful driving road with several potential stops for a lunch break along the way - upper entry point into the valley would be Bad Schwalbach and you'be in the Rhine valley at Lorch.
(2) More traditional recommendation is obviously Mulhouse and the Collection Schlumpf, including the worlds largest Bugatti collection - there are plenty of nice hotels in Alsace and if you are into wine I'd recommend stopping by in Riquewihr, which has lots of vineyards and cellars and a very scenic old city center. Some nice driving roads are around the Col de la Schlucht, just north of Mulhouse
(3) Many of the organized European trips will take in the black forest and stop over at Bühlerhöhe, just outside Baden-Baden - as far as scenic views go, the Schwarzwaldhochstraße has lots to offer.
If you don't mind some mileage and make it three days you could start out through Wispertal, then cross the Rhine, follow it downstream past Loreley and head up the Mosel valley before turning south through the Pfälzerwald and into Alsace, then come back up through the Black Forest.
Not sure where you're planning on picking up the 997 though - have just checked Avis and they only allow trips to Austria and Switzerland but funnily enough not to France. Alternative source would be TurtleRent, a local rentals company in Frankfurt that offers not only the standard coupe/convertible as available from Avis but also has the S if you'd fancy that. They do however have no office at the airport so you'd need to grab a taxi to pick up the car.
Enjoy your trip!
Axel
depending upon how far you want to drive there are a couple of nice destinations that you can head for:
(1) Close to Frankfurt and by itself a half day trip is Wispertal, a side valley to the Rhine - small, beautiful driving road with several potential stops for a lunch break along the way - upper entry point into the valley would be Bad Schwalbach and you'be in the Rhine valley at Lorch.
(2) More traditional recommendation is obviously Mulhouse and the Collection Schlumpf, including the worlds largest Bugatti collection - there are plenty of nice hotels in Alsace and if you are into wine I'd recommend stopping by in Riquewihr, which has lots of vineyards and cellars and a very scenic old city center. Some nice driving roads are around the Col de la Schlucht, just north of Mulhouse
(3) Many of the organized European trips will take in the black forest and stop over at Bühlerhöhe, just outside Baden-Baden - as far as scenic views go, the Schwarzwaldhochstraße has lots to offer.
If you don't mind some mileage and make it three days you could start out through Wispertal, then cross the Rhine, follow it downstream past Loreley and head up the Mosel valley before turning south through the Pfälzerwald and into Alsace, then come back up through the Black Forest.
Not sure where you're planning on picking up the 997 though - have just checked Avis and they only allow trips to Austria and Switzerland but funnily enough not to France. Alternative source would be TurtleRent, a local rentals company in Frankfurt that offers not only the standard coupe/convertible as available from Avis but also has the S if you'd fancy that. They do however have no office at the airport so you'd need to grab a taxi to pick up the car.
Enjoy your trip!
Axel
Edited to add rental company info
Edited by AxelS on Monday 3rd September 13:13
whatever you do, dont hire the car and then take it to the ring.
most if not all hire car companies forbid use of their cars on race tracks. whilst the ring is a public road there was at least one PHer who fell foul of this last year and was hit with a huge repair bill for replacement tyres/brakes etc. it seems all the major car hire companies have reps at the ring who photograph the cars as evidence of their use.
Enjoy germany though
most if not all hire car companies forbid use of their cars on race tracks. whilst the ring is a public road there was at least one PHer who fell foul of this last year and was hit with a huge repair bill for replacement tyres/brakes etc. it seems all the major car hire companies have reps at the ring who photograph the cars as evidence of their use.
Enjoy germany though
AxelS said:
Not sure where you're planning on picking up the 997 though - have just checked Avis and they only allow trips to Austria and Switzerland but funnily enough not to France. Alternative source would be TurtleRent, a local rentals company in Frankfurt that offers not only the standard coupe/convertible as available from Avis but also has the S if you'd fancy that. They do however have no office at the airport so you'd need to grab a taxi to pick up the car.
I can recommend Turtle Rent as well, it's my preferred rental company, and it's 15min from the airport by cab. I have noticed from their T&C that you'd need to agree getting the car abroad before you do. I believe they are fine as long as you don't visit any former eastern block states. It's also less restrictive on Nürburgring use than Avis' T&C: they exclude participation with motor sport events and car tests, however no special mention of toll roads and the like. The surest way would be to ask them before you enter the Nordschleife!
Good trip recommendations there^^; I'd prefer driving down to the Bodensee and back via the Black Forest. The A7 from Würzburg to Füssen is a nice hoon, and the drive from Füssen to Bodensee is very scenic, but not via Autobahn, but B-road along the foot of the Alps. On the way back, I'd enter the A81 from Singen/Hohentwiel, which is nice to drive, but gets crowded the closer you come to Stuttgart.
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