[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by 6130

It was such a revelation to drive in Germany, where drivers do not set up camp in the left lane and go into a road coma like they do here in the U.S..

We were in Europe for a month for a trip we built around the European Delivery of my wife's new custom-ordered BMW Track Pack car at the factory in Munich during Oktoberfest. After putting 1,000 miles or so on it driving through Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, over the Swiss Alps into northern Italy (to tour Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, Pagani, Ducati, and MV Agusta), we finally found an unrestricted section of Autobahn back in Germany on our way to drive the world famous Nurburgring Nordschleife. Even at 155 mph, we kept an eye on our rear view mirrors and used the left lane for passing only.

Learned about driving in the left lane in Germany REALLY quick in 1975 when my wife and I were stationed there, you could be humming along ~80 in the left lane keeping an eye in your rear view mirror, look away and suddenly there is a big Mercedes sedan flashing his lights and honking at you. Have done the Performance Center Delivery before and dreamed of doing the European Delivery deal last year but COVID squashed that notion. Germany is by far my most favorite European country to visit, one reason being the drivers seem to actually know what they're doing.