7shades

So... What do you lads drink :)

1 series are good fun, but even a 330d will do the job nicely. They're not slow... And will return ludicrously good economy on the highway. As a bonus, you're likely to get a manual. C30's are nice. Diesel especially. Many torks. Z4 is laaaame in base trim, which is what you'll get. The C180's are a slug. Even in manual. As for the DO NOT GO clause... It may be wise to pay attention to it. Czech Republic is *usually* ok, but the Balkans, Ukraine, and Allthestans are out. Which is a shame, 'cos Croatia is stunning (as are the girls... My god, the girls) That said, I did get all my windows smashed out in Prague, but I'm told that had more to do with the Munich plates on the 540. Apparently there's some centuries old lingering hostility there.

^^ As above... Bonnet, guards and bumper swap over, headlight mounts are different. The proper way to do it is to use the entire radiator support panel from the flat front, which requires some indelicate removal of spot welds from the donor car and some welding to install it into yours.

Run it on avgas until it goes BANG

Oh and some further advice (disclosure: lived in Germany, owned an E34 540i, drove the shit out of that continent) I know you're on a budget... But for the love of all things holy... RENT_SOMETHING_GOOD. Sacrifice some other expense if you have to. Hell, sleep in the damn car a couple of nights. There are these little roadside rest areas all over Europe with showers and toilets. Some even have a nice view to wake up to. Doesn't have to be a supercar... Even a nice 335i or 6 cyl C-Klasse will do. As long as its rwd and not a f*cking Fiat Punto. Believe me, once you hit those glorious, wonderous alpine passes you will lament the fact you're driving a 1 litre snotbox instead of a nicely balanced sedan. It will haunt you forever. Also, motherf*cking Autobahn. Shady out.

Germany is *generally* the cheapest country to hire from. I'd suggest not bothering with a car for Amsterdam... (you don't really need one, there are free buses for anything worth seeing that isn't within walking distance) Also, parking is a c*nt and will cost more than the daily rental charge. After that, seeing as you'll be pretty much passing through Frankfurt en route to Prague anyway, I'd suggest just hopping the train from Amsterdam to Frankfurt and making that your start/finish point.

Just use the receiver from whatever vehicle donates them as well.

When you're getting quotes, make sure to shop around a few countries. Whilst they may all use the Euro, they still have differing taxes and stuff so you're likely to save money that way.

How long are you going for? If its more than a few weeks there are short-term lease options... http://www.europebycarblog.com/ This is Alex Roy's company. If you don't know who Alex Roy is, you should find out.

See... Shifting shit. http://youtu.be/wVfpr8vlVkc

I know there's another thread for this somewhere but purplemonkeydishwasher. I haven't watched A Scanner Darkly in a while, I'd forgotten there's a KE30 2 door in it. So, there you go.

I found it especially humorous, as I lived in Germany and did in fact work in a warehouse driving a forklift. And, they DO make a big deal out of it when you get your fork ticket... Little presentation ceremony and all :P

Klaus had a rough day

Lowness is incoming... Has been shifting much shit of late... Tows an 8x5 box trailer quite well :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbwbktWylg

*giggle*

I had a moment

The S1 bar is way too busy overall. The S2 however... I'll even be ditching the lateral bits in the lower grille opening soon. Clean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYhF79vIlws

I'd forgotten just how povo they look stock, without the kit... And those indicators... What were they thinking

It is, but that's because everyone is either drunk or stoned 'cos there's f*ckall else to do

*Adds mod laws to extensive list of reasons SA can eat a bag of dicks

Hehehehe Thanks heaps guys, job well done :)

ROFL I thought you were speaking the language of cthulhu