I think Miguel (Delibes) might be from Spain.

I thought it might be fun to get together with a forum member from southern Spain. I'll be there on the first week of April.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Delibes is from Spain but is on his pan-am journey

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

I'm not Spanish, but my wife is a citizen whose family is from northern Spain.

I've vacationed in southern Spain in Malaga, which is located in Andalusia. Beautiful!! You'll love the restaurants along the Mediterranean Sea as well as the driving.

Have a great trip!!

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.

Start your vacation playlist with:

Daniel - Elton John
Never Been to Spain - Three Dog Night

I used to live in Spain for a while in my early twenties: Madrid and Barcelona. Still in love with that country, amazing food and people. And it was dirt cheap at the time, what I heard is not the case anymore.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

it's not too bad. so far, with the euro at $1.31. we are paying 130 euros per night at a 'For Rent by Owner' villa in Granada with views of the Alhambra.

car rental isn't bad either at 500 euros for the week.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

I was paying $10 a night, but the view was an alley with pimps and transvestites hustling and a meal would cost $7 including a bottle of wine. Good times

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

honestly, I would find that much more interesting!

But alas, I am fan of the philosophy...."Happy wife = Happy life"!

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

That's what I am talking about!

Much more interesting than a view of the ocean! (Prolly quite a bit closer to the clubs/bars than a house on the ocean too!

Bah! Adventure is fun, and what keeps things interesting.

If this girl I am talking to pans out, I will be flying her with me to the Philippines this coming summer. She is a bit of a country bumpkin, and has never been outside of the CON-US!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

The clubbing in Madrid is (or was) insane, you enter a club at 3AM and it's empty; come back a hour later and it's packed 'till the early hours. And then you get invited to the after parties outside of Madrid. Seven days a week, It never stopped, and the women are gorgeous and very flirtatious. I think it's time to go back

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Sorry I am late, but I won't return home until the end of the year! I am currently in Nicaragua and driving south...

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

*That* would depend on the kind of CAR you rented.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Miguel-
We pushed it back to August now but it looks like it will happen.

We are renting a 6 passenger vehicle. Whatever it is.

Where in Spain are you from? It would be awesome to see you since you came to see me in NC a couple of years ago!

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Much higher than southern France.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Even higher than Holland (and that's saying something)

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!