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How'd ya manage that one? :p
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Well if it goes through, I will take some pictures for everyone to see...
Any more advice...I am going to start packing tomorrow
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Current Stable: 1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey. Former Mercedes in the Stable: 1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now) 1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold 1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold 1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold 1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold 1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020) 1992 500E 156k mi sold etc. |
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Film and xray machines
Hey Guys,
I am back. I am going to do a full write up with pictures and post. But regarding film, incase anyone does a search on FILM this is my advice No one will hand check your film, they dont care. Every machine I saw on my trip in europe said film safe or had a picture of a camera and said "ok" next to it. I went through 4 x ray machines on my trip while in europe, and then on the way home, I went through 4 just from stuttgart to phoenix. I would say the advice given about 5 times through the xray machine with 400 speed film is ok, because I went through 4 and I developed some pictures when I got back to the US and they were fine. I developed 25 rolls in europe, and man, my bag got really heavy, and I developed 10 rolls here in the US. I did buy some film over there. The best deal was about 3 USD for 36 exp kodak film. Not too bad. Try Mueller drug store or DM drug store, they have good prices on film. The only airport that hand checked my film was phoenix sky harbor, but they only would hand check the 800 speed. The 400 speed they ran through the xray machine. The lady scanning my pictures at PHX said get a lead bag, put your film in it, and run it through the machine outside of your bags. They will look in, see its film, and not worry about it. My best recommendation is buy your film in the US, and buy 400 speed. If you have to go through more than 4 or 5 xray stations, develop it, or send it via fedex or UPS to a friend or family member in the US because fedex and UPS don't Xray packages, only the postal service does. Next time, I am going to take pictures and develop the rolls when I get back. However when you develop them on your trip you get to look at them and show them to people, and know that they are safe.
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Current Stable: 1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey. Former Mercedes in the Stable: 1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now) 1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold 1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold 1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold 1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold 1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020) 1992 500E 156k mi sold etc. |
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I read about your interest in going to the factories. I was just at both the Porsche and Mercedes factories, and both of their museums in Stuttgart. The Porsche factory tour was incredible, you are just about 5 feet from the guys building the engines, great tour. The Mercedes tour was also good, seeing the huge stamping facility was good. The Porsche museum (right next to the factory) is small for not great, but it is only 20 feet away. The Mercedes Museum was very good, went there twice....doug
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I did not go to the factory tours, but they were booked up. Next year, I will do it. I hope you have a lot of pictures. Maybe you could send them to me.
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Current Stable: 1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey. Former Mercedes in the Stable: 1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now) 1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold 1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold 1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold 1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold 1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020) 1992 500E 156k mi sold etc. |
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Camera's were not allowed in the factories, for industry security reasons. For booking Mercedes factory, I just called the phone number of the factory in Singelfingen. Try this site to find the number:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/e/about/werke/sifi/default.htm For the Porsche reservations, you will need to contact your local Porsche dealer, and after they do about 3 faxes, between you, the dealer and the zuffenhausen factory, you will be all set. Actually, that is not too bad, just takes about 1 week to do all the paperwork, versus, Mercedes which was just a phone call. |
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