I lived and worked in Germany between 93 & 95. I lived in Aachen, a town very close to both the Dutch and Belgian borders. The first time i drove on the autobahns was dropping my boss off to Duesseldorf airport (we got a trip home one weekend a month). I was averaging 90-95mph on the way back, at night...i can tell you i nearly had to unclamp my arm from the wheel. But like anything you do on a regular basis, you become accustomed to it. We had long term rentals, usually VW Golfs (Rabbit) or Opel Vectras, normally 1.8litre. However, due to some mix-up, i found myself with a VW Golf VR6 for a month,
practically brand new, and boy could that car move - i maxed at a shade over 135mph (215kph).
During my time there i took advantage of travelling around quite a bit - got to see quite a bit of Germany, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and a bit of France. I loved it, its a fantastic country to tour, great roads, beautiful towns & villages.

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