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Old 09-20-2002, 08:00 PM
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I did a quick and dirty search on historychannel.com and could only find that the program was on the schedule twice this month - Sept 17th at 10pm and Sept 18th at 2 in the morning or so. I couldn't figure out how to look at listings for future months - if possible on the site at all. I searched through the "On TV" section. The keyword I used was "autobahn."

Years ago, in the mid-80s, I drove on the Autobahn in a 3-series BMW both as a passenger and a driver. It was an incredible experience and I remember what 190dee remembers. Seemed like "any speed you can drive, I can drive faster." Obviously I have no idea how things are now, but my German host was adamant about the protocols (passing on the left only, signalling intentions, always getting the hell out of the way of the big Benzes, 911s, etc. at unbelievable speeds flashing their lights at you, etc.) both in his driving and mine and it seemed to me like other drivers observed them as well. I also remember looking on in amazement as a daisy chain of 4 or 5 large, dark-colored S-class blew by us with what seemed like ridiculously small spaces between them.

I drove my quattro in Los Angeles about 36 hours after being a passenger on the Autobahn and it was total chaos. The 405 kinda scared me...
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