Well I'm not, but the car is. Shipped the car out of New Orleans last week for Germany. Hope it arrives safe!

Now to the only point of this post. I just had some extended waranty work done before shipping. I had a leaking washer fluid tank (crack on lower bottom on wheel well side) and a broke cup holder (won't stay locked down).

The extended warranty company covered the fluid tank, but denied the cup holder. The parts manager said they called it an accessory. Don't know how that matters, it is an internal failure of so sort and was hoping the full monty warranty would pick it up. I haven't had time to hash that out with the warranty company, but will get to that soon.

The price quoted to replace cup holder was $220 bucks! To convert it into a storage bin was $80 buck. I stuck with the paper wedge for now.

 

Jimmy, I hope your car travels safely. What is the story with Germany are you moving there?

 

 

Huh?

That's going to be one heck of a shipping cost if you're sending it back to Karmann for repairs.

 

I figured if the dealer wants 220 bucks for a cup holder I would park the thing at the front gate of the factory for some bad PR!

No, I'm moving to Stuttgart for work. I shipped my car and HD motorcycle.

There is a trip to AMG coming this spring for sure. Pics to follow of course. I think I read the Karmann went under, so don't know if pics of that are still possible.

 

welllll.... since you in germany can you ship me a nurinburing suspension for my slk32 a vaeth body kit, v roll bar hoops and wait ill think of some more stuff!
buggin is in germany also, his slk32 just arrived and he promptly took an autobahn cruise at 100mph!! wish i was there!

 

I will give you time make your list out!

I shipped my GTO to Tennessee today. It will be in the Sumner county for the next couple of years. My brother will have it at the cruise in in the Boro before I know it.

 

Make sure to rip up the Autobahn for us. Take some video while you are at it.

 

Cool, got the name of the ship? Mine is now in the English channel. Mol express 060. Nordtrafik AB - Nyheter press tracker, then the mol express. There you can also follow your ferry. Hope all goes well. Container or RoRo?

 

My thoughts exactly !!!!!!!!!

 

new or old gto? have him look me up the cruise in. i park next to the vettes to make them jealous! jhm2k and 13dog bring the xfires. theres another show, cars and coffee in cool springs he would love.
we can keep the carbon from building up on a mile stretch i know of on 840!! so far i have logged 170mph!

 

Nurburgring Jimmy with vids and detailed story.

 

Mine worked for about six months...fixed it with velcro. Had to put a small screw to hold it in place because the glue would let go in the heat. It has been working great for 4 1/2 years!

 

Thanks for the tip. I will try the velcro trick!

 

Sorry for the late replies, been off the net this weekend and running up and down I-65 from Florida to Nash-vegas.

I got my GTO there ok and got it into a warehouse for storage. It is a 1970 convertible I've had it since high school graduation in 1986. I will try to load a pic. It is a numbers matching motor, factory ac and power windows, orginal just about everywhere else, but I put in a 12 bolt rearend and new turbo 400 trans in college. Caught one two many seconds in it. Pontiac calls the color Seirra Yellow with Saddle interior. I call it tumor...it takes about 10 years for the color to grow on you!

I haven't logged into the move system yet to track my car. I will try that this week when I arrive in Germany.

 

uh very nice to hear that you are coming to Germany. Are you moving for good?

I'm shipping my car within the next 4 weeks to Germany because I am moving back as well...

Are you going to register it in Germany, so with German plates or are you gonna leave it on US plates??

 

Yeah, mine arrived at port fine... Just REALLY dirty! I haven't gotten crazy on the autobahn as it is just over freezing and been raining every day. I did get to cruise at 100 for quite a bit on my way to the airport though. Don't think I went much above 110. Guess I need to get used to not seeing the sun ever again... lol

I'll shoot down and meet you for a Stuttgart factory tour when the weather gets better.

BTW, the Bridgestones work well and also pass the safety inspection as they are M+S marked.

 

Remember though that M+S tires are not real winter tires and starting from next year you will legally need official winter tires that carry this logo:

 

I like the German focus on safety, proper equipment, and following the rules. Everytime I returned to the states after driving the autobahn, it just made me crazy to deal with the left-lane huggers and don't-use-turn-signal morons. But Americans drive 80 and think they are going "fast". It's a different experience when a Porsche or 7-series goes by at 160+. I am envious of you having your XF in Europe. How much did it cost to ship it over? I've always been curious.

 

As the military paid to ship mine, I'm not 100% on the cost, but I remember another guy saying he paid $900 to ship his 2nd vehicle.

I agree that safety is paramount, but to an extent...

I can't find any info backing the mandatory use of tires (tyres) with that symbol. As far as I can tell, they did away with allowing A/S (All Season) tires classify as winter.
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The Law Regarding Snow Tires
In November 2010, responding to the court’s decision, the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, passed a new federal law that is much more specific about winter tires. It also doubles the fines for drivers caught without snow tires or who have an accident in winter conditions without snow tires on their vehicle.
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Von O bis O
Most German motorists have long known the old rule of thumb for putting snow tires on the car: “von O bis O.” The term “from O to O” is short for “from October to Easter” (von Oktober bis Ostern). It is a recommendation that one should make the change from regular tires to snow tires in October, and leave them on until Easter.
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The new German law does not set any time limits, but it does clearly state that under icy conditions (bei Glatteis, Schneeglätte, Schneematsch, Eis- und Reifglätte) you must not drive without snow tires on your vehicle. So, since it’s difficult to predict the weather, for all practical purposes, the old “von O bis O” rule still applies. (In Austria, winter tires are mandatory from November 1 to April 15.)
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The new law also spells out what a “winter tire” is. Specifically, it is an M+S-Reifen, a mud-and-snow tire that has an official M+S (Matsch und Schnee) marking on it. (M+S tires do not have to be “winter” tires. All-year or all-weather M+S tires also qualify.) The German automobile club ADAC recommends going a step further and getting tires with the “three-peak-mountain” seal, an indication of snow tires that meet the highest standards.