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Old 03-12-2007, 06:15 PM   #3
silentm
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Originally Posted by James May
Most autobahns are limited in certain areas such as big cities... and there're usually works on the road, so it's not as easy as driving from Singen to Stuttgart flat-out :bah:
that's true, there are always short bits and pieces that are 'free' but imo enough to have a lot of fun

For example the autobahn from Mulhouse (french border) up to Karlsruhe almost is limited to 130. Quite annoying, coz you enter Germany thinking that you will drive at top-speed from the first km... and you have to wait 150km to do so :bah:
i am guessing that you mean this sign : http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richtgeschwindigkeit
but be aware that it can also say different speeds (in your case 130). this sign say that you 'should' be driving around this speed.
of course if the traffic is thinn you can go much faster. you will find these signs on unrestricted stretches of the autobahn.

btw my uncle lives near stuttgart and he says that every now and then he sees some weirdly camouflaged cars

Anyway, for sure there lots of de-restricted autobahns in Germany, and with almost 500km in front of us to get to Nürburg, I'm sure we'll have some time to do some top-speed runs with our cars 220kmh in my brother's Cupra should be easy
okay here is the best i could really find: http://www.radarforum.de/forum/index...howtopic=18025

check your routes and then compare with the list i just linked. enjoy!
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