German Road Trip

Im up for the factory/museum tour,not so much the ring to be honest,as long as i can buy cooking oil cheaper than derv in germany im on a winner  :wink:
Bert

The ring wont be included in this trip due to the distance between the places.

Any indication of possible times or routes out and return?  :dontknow:

I will be on it in the few days but it will be a sunday early doors out and at a guess thurs mid pm ferry

i will be going. for me its easier to go from hull through belgium but if we go from dover im cool with that.

Proper good idea!  I'd really like to go on this Trip, and so would the Girlfriend. I travel all over the Uk in my Mk1 but havent yet ventured onto the continent as yet but would love to see the factory and a few sights and all with a bunch of Mk1 anaraks :wink: , sounds like a right Laugh. German beer too!

If there is a list for attendees (and this is an open invite?) Please put myself  Dom & Kirsty down. Hopefully get to know some of you abit better in the time between too.

Thanks, Dom.

BoomBip said

Proper good idea!  I'd really like to go on this Trip, and so would the Girlfriend. I travel all over the Uk in my Mk1 but havent yet ventured onto the continent as yet but would love to see the factory and a few sights and all with a bunch of Mk1 anaraks :wink: , sounds like a right Laugh. German beer too!

If there is a list for attendees (and this is an open invite?) Please put myself  Dom & Kirsty down. Hopefully get to know some of you abit better in the time between too.

Thanks, Dom.

anaraks? i perfer nerds  :wink:
Bert

BoomBip said

Proper good idea!  I'd really like to go on this Trip, and so would the Girlfriend. I travel all over the Uk in my Mk1 but havent yet ventured onto the continent as yet but would love to see the factory and a few sights and all with a bunch of Mk1 anaraks :wink: , sounds like a right Laugh. German beer too!

If there is a list for attendees (and this is an open invite?) Please put myself  Dom & Kirsty down. Hopefully get to know some of you abit better in the time between too.

Thanks, Dom.

There will be a list and your on it !! anorak  lol

suipa! :wink: I really hope this goes ahead.

Im in!!!

hi dave
just sorted dates out with the family, now able to go on 26th as before the 2nd was ok

send a pm with what you want to check out etc, if you have some numbers there that would be better

haydn

i'm still very up for this! bit worried about driving on the wrong side of the road as i have never done that before. it'll be fine though i'm sure. i'll just follow everyone else. how many mk1 are estimated to be going on this trip?

Me and NikNaks are in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Only one car Nikki said after my last effort of driving on the wrong side of road, she needs to be sat next to me shouting. GET BACK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD NOW!!!!!!!  :mrgreen:

once off the ferry and taking it easy to wolfsburg area it would take maybe some 6-7hours, therefore i am thinking that it would be good to start travelling on the saturday and stay somewhere where all could meet on the saturday that is closer to dover. we could then say catch a ferry at 9am.

Here's who we have thus far……..

Ginner
A5OPY
Dano
Jellybelly
Cabrioanna
Yomp
Lhasadreams
Richyhill
Arf333
Sparkstu
Bert
Golf1980
Gazzabangor
Taffygoat
Boomdip
Madblade
Shughy
Funk-Star
DaveM
GavB95
PNERivage
Gammygolfgti
Ghia
Ans4r
Waterworx
allana13

Partners not yet inc just wanted to get numbers for ferry travel just now.


Anymore for anymore this will close at the end of DECEMBER

My Mrs has just come out with the statement of the year I was telling her of the rough itinerary then she said " are we flying there?" then within 1/2 a sec she realised what she had just said :lmao:  :lmao:

Mind you she then said " are we going to the Nurburgring which to be fair is a good call is it do able??

Wolfsburg to the Ring is quite a distance but the Karman factory is a possibilty.

the ring could be for next time

ok, my faithful secretary has has an email back regarding the ferry travel prices which is below………..

Message BodyHI DAVE
as you can see from this email cost has gone down from £80 to £69, however there is a deadline to meet of end of january therefore you may want to consider putting a message on the forum earlier, also payment is at time of booking, how is this going to be done , thought is people pay the club and the club pays dfds.
by securing payment for ferry this ensures the numbers going and we can firm a hotel.
 
haydn
 
From: groupbooking
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 8:51 AM
To: 'Haydn'
Subject: RE: vw mk1 golf club
 
Hi Haydn

 
Thank you for your email

We can you offer the following fare for travel

Dover - Dunkerque 26th August 2012 @ 08.00 or 10.00

Dunkerque - Dover 30th August 2012 @ 12.00

 

£69.00 Return car and 4  


Can you please advise if any of the cars will be low clearance, as I will need to check the availability for these vehicles?


Our Standard Terms and Conditions do apply to this offer and all bookings must be made together and payment made in full at time of booking. There must be a minimum of 10 Cars.

 

If you would like to go ahead with the bookings please advise us and we will send you out a booking form, we can hold this fare till 31st January 2012.

 

Kind Regards


Sarah

i am still waiting on the Belgian VW club getting back to me with regards a meet up and the German VW club too to see weather they want to join us.

The basic outline of the trip will be…..
Sunday travel to Wolfsburg which is approx 7 hr drive but i dont want things to be boring and make it all autobahn so at the German border or towards Essen/Bochum we go countryside that way it will ease the boredom, then into the hotel and if we are up for it a bit of a get together and a drink on the Sunday night.

Monday a day sightseeing in Hannover, with a few drinks that night as not to be hungover for the trip back on the Wed instead of doing this on the Tuesday night

Tuesday taking in the factory tour which takes approx 2 hrs then on to the Museum and that takes 2-3 hours then there will be the time house which is another area that is quite interesting with plenty to spend your hard earned cash on at the end.

Also on the tuesday there will be the chance to do the off road track which will be at your expense.

Costs are as follows…….

Ferry £69 rtn for a car of 4

Hotel approx £35 per night per room

Autostat entry 8 euro

parking 3 euro per day

Road trip t-shirt, sticker and plaque £16

Fuel is at your costings the distance is 461 miles or 738kms

Driving experience prices i am waiting on from the Autostat when i give them numbers of who want to do it.

Also entry prices can be discounted for the time house/factory/museum when final numbers are confirmed.

The route will be planned at a later date the ferry and hotel need to be booked and confirmed to secure the price that they have offered which is why the cut off date remains the end of December so if you know of anybody else who is interested direct them to this topic.

Breakdown, we will have a support vehicle who will be at the end of the convoy with various spares such as bulbs, fanbelts and fluids, european breakdown cover will be required at your costs along with the mandatory equipment of…….

Warning triangle
first aid kit
fire ext
Hi-vis vest
cash to bribe the GCP (optional)

Any questions ……………

Sounds Great Ginner. Thanks for getting this all researched, must be prity time consuming.
Will keep checking back for updates> if and when you need to secure prices.

Dom - BoomBip