So does the iPhone work in Germany?

C'mon, man! We are WAITING!

 

of course it doeseven though its crap, enjoy the autobahn and sling the phone out

 

Hey man, keep your jealousy to yourself. it's unbecoming.

 

Sure, as long as you have international roaming. Or unlocked, but that's a whole 'nother can o' worms!

 

when your battery goes flate and bugger up then say that

 

The iPhone works! Google maps is a great tool to have over here since my Nav system will not work in Germany. But now to the car....and the experience...

Had some jet lag, but by the time we got to the Audi Factory the next day I was ready.They treated us real nice. 45 minute ride from the airport in a Q7 to Ingolstadt. Nice hotel with awesome breakfast. Taxi ride to Audi in the morning. Turns out a number of Germans take advantage of the delivery at the factory also. They did 192 cars that day, but we were the only ones from the USA. Had English speaking guides that were very informative about the car, the area, and the country. Of course I already knew the car, but it was fun to talk with them. After spending an hour or so with us, we got to drive it out of the greeting area and park on the cobblestone in front... made several visits to the cafe, then a two hour factory tour. Tooling was being redone for the A4 so not much going on with production there. But then we spent a lot of time in A3 assembly. Takes only 38 manufacturing hours to build an A3!

Alright, going to breakfast, then I will come back to talk about the autobahn!

 

Driving in Germany has been an adventure! A little disorienting at first. Most of their highways intersect with large traffic cirles you jump into and then choose a direction. And of course on the better wider Autobahns you have no speed limit. I've got 400 miles on my A3 now, and the guy at Audi said I could drive up to 4000 RPMs while breaking in the first 1000 Kilometers. No problem! I can hit 105 mph in 6th gear on the Autobahn. That's about 168 KPH I believe. The S-Line is very nice to have, happy with my choice. I've been on four different Autobahns and got the hang of it no problem. Left lane is passing only! They are very efficient, hardly anyone gets in the way.

Also had a nice drive through the mountains in Southern Germany, the 2.0T sure is nice to take up those hills.Gasoline is expensive! I filled up yesterday for the first time with Super (they have one grade higher than ours). It cost 50 Euros for something like 10 gallons? 1.34 Euros per liter.

Alright, back to vacation. Can't post any pics until I get a place to hook up my laptop. This keyboard is wierd. Y and Z are switched. No reception for iPhone here.

 

DAMN!!!! Iall I can say is after hearing about the wonderful experiance and talking to a firend that did that with his new 335i My next Audi will be Germany pick up. Possibly an S5 in a few years.

 

Ah, yes! I love the Autobahn! Not just for the speed, but for the way people actually use their brains when traversing it! I wish our highways in the US operated as efficiently, or at least that the selfish douches who cruise at or under the limit would get the eff out of the left lane! Of course getting a license in Germany is much more arduous. You have to actually take a legit class before you can even test, and then the test is so comprehensive that approx. 50% fail on the first attempt. That inconvenience obviously results in safer, more efficient driving though.

Glad to hear you're enjoying the car! Still green with envy here

 

We did the Euro Delivery in May of this year. Great fun! They really treat you like you're someone special to them. You are provided a welcome package with all sorts of stuff.They have a great cafeteria, all gratis. They give you a tour of the factory, and you can also take a privately guided tour of the Audi Museum.
Your Audi is parked in a large hall where you are shown everything about the car. Then you get to drive your car away!
We drove all over Bavaria, Austria, then into Italy. At the border, we managed to attract the attention of the carabinieri (brand new car, weirdo plates. see photo). Fortunately, my limited Italian and the excellent paperwork provided by Audi was enough for them. Venice, across to the West coast,down to Tuscany and back up to Florence where a helpful German was waiting for us. He drove the car back to Ingolstadt.We flew home.
Audicleaned up the car (lots of smashed big black german bugs on the front) and about 6 weeks later, the car appeared at the local dealer.

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