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Outback Kampers
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Martin Henning, 'Tigerbus' / tiger-exped! Germany.
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jlrftype7
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Hope you have a great trip no matter who you reach out to in Europe. 
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Corwyn 
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Travel in Poland or Germany? |
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I couldn't find any groups in Germany or Poland, but saw the odd T3 here and there . . .
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RBEmerson
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Travel in Poland or Germany? |
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We encountered 16(!!) various buses and Vanagons on our trip to Schwarzwald (Black Forest) in late May. No particular holiday, just a lot of folks on the road.
Regardless of how you go, gute Reise!
FWIW, Gengenbach is a nice little town - check out the Old Town part.
Expect to encounter the Parkster app for parking in some parts of Germany. It's painless, supports PayPal, and may be what stands between you and a parking ticket.
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termuehlen
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: Travel in Poland or Germany? |
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Bernd Jรคger Mybusparts.de is located in Leinefelde Germany. He is organizing a syncro event in Grรถningen on Sept 19-21.
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RBEmerson
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FWIW, both locations are loosely east central Germany.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Travel in Poland or Germany? |
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Iโve seen 4 T3 here in Innsbruck just commuting back and forth to my Congress on Fuss.
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Corwyn
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: Travel in Poland or Germany? |
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Apparently in Europe, they are not allowed to do any modifications to their vehicles, so most of what you do see are bone stock (engines, wheels, seats, etc)
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RBEmerson
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:53 am Post subject: Re: Travel in Poland or Germany? |
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| Apparently in Europe, they are not allowed to do any modifications to their vehicles, so most of what you do see are bone stock (engines, wheels, seats, etc) |
ROFL
Never been there, have you? There are constraints, and they vary from country to country, but "they're all bone stock"? Not hardly.
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ferry
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Iam one hour north of Amsterdam but thats not in the direction of germany
There is a very good vanagon specialist in Amsterdam
Grab a coffee ..dream drive nl
Kieft and klok in Renkum is also a nice shop to visit ..
Regulation?
Lots of lowered cars and high syncros in belgium and germany
Depends on year and country overhere
In belgium you need OMT in a stock condition but some built them back after that
In the Netherlands everything is possible as long as you keep Numbers of cilinders the same but depends on year and what you do to it
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Backtotheeightiesagain
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Various T3 Upgrade and parts specialist.
Up to installing porsche or Audi engines. To 500hp.
Was a hockenheim meet but not seen it recently.
Many old timer vw events.
Search CLAER vans if you like $100000+ buses.
Wolfsburg has 2 museums.
If the autobahn section is derestricted, they do drive flat out. 180mph +.
(Avoid Berlin rush hours especially with a caravan (!).)
Use mirrors to half mile back.
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dobryan
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| Backtotheeightiesagain wrote: |
Various T3 Upgrade and parts specialist.
Up to installing porsche or Audi engines. To 500hp.
Was a hockenheim meet but not seen it recently.
Many old timer vw events.
Search CLAER vans if you like $100000+ buses.
Wolfsburg has 2 museums.
If the autobahn section is derestricted, they do drive flat out. 180mph +.
(Avoid Berlin rush hours especially with a caravan (!).)
Use mirrors to half mile back.
Check local motoring laws on fines and impounding. |
Already traveling. Yep on A roads of course I stay out of left lane unless passing a truck and if I see ANY vehicle in the left lane in my mirrors I wait until they blow past doing at least 60mph more than me before passing. 
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