Short Term Porsche Hire in Germany

LYellowDieselGolf on 21/05/2018 - 12:05

Hi!

I’m heading to Germany soon and I’d love to go for a blast down the autobahn. I read somewhere (here?!?) that one of the major rental agencies offers 911’s for short durations. I think it was off peak hours/ overnight or something like that. Just long enough to have fun while being affordable.

I’ve googled and searched everywhere. I’ve found the Avis/hertz/porsche museum/etc. offerings, but can’t find anything about short term rentals.

Hitting 200+ in a 911 on the autobahn would be great to tick off the list. Was I dreaming?

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[Deactivated] on 21/05/2018 - 12:12

This is the safer option

http://www.rsrnurburg.com/car-rentals/porsche-gt3-991-pdk

For me I would pay the extra and go for this

http://www.rsrnurburg.com/car-rentals/porsche-gt3-rs-991
- YellowDieselGolf on 21/05/2018 - 14:24
  
  We’re looking to hire a GTI for the Nurburgring, but I’m certain I found an “off peak” short term 911 rental somewhere!
- slow on 21/05/2018 - 16:40
  
  Wow, could be an expensive day out!
  
  "Keeping in mind that this is the most difficult track in the world, and insurers are very wise to what the Nürburgring is - essentially, if you cause damage to the car, you pay to repair that damage"
Hybroid on 21/05/2018 - 12:16

+1

Hitting 200+ in a 911 on the autobahn would be great to tick off the list. Was I dreaming?

Having maxed out an AMG at 186 mph on the Autobahn fully and completely agree. However, Porsches are very difficult to control if you are not used to them and would seriously look at what insurance exclusions are. Many rentals will not cover you for autobahn/nurburgring crashes and you'll be liable for tens of thousands if not hundred of thousands of damage.
- YellowDieselGolf on 21/05/2018 - 14:22
  
  +1
  
  I think travel on the autobahn is covered, but I know many rentals explicitly exclude the Nurburgring.
  
  I’ll triple check my insurance though. Thanks for the reminder.
boomramada on 21/05/2018 - 12:20

In Autobahn, I found black SUV drive way faster than Red 911.
Skramit on 21/05/2018 - 12:26

+1

Make sure you do some research to find out where are the recommended spots to fang it.

We gunned it from Denmark to Berlin but found traffic pretty bad the whole way as it's a main entry route. Then did another trip south of Hamburg to munster where it was much quieter on the autobahn.
branners on 21/05/2018 - 12:41

+2

Autobahns are great but there are fewer unrestricted parts of the system these days.
Be aware that German cars are often speed-limited to 250kmh.
Also, I would ask, do you have experience driving really fast cars? Because driving any car at 250-plus can be a bit disorienting if you are not used to it.
The impressive part about Autobahns for mine is seeing regular cars - Opels, Fords, low-end Benzes - roaring along at 200-plus. Quiet normal for that part of the world.
One of my best memories of driving in Germany was in a factory prototype that never made it to market. I still remember seeing the reaction of others to a Yaris doing 225kmh in their mirrors…
- Islund on 21/05/2018 - 13:26
  
  You sure it was a Yaris and not a tardis? 😆
- airzone on 21/05/2018 - 13:30
  
  +2
  
  I couldn't imagine how sketchy a yaris would be at those speeds…
  - [Deactivated] on 21/05/2018 - 13:40
    
    +1
    
    Jet powered aldi shopping trolley comes to mind
  - branners on 21/05/2018 - 20:27
    
    Engine and suspension was by TTE, which was the rally team's development arm at the time Toyota was in F1. Along with a few others I got the drive a few factory-developed rockets and the worst I can say about any of the cars was that the NVH was not that great.
    The engine, suspension and brakes were about what you would expect from a roadgoing hotrod hand-built by a WRC team. Went like a scalded cat and I can't imagine what the car would have cost to replicate.
    And a few weeks after I drove it, they threw it away and started again…
    - airzone on 21/05/2018 - 21:16
      
      +1
      
      I misread the bit where the yaris was really a frankenyaris lol :)
- YellowDieselGolf on 21/05/2018 - 14:20
  
  Experience: some. I’ve got a classic 911 (weekender - but I wouldn’t call it fast!) and I’ve done several driver training sessions at PI. 220km/h in a golf r on the main straight isn’t the same as 220km/h on public roads, but the practice can’t hurt!
  
  I expect it to be as stressful as it is fun. :)
  - Halo375 on 21/05/2018 - 14:58
    
    I was driving in Germany to attend a conference for two weeks. Driving a diesel golf I managed to hit 195km/ hour.
    
    The real challenge is figuring out where you can actually speed and having the space to do so. Not having to look at the speedo was very liberating and allowed me to spend more time looking at traffic. I was pretty paranoid of speed cameras though and unsure most of the time where I could speed.
    
    If can be a bit of a stressful situation- but once you’re used to it its a nice place to drive. Remember to ONLY pass on the left, if you’re passing someone on your right then you’re in the wrong lane. Enjoy!
- QW3RTY on 21/05/2018 - 15:06
  
  Hit 236km/h in a Ferrari 458 Italia in the Red Rock Canyon Park, Nevada.
  Major stress was only being covered for $20,000 damage.
[Deactivated] on 21/05/2018 - 16:42

Heaps of rental companies at the ring that rent out Renaults and the like.
Doesn't sound as fun as a Porsche, but at the same time way cheaper if you write off the car.

You'd be surprised how much fun a hot hatch is around there.

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