Ed35 Goes Back Home to Wolfsburg

[Neil gti]

i saw the Watkins glens the other day on a red ED35 at the dealers, they look great in the flesh 

[Jimble]

They look like the good old TSW Blades, nice choice.

[-Oli-]

Are they expensive?

[Neil gti]

Are they expensive?

This should give you an idea of price 

http://www.wheelbasealloys.com/18_Inch_TSW_Nurburgring_GMP_Alloy_Wheels__6268

[wigit]

I ordered from Demon Tweaks rather than Wheelbase for a couple of reasons; Tweaks knew what they were talking about and did a better deal on a wheel tyre package (even compared to Camskill).

In reality these light and forged and were around the same price I was going to pay for the VW Motorsport wheels, however, 7.5j meant possible clearance issues

These aren't stock UK items so coming from Europe but TSW were helpful in saying Europe had stock and advising of dealers

[wigit]

Decided at a couple of days notice to take a Road Trip to Germany with just the car, the tom tom and me, plan was:

- Harwich to Hook of Holland on Ferry
- Holland to Wolfsburg
- Visit Autostadt and VW Museum
- Wolsburg to Nurburgring
- Nurburgring to Calais via spa

Plan for the car was always to be set up for fast road use and capable of some track day action and car was faultless, coped with jams in Belgium, 150+ on the autobahn and the ring, a few pics of the car on its travels

Outside Autostadt







Wolfsburg Factory in the distance



Nurburgring





Nurburgring Hotel Car Park







Rent Race Car Ed35





Down the road from Spa

[Candy Man]

looks like you had a great time m8,  car looks well set up 

cal

[Neil gti]

Looks like a decent road trip to me 
That hotel car park looks like the Dorint to me 
I love it around Adenau and the Ring such a great place to be,
ive always fancied a trip to the wolfsburg factory was it a good experience ?


roll on August for my next road trip, it was a bit cold at Easter this year tho

[wigit]

yes hotel was the Dorint 

the whole area is fabulous round there, the racetrack complex feels a bit clinical compared to the rest of the area

making your ring debut mid sunday afternoon with no sighting laps was interesting but not but me off

I liked Autostadt, quite relaxed and appealed to me from a building and car perspective, the real gem is the VW Museum which has some cracking older stuff

it was also good reconnaissance for the wife's mk7 purchase on the colour front

best bit of the trip was the 300 miles from Wolfsburg to the Ring where i think i just about manage to average 20mpg

i think i encountered one pot hole in Germany during my time there

[Neil gti]

Sounds like the Autostadt is going on the to do list 
I bet it was interesting on a busy tourist afternoon for your 1st laps of the Ring haha
I bet it won't be your last visit