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Anybody know of 4 wheel drive hire Munich
Travelling to Austria in Febraury for weeks skiing in Schladming. Thought of
hiring a 4 wheel drive- last year same week was very bad getting to Kiztbuhl. Anybody know of anywhere in airport vicinity that has reasonable rates to ensure me & the family make it witout sitting in a metre of snow (yes, yeah - I know, I'll be lucky....) -- Barry fra Norge |
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Anybody know of 4 wheel drive hire Munich
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:37:23 GMT, "BARRY JONES"
wrote: Travelling to Austria in Febraury for weeks skiing in Schladming. Thought of hiring a 4 wheel drive- last year same week was very bad getting to Kiztbuhl. Anybody know of anywhere in airport vicinity that has reasonable rates to ensure me & the family make it witout sitting in a metre of snow (yes, yeah - I know, I'll be lucky....) That's sounds totally overboard, just make sure it's got winter tyres, which it almost certainly will have anyway. I've no idea if you regularly drive 4wd in snow either so you might not want to assume just having 4wd is some sort of magic wand or that it doesn't require some practice. Ian |
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Anybody know of 4 wheel drive hire Munich
Ian Spare wrote:
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:37:23 GMT, "BARRY JONES" wrote: Travelling to Austria in Febraury for weeks skiing in Schladming. Thought of hiring a 4 wheel drive- last year same week was very bad getting to Kiztbuhl. Anybody know of anywhere in airport vicinity that has reasonable rates to ensure me & the family make it witout sitting in a metre of snow (yes, yeah - I know, I'll be lucky....) That's sounds totally overboard, just make sure it's got winter tyres, which it almost certainly will have anyway. I've no idea if you regularly drive 4wd in snow either so you might not want to assume just having 4wd is some sort of magic wand or that it doesn't require some practice. Ian And a set of chains. I have often driven past 4wds stuck in the snow, whilst I coped fine with chains on front or rear wheel drive cars (but front is easier). I even once had to rescue a friend who got his Land Rover stuck, he was pulled out by a Suzuki Vitara, much to his shame. He had to buy us a case of beers to buy our silence... well I kept quiet for 12 years, I think thats fair enough. |
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Anybody know of 4 wheel drive hire Munich
On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 11:00:07 +0000, Steve Haigh
wrote: Ian Spare wrote: That's sounds totally overboard, just make sure it's got winter tyres, which it almost certainly will have anyway. I've no idea if you regularly drive 4wd in snow either so you might not want to assume just having 4wd is some sort of magic wand or that it doesn't require some practice. And a set of chains. I have often driven past 4wds stuck in the snow, whilst I coped fine with chains on front or rear wheel drive cars (but front is easier). I even once had to rescue a friend who got his Land Rover stuck, he was pulled out by a Suzuki Vitara, much to his shame. He had to buy us a case of beers to buy our silence... well I kept quiet for 12 years, I think thats fair enough. Many 4wd owners don't understand how they work and also don't understand that UK-spec off-road tyres are not very good in snow. My 'ski-mobile' is a Volvo V70 XC (AWD). Since I've had proper winter tyres I've _never_ needed to fit chains. I always carry them anyway, like. Snow tyres *rock*. -- Ace (bruce dot rogers at roche dot com) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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Anybody know of 4 wheel drive hire Munich
From Munich airport to Schladming you are on the motorway, except for the
last 20km or so. A four-wheel drive is not so important. Choose a car with front-wheel drive. Be sure the car has snow tyres and hire a pair of snow chains. Chains are much more important, but you probably will not need them as long as you stay on a motorway. What about flying to Salzburg instead of Munich? It is only some 100 km from Salzburg to Schladming. Moreover, Schladming has a train station and all fast trains stop there. Check the timetable of Austrian Rail, www.oebb.at HTH Turan |
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Anybody know of 4 wheel drive hire Munich
"BARRY JONES" wrote:
Travelling to Austria in Febraury for weeks skiing in Schladming. Thought of hiring a 4 wheel drive- last year same week was very bad getting to Kiztbuhl. Anybody know of anywhere in airport vicinity that has reasonable Snow-over-asphalt = chains. Preferably on narrow tires. You need to drop through the snow to the asphalt, or clear snow from under the tire with the chain. Front wheel drive or rear wheel drive is fine. Snow-over-snow = telephone Dick Cepek. Better still telephone Air Zermatt. I had a couple of friends stranded in Grindelwald during the huge dump and white-out of some seven years back (?) when many resorts were cut-off and stranded tourists were being helicoptered out. A plan to reach them to 'rescue' them came to nought as the logistical chaos stretched for grid-squares around. rates to ensure me & the family make it witout sitting in a metre of snow (yes, yeah - I know, I'll be lucky....) Try and book a '58 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz and tell them to take the top off as you will not be needing it.This way it will dump 4 meters just as you try and leave the airport. |
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