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Post by Worcester_spoon » Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:33 am

Just come to the end of an epic 6 day Alps road trip.

Home > Montreux > St Moritz > Cortina d'Ampezzo > Garmisch-Partenkirchen > Strasbourg and back home, via the Furka, Gothard (pass not tunnel) Stelvio, Valparola and Grossglockner (12,500 feet up!) passes. Amazing amazing driving.

We had 100f temps in Italy, wild thunder storms in Switzerland, and no snow anywhere this year which contrasts to 20ft of snow on top the Stelvio last time we were here.

The newly supercharged Zed ran perfect and didn’t miss a beat (despite pissing Euros out of the exhaust) and the LSD was a game changer on the hairpins, but it’s now filthy and the front brake pads are right royally f***ed, but that’s part of the fun!

Looking forward to doing it all again next year!
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Post by buzyg » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:15 am

Stunning.. 8) :driving: :thumbsup:
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Post by N4LLY » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:57 am

Most excellent ! :thumbsup:
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Post by Number5 » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:59 am

Probably a trip every Zed owner wants to do, but few actually get around to it. - Well done.

Surely there are more pics tho ?
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Post by sars » Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:05 pm

Well that's looks stunning and definitely on my to do list :thumbsup:
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Post by Calps » Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:16 pm

Phenomenal driving route, and car looks great Stu!

The old Tremola road over the Gotthard pass is a work of art - words don't do it justice. I was there myself 10 days ago (albeit on 2 wheels) - the descent down the other side to Andermatt is fantastic as well. Would love to return and tackle it in my Z at some point.
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Post by pvr » Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:02 pm

For a moment I could not see from what country you came :lol:
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Post by Worcester_spoon » Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:03 pm

pvr wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:02 pm For a moment I could not see from what country you came :lol:
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Post by Worcester_spoon » Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:05 pm

Calps wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:16 pm Phenomenal driving route, and car looks great Stu!

The old Tremola road over the Gotthard pass is a work of art - words don't do it justice. I was there myself 10 days ago (albeit on 2 wheels) - the descent down the other side to Andermatt is fantastic as well. Would love to return and tackle it in my Z at some point.
It is, and you should! Andermatt is great, stayed there last time, lunched there this time, lovely and traditional.
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Post by Argyll Andy » Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:22 pm

Looks fantastic :thumbsup:

This sort of route was our planned one for this year but the Pyrenees trip took over, this one may likely be the next one :driving:

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    Post by Zedebee » Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:22 pm

    I’ve been in this car - the performance is epic. That trip must have been something indeed. I hate to think what the ⛽️ bill was, but I’m sure it was worth it.
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    Post by Schaef » Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:12 pm

    Yeah i know the felling of this part of Italy, went there last year two times, ones with the GTI and ones with the E46 M3.
    Great roads and scenery. Love the pictures.
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    Post by Obs-Com » Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:30 pm

    Done the same roads and places quite a few times and totally agree, they are fabulous.

    I did the Grossglockner for the first time in June but unfortunately, the weather didn’t work out too well on the day. Didn’t spoil the fun though. :)
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