Not sure if this been posted before but found this great Euro trip write up from Piston Heads. Not sure if the guy was an old member of this forum but it's the best write up i have read 16 pages long but really well written. See what you think even though on megansport the guy was in a Z4M.
http://www.meganesport.net/Eurotrip09/page1.htm
http://www.meganesport.net/Eurotrip09/page1.htm