I thought I had better take a photo of the car I was driving before leaving Munich. Here it is... a Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI. Extremely fuel efficient car. The trip computer indicated a whopping 900km on a full tank of diesel.
Not a very interesting interior though... but very well-built, as are all German makes.
(Don't ask how I took this photo.)
Even though the Golf is a teeny-weeny car, it is extremely stable, and it was not a problem at all on the speed-limitless Autobahns in Germany. I have only dared to get this thing to 190kmh. As you can see, the tachometer was still miles away from the red line, so there was still a lot of room for this thing to go faster. Oh yes, as an indication of how fuel efficient it was, the engine revved at only 1500rpm at 80kmh.
I love how the engine bays look on European (especially German) vehicles. Always with this huge engine cover that makes the engine bay look very very tidy. Those of you who build car model kits (with engine details) will know what I mean. A pleasure to look at them. Very unlike the mess on Japanese cars.
With this, I bid farewell to Munich, bringing along with me fond memories that I will cherish many many years down the road. It had been a tremendous task setting up the station, training new staff, handling the Volcano Crisis, amongst many many other things. It's been an unforgetable experience. Auf wiedersehen!
