bad???? I thought of renting a car (low life Mercedes 180) but it might not be fast enough for the freeways. going to salsburg,austria and Innsbruck but now might just take the trains. drove in Paris last year and almost got killed in the smoke left by all the diesels!! It looks like this is going to be another sit in the beer joint vacation while the wife shops!! Thanks for the tip on the freeway, though! 528e -87 Z3 -'00