Will Self finally reaches Zwickau, the birthplace of the Trabant. With gearbox problems having ruined hopes of arriving in his own Trabant, Will and his friend Mike have no choice but to complete their journey by train. Nevertheless, their arrival causes something of a stir. The local museum...

Will runs into mechanical difficulties with his iconic communist car. Having resolved to continue his 700 miles journey to where the car was manufactured, Will's vehicle develops a gearbox problem on the motorway. Will and his travelling companion Mike hope that a friendly Trabant enthusiast...

Will makes it to the former East German border in his iconic communist car. But he starts to worry about the safety of the vehicle and wonders whether it's time to call the journey off. Having started out in London, Will and his childhood friend Mike had planned to drive 700 miles all the way to...