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Posted by Easy on Thu Dec 30 17:32:25 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. I used to have a Mustang back in the 90's and my cousin once drove it somewhere around 115 mph on the 15 fwy on the way to Vegas. The fastest that I ever drove it was 100 mph on the 405 fwy in Long Beach. It was the first day of the LA riots and the freeways were empty. The fastest that I drive now is maybe 80 and that's very rarely. Typically I max out at 70-75. |
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Posted by JayZeeBMT on Thu Dec 30 17:39:04 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. Somewhere north of 110 MPH, in a Chevy Impala (Caprice?) police vehicle, a looooong time ago, on the Clearview. My friend, who was driving, is still on the force. That's all I'm gonna say about it. |
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Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Thu Dec 30 17:40:18 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. I once went about 120 on the Merritt in Conneticutt when my Maxima was brand new.I go 98 in my Hummer all the time, thats the fastest it goes! |
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Posted by AlM on Thu Dec 30 17:44:17 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. A tire failure at 125 might not be very pleasant.Fastest I've ever done is 90, and that was only 10 mph over the speed limit! A straight, empty Interstate (probably Nebraska). |
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Posted by R30A on Thu Dec 30 17:53:40 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. 140 BMW Masspike.Not me driving. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Dec 30 17:54:36 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. 120 mph in a rented car on the Jersey Turnpike on my way back from an ECW show in Asbury Park, circa 1998. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Thu Dec 30 17:54:45 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. I never had fast cars but the fastest I recall was in Florida on Aligator Alley 75 I got a Jetta up to about 115. |
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Posted by Fred G on Thu Dec 30 18:15:20 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. I dunno, probably 130 as I buried the speedometer in that Bonneville. I dunno. I'd been up to 120-125 several times.I drove 120 or so in a 83 Honda Accord on I-70 in CO, slowed down, got off the exit and proceeded to blow out a tire at 30 mph. I never drove fast like that again after this, figuring it was a sign. your pal, Fred |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu Dec 30 20:31:18 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. Rapid speeds indeed! The fastest I went was 115 in my dad's Lancer on the NE Extension. Still wasn't gaining on the car in front of me that I was following, lol. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Dec 30 20:38:55 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. I think about 100 somewhere on I-15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas in a rented Chevy Impala. |
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Posted by gOlD_12tH on Thu Dec 30 21:26:09 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. 110 mph BMW X5 on PA Turnpike going to Pittsburgh in 2007 |
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Posted by WayneJay on Thu Dec 30 22:01:45 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. I did a bit over 130 MPH in my Acura TL a couple of years ago. Not sure of my exact speed as I was scared to look down at the speedo at that speed. It was still pulling strong when I decided to back off. |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Dec 30 22:05:19 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Fred G on Thu Dec 30 18:15:20 2010. Yeah, everyone really should check their tire rating before driving that fast. Not necessarily for the blowouts, but my understanding is that will indicate the tire's ability to maintain traction. |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Thu Dec 30 23:36:14 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. United States:105 mph - Sunrise Highway westbound outside of Islip, NY in a '99 Toyota RAV 4 Germany: 118 mph - A3 Southbound* outside of Brementhal, Hessen in a 10 Ford Focus (European spec model) *Yeah, I love the Autobahn. It's the second best reason for going to Germany... |
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Posted by WillD on Thu Dec 30 23:58:26 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. Don't actually know. I had the speedometer needle pegged on my old 91 Civic on the NJTP/PATPK connector road. That makes it at least 120mph, but I found that the speedometer ran slow the higher it got on that car, so I'd guess it was somewhere between 130 and 140.Unfortunately about 15 to 20 minutes after achieving those speeds the New Jersey State Police were only so happy to provide me with official documentation that my car was travelling at 91mph past the garrison just north of Exit 4. The fine and points from that bit of stupidity effectively ended my excursions beyond 80mph the highway system. Then when I bought my '08 Civic I wanted to see what the digital speedometer looked like displaying triple digits. I really was interested, but wasn't sure I wanted to spend the money or even face the prospect of losing my license. It took me a few months to work up the nerve to really push it and go for 100mph. That is of course, until I remembered there was the "MPH \ km/h" display button and that I could easily see what 100 looked like on the display while still traveling at NJSP friendly speeds. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Dec 31 00:13:09 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. I wonder why Toyota never put a V8 in a Supra. It always had a straight-6. They should have put out a few models with the Lexus V8. |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Fri Dec 31 00:13:11 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. Sadly, I never traveled triple digit speeds in an car, highest I been had to be like 75-80, the fastest I went in any transportation vehicle (Have yet to fly) was 125 MPH when I rode Amtrak on the NEC a few years ago, I remeber flying though trenton and seeing some woman on the platform and foaming over an Acela trainset in Philly as that service didn't start yet lol.Ah, WTH, the fastest I went in while driving in an racing game was like 220 MPH in an Nascar game which had an Daytona/Talladega like fictional track but without the restrictor plates, the engine blew out whenever I drove that track. :( |
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Posted by italianstallion on Fri Dec 31 00:39:28 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. Back in 1971, I was tooling along cross-country on the way to California in my first car, a brand new Plymouth Scamp (yellow with a black top). Well, just moving along on I-80 somewhere in Iowa, not really paying much attention, look down at the speedo, and whoa, I was over 100 without even realizing it. Nice smooth engine that was.Slowed down immediately to a less obviously illegal 80 the rest of the way. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Fri Dec 31 00:59:55 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by italianstallion on Fri Dec 31 00:39:28 2010. What engine was in that car? |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Dec 31 02:15:55 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Easy on Thu Dec 30 17:32:25 2010. What kind of Mustang?I used to drive a non-turbo I-4 base model Dodge Daytona (1989 model year) with a five-speed. IIRC, I once got it up to 117 mph (the motor only had 100 horses). |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri Dec 31 07:19:49 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. As a passenger, somewhere north of 200 KPH on the Autobahn in Germany (over 125 MPH)As a driver, I've gotten into the low 90s a few times (MPH) but never triple digits. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Dec 31 07:27:03 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Fri Dec 31 00:13:11 2010. Out west, there are stretches of road where 75 or 80 is the LEGAL limit. Florida too. |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Fri Dec 31 08:19:29 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Dec 31 07:27:03 2010. What I like about about Florida is that they let 18 wheelers drive in the 3rd left Lane, I NEVER seen that in the other East coast states. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Dec 31 08:26:32 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Fri Dec 31 08:19:29 2010. I like that they can't drive in that lane. Who wants to be stuck behind a wall of trucks? At least you can easily pass in the other states where they aren't allowed in the left lanes. |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri Dec 31 08:27:55 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Dec 31 08:26:32 2010. YES YES YES, all true. Who wants to drive behind a box?your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Dec 31 09:09:16 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Dec 31 08:26:32 2010. You can't easily pass in other states because there are moron CAR drives going the speed limit in the left lane. That's why you should drive at night. Less moron drives out at night. They're all home, scared, like Chris R27. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Dec 31 09:11:26 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Dec 30 17:54:36 2010. Of course you weren't driving because you are too scared to. You failed to mention that. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Dec 31 09:12:36 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by gOlD_12tH on Thu Dec 30 21:26:09 2010. You weren't doing the driving, I hope. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Dec 31 09:13:16 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Thu Dec 30 23:36:14 2010. 118 MPH? That's it?? Or is that as fast as the thing would go? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Dec 31 09:16:21 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by WillD on Thu Dec 30 23:58:26 2010. LOL |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Dec 31 09:19:45 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. As a driver - up around 100 MPH.As a passenger - up around 140 MPH. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Dec 31 09:38:57 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Dec 31 02:15:55 2010. ....and here I thought the last car you owned was a 1957 Pontiac. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Dec 31 09:41:26 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Dec 31 09:38:57 2010. I sure wouldn't mind having a Strato Streak. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Dec 31 09:49:50 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by JayZeeBMT on Thu Dec 30 17:39:04 2010. I once "buried the needle" on a 1973 Buick Electra 225. 120+ |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Fri Dec 31 10:06:38 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Dec 31 09:49:50 2010. 120 mph in that boat? Good thing you didn't have to turn.I neglected to mention that in 1987, my brother and I went 130 mph on that same Ocean Parkway in a 1986 BMW 535i. Man, that was a fast M-F'ing car. It was as solid as a bank vault all the way up to 130 and it was still accelerating when we chickened out. I personally have never owned a fast car. The most powerful car I ever owned is the one I own now, a 2008 Toyota Highlander Sport 4WD with 270 hp. My first car was a '75 Pontiac Grand Prix with the 400 cid V-8 but it was on its last legs by the time I inherited it from my older brother and it didn't have much power left. |
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Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Fri Dec 31 10:31:21 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. 117 in my '69 Thunderbird. Honorable mention to 107 in a rented 1997 Cavalier with my parents in the car.My father claims to have once pegged the 160 mph speedo in his '69 Firebird 350. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Dec 31 10:34:57 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Fri Dec 31 10:31:21 2010. What kind of motor in the T-bird? |
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Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Fri Dec 31 10:37:23 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Dec 31 10:34:57 2010. What kind of motor in the T-bird?429 |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Fri Dec 31 10:50:02 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Fred G on Fri Dec 31 08:27:55 2010. I take it you two aren't truck fans lol. I guess its a truck fan thing to enjoy seeing the rigs on the left lane, sorta like an railfan enjoys getting stuck at an RR crossing due to an train going by (Well, I do at least) while an non railfan would find it annoying. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Fri Dec 31 10:54:21 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Fri Dec 31 10:50:02 2010. I absolutely enjoy every moment of a train crossing a railroad crossing, whether on the train, in a car (including being the driver of the car), or on the street, or wherever!!! |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri Dec 31 11:25:40 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Fri Dec 31 10:06:38 2010. Yup, car passed everything but a gas station. Had a 455 cid 4bbl. You are correct about the turning thing.Except for the vinyl roof it looked like this. The one I drove had a white vinyl roof. 
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 12:43:50 2010, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. 113 as a driver. Less as a passenger. I regularly drive in the 80s, and sometimes hit 90 when the speed limit is 65 and had sustained speeds in the 90s when I drove out west where the speed limits are 75, so all of you people who've never hit triple digits I feel sorry for (not really). |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 12:46:38 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Thu Dec 30 23:36:14 2010. Manual or Automatic for the autobahn? |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 12:48:43 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Dec 31 09:09:16 2010. That is somewhat of a good post. They should have speed cameras to ticket drivers who go too slowly in the left lane, or who don't change out of the left lane when done passing. |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri Dec 31 12:52:01 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 12:48:43 2010. Everyone in Massachusetts would be ticketed then. There's only one lane up there.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Easy on Fri Dec 31 12:59:59 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 12:48:43 2010. California does not have a law that requires slower drivers to keep right like many states have. You can drive in any lane that you choose. Except for trucks and cars with trailers. They have to stay to the right except to pass. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Dec 31 13:50:55 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri Dec 31 09:09:16 2010. You can't easily pass in other states because there are moron CAR drives going the speed limit in the left lane.That's not just in 'other" states, that's here too. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Dec 31 13:52:28 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 12:43:50 2010. Out west, or even on stretches in Florida, it's easy to get near 100, as the legal speed limit is generally 75 on many roads. I believe I have seen 80 limit out west too |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Dec 31 13:55:31 2010, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 12:48:43 2010. I agree. And while the "55mph" speed limit is completely and unrealistic for roads like the Long Island Expressway, Sunrise Highway in Suffolk, Rout 135, and the like, the minimum speed of 40 is also way too slow. It should be raised to 65 and 50 respectively. |
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