Poll: What's the fastest you have personally driven?

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johnjosh

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Dec 13, 2003
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fastest will have to say 130 and will never go that fast again, a car that i was following lost control and barel was able to avoid hitting it, after that i never got close to 130
 

LeetestUnleet

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Aug 16, 2002
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I hit 110 in my '83 Ford LTD Brougham with a 3.8 V6 :p
Too bad it's totaled now due to some stupid stoned immgrants with no car insurance. Now I drive (temporarily) a '87 Oldsmobile Delta Eighty-Eight with a 3.1 that barely hits 85.
 

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
Jul 3, 2003
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Originally posted by: subzeromn
140+ back in '87 down in sandiego heading to L.A. in a 68 droptop vette 427 / 4 speed ..........seatbelts...we don't need no stinkin seatbelts ...;)

Seatbelts wouldn't have made much difference if you wrecked a ragtop Vette at that speed anyway.
 

Loggerman

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Apr 28, 2000
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1975 FORD TORINO--X-cop car,buried the needle @160,so may of been closer to 170.

They'd just finished the Upper Levels , here in Vancouver.(1977,new blacktop)
 

skyking

Lifer
Nov 21, 2001
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Recently? 95MPH, and then the main tires lifted off the runway............

125- 130 in a '66 mustang, and it was feeling a bit squirrely.
 

gunblade

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Nov 18, 2002
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100MPH on the I-5 from LA back to SJ.

I think I was just following the flow of traffic.

Never intended to go over 95MPH since I can't afford any raise in insurance.
 

OverVolt

Lifer
Aug 31, 2002
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There's no where i can speed in the Maryland/DC area, so i dont. Cops are everywhere out here, but the fastest ive gone it prolly around 85mph, traffic is always bad around here too!
 

SSibalNom

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Aug 13, 2003
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in my old car,
135 on the 2fwy @ 2am
140 on the 5 south in pendleton area, that took a while to get up to
 

daniel1113

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Jun 6, 2003
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137MPH in my 2002 Volkswagen Jetta. I was only at about 3500, so I am sure I could hit 155 or so, but I haven't had the chance... yet ;)
 

PowerMacG5

Diamond Member
Apr 14, 2002
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Originally posted by: DrPizza
Ummm, 85ish? Maybe 87 or 88? And, I'd bet 1/2 of the other posted speeds are lies. :)

Would you like to get in my car with me? I will show you it's no lie.
 

SarcasticDwarf

Diamond Member
Jun 8, 2001
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speedometer maxed at 120, but I was probably going 130 or so on I-10 outside of Phoenix.

<---never plans on doing that again.
 

OCNewbie

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Jul 18, 2000
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I was on the "Greenway" here in the Orlando area a few years back in my 93 Dodge Dakota V8. I was doing around 85 or 90, when I see this car coming strong in my rear view. Was late at night (was only car on the road), the headlights looked like a cop so I started to get worried..... then it zoomed by me, and I noticed it was an Impala SS (newer one with LT1 engine), and I gunned it. I got to my speed limiter of about 110 on the speedo, and the Impala must have been doing a good 20 or more faster than me as it just left me in the dust heh =)

Fastest I've been as a passenger is like 130-135 in my friend's 92 Trans Am Covertible (top up).