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coldmeat

Diamond Member
Jul 10, 2007
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~175 km/h in a 2000 something Pontiac Montana, with 6 or 7 seats filled. Was really dumb, don't know why I did it. Stupid teenager I guess.
 

TallBill

Lifer
Apr 29, 2001
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Dunno, over 100 in my squad car. I also hit the "blackout" button which shuts off all internal and external lights on a police car and scared the shit out of my partner :awe:
 

Arkaign

Lifer
Oct 27, 2006
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lol what year? My first car was a Ford Tempo and the top speed was something like 140km/h, so that's like 88mph or so. Damn thing only had 3 gears and it sounded like it was going to explode when running that fast. One guy in the car even commented "I think you just took five years off the life of the car"
He may have been correct since the car didn't even last a year.

ROFL yeah, I got a '94 Ford Escort 3-speed auto up to about the same speed, it sounded like it was the classic star trek enterprise trying to do warp 10. Everything was shaking, the drivetrain was shrieking, it was horrible. I doubt that car put 60hp to the wheels, and it was a rental with like 1200 miles on it.
 
Oct 25, 2006
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110. Perfectly straight road, good visibility, good road conditions, very very few cars, and the cars that were on the road were going at an average of 95 mph.
 

rudeguy

Lifer
Dec 27, 2001
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100 MPH in a 1977 AMC Concord (maybe 1976, I forget). I used a hill to get that massive beast up to that speed. Probably the stupidest thing I ever did as a teenager. Luckilly, no cops and no accidents.

:D

There is a road with a big hill where I grew up where we all did that kind of stupid thing. You know it was country because the name of the road was Big Hill Road.
 

Dirigible

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Apr 26, 2006
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Just a tick over 100 in a '68 Chevy Caprice. Aside from that one time I don't think I've ever driven a car over 85.

No comment on how fast I've gone on motorcycles.
 

LennyZ

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Oct 24, 1999
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140mph in my 1969 Pontiac Tempest.(140mph speedo)
Probably just as fast in my 1970 Chevy Nova.(120mph speedo)
 

TridenT

Lifer
Sep 4, 2006
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Live dangerously often ? Damn dude. Better knock that shit off.

That shit was tame compared to what I have done. I was trying to see how high my 3rd gear would go (4 speed auto) and I got to somewhere around 100mph as I was watching the speedometer. (I didn't hit the rev limiter. I'd remember that.) That was in a residential area with a speed limit of 35. It was a nice sunny day though. It was a long straight stretch with good visibility for the most part.

Luckily, cops don't usually watch that area too often.

I don't do this stuff anymore. I already got two tickets. I can't afford it. Most I do is 10mph over the limit.
 

MentalIlness

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Nov 22, 2009
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That shit was tame compared to what I have done. I was trying to see how high my 3rd gear would go (4 speed auto) and I got to somewhere around 100mph as I was watching the speedometer. (I didn't hit the rev limiter. I'd remember that.) That was in a residential area with a speed limit of 35. It was a nice sunny day though. It was a long straight stretch with good visibility for the most part.

Luckily, cops don't usually watch that area too often.

I don't do this stuff anymore. I already got two tickets. I can't afford it. Most I do is 10mph over the limit.

Tame ? Id have to disagree. Over 100mph in the rain ? At night ? Not cool.

But cool to talk about it now though :)
 

AdamK47

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Third number from the bottom right.

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potluv

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Nov 3, 2010
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:awe:
I obtained my license in Schweinfurt Germany, went to Fahrschule Schodorf in 2002... my first car was a 1991 BMW E34 525i slushbox with very high mileage.

Fastest I ever drove that car was 256kmh on A7 between Werneck and Wuerzburg Germany, and you better believe it... I'm tired of debating with arm chair fools who say "no wai, that car couldn't go that fast derp"

Next car was a E39 2003 U.S. spec 530i slushbox, fastest 130mph (limited by speed governor)

Then a 2005 Toyota Tacoma V6 slushbox, 112mph limited.

2007 VW GTI slushbox, speedometer indicated 140mph, although its supposed to be limited at 130mph.

edit: wrong autobahn
 
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HamburgerBoy

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Apr 12, 2004
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About 80 on the freeway with one of my parents in a 1994 Mazda Miata. Usually I drive 55 on the freeway but they are insistent that I drive faster.
 

thescreensavers

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Aug 3, 2005
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135mph, Chickened out since it was at night with a road with no lights and no other people. But every so often there is a water bridge with no signs and its a bit rough at 75, dont know how it would end up at 135+ lol
 

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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130 in my shitty little mazda, which was fucking stupid.
For reference outside of Ridgecrest there are areas with 20 miles of straight road and no cops.