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Old 01-10-2004, 10:03 PM   #31
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With that collection of cars i guess so!
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Old 01-10-2004, 10:06 PM   #32
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I only took the Thunderbird to school except for special occasions than it was a tough choice. I didn't want to flaunt my families money even though my school was all rich kids (being a private catholic school), the only kids who really knew were my friends. also alot of those kids were pretty shitty drivers and that sort of influenced my choice of school cars
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Old 01-10-2004, 10:10 PM   #33
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Shitty drivers eh - Ya i know the feeling - I park 60 meters away from my schools back door( at least 20 meters from the closest car) Just to be safe!
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Old 01-12-2004, 02:21 AM   #34
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I drive whatever speed traffic is going, or a little faster if there's enough space to do so without threading through lanes like a dick.

When there's no traffic around, I drive as fast as I think I can get away with safely. On a nice day, that usually means matching my speedometer with the speed limit signs exactly ... although my car was made before Canada went metric, so you do the math.

My fastest was on Ontario's toll highway, the 407, where traffic is very thin and very fast on weekends. I used to go 180-200km/h on there regularily when I had a turbo, and I got it up to 230 once to pass, with the left blinker on Autobahn style. I don't do that anymore though -- the car I drive now couldn't go that fast without a booster rocket.
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Old 01-12-2004, 04:04 AM   #35
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Lets's see:
60 km/h (35 mph) in city - limit is 50 (30 mph)
100 - 140 km/h (60 - 85 mph) outside city (limit is 100/60)
usually 170 kmh (105 mph) on highway (if there's place, and the car's good, then more) - limit is 130/80
I get 1 ticket every 2 years or so ...
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Old 01-12-2004, 10:41 AM   #36
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Originally Posted by zevolv
I only took the Thunderbird to school except for special occasions than it was a tough choice. I didn't want to flaunt my families money even though my school was all rich kids (being a private catholic school), the only kids who really knew were my friends. also alot of those kids were pretty shitty drivers and that sort of influenced my choice of school cars
Kids are dicks too, I just started parking my Lincoln LS at school, and I am worried that someone will key it like they did to a friends WRX.
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Old 01-12-2004, 10:57 AM   #37
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yeah my friends Escalade got keyed down the whole length of the truck it sucked soo bad
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Old 01-12-2004, 01:31 PM   #38
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All depends on the road, weather conditions, traffic, police presence!!!! and if im in a convoy wiv me mate or not!!
Managed to latch onto the back of a aston martin db7 and bmw x5 4.4 on the m40 the other nite, wiv me mate in his saxo vtr (took a while to catch them but they were gettin slowed up by other cars pulling out infront. I'd say an average speed of 110 mph that nite, 120 peak. Ive pulled 137 but that was very early morning on deserted motorway.
Usually i stick to 10% over the speed limit in towns, unless i know the stretch particularly well, but wiv the cops around here now its bloody dodgey!!!
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Old 01-13-2004, 10:11 AM   #39
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60-70 kmph in the city (limit is 50)
120-130 kmph outside the cities (limit 90)
~180 kmph in the highways, at night ~220, at race 245.. (limit 130)
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Old 01-13-2004, 10:36 AM   #40
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In South AFrica the speedin traps are increasin by the day.. with laser cameras and the similar traps.. I however average 90-100 mph on the open highway, conditions and traffic permitting of course
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