fastest you've been in your 300??

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redline wrote:must admit most plod I know dont bother so much about speed ( as long as road is clear ) as they do about dangerous driving , go fast just drive safely and dont sit on anyones back bumper
Here you can miss all paintings on road and police usually won't care less, but speed a bit and you will get nice ticket :(

There seems to be no any intelligence behind where they react and where not, speeding is bigger crime than beating someone, I think it is sick.
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It is a bit like that here...motorways and B-roads are about the only places you can exceed the limit and get away with it...at the moment. Semi-urban roads is where it gets stilly - 40 or 50 mph limits, no notable hazards beyond a regular dual carriageway, yet uber-rigid enforcement.

I can see a major overhaul of speed legislation in the coming years...

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Post by SteveP »

B roads are excellent fun! I drove for about 80 miles on a B road in Wales... no speed enforcement atall - even though signs suggested it. :lol:
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160 km/h
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I've done roughly 125mph and it still had plenty to go not bad seeing it had a 1.7 bagde on the boot but the 2 litre engine helped it along to that kind of speed!! Plus I think my car needs a sixth gear!

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Ive been off the end of the 120 mph speedo, plus about another 1000rpm, so Im guessing about 135, if you have ever been this fast in a 300 you to will have noticed that the tops of the doors start to bow out and let in a 130 mph breeze.... this is quite scary and yes at that point I bottled it and got off the throttle
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huskyracer wrote:Ive been off the end of the 120 mph speedo, plus about another 1000rpm, so Im guessing about 135, if you have ever been this fast in a 300 you to will have noticed that the tops of the doors start to bow out and let in a 130 mph breeze.... this is quite scary and yes at that point I bottled it and got off the throttle
Nah that's the whole point lifting off the throttle takes out the fun especially when you get people staring at you coz of ur old (ish) car goes faster than theirs!!

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Post by foggyjames »

Only in a 3dr with worn hinge pins! You ought to be able to change the full set for about 50p...

Strangely, mine feels about as planted, solid, and no more noisy than when at 90...although that is probably an illusion!

Kev Strong claims to have been measured with a laser speed gun at Silverstone at 154mph, so we've got some work to do...

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