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Old 04-21-06, 10:15 AM
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Been over 140 quite a few times, can't give you an exact number because I stop looking after 125 and I never do that with someone else in the car. But I have hit 168-169 on the Autobahn back in the 90's
Old 04-21-06, 10:39 AM
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80 is the most I've done, but that was with the flow of traffic. Otherwise, Im usually in the 65 mph area on freeways.
Old 04-21-06, 10:48 AM
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umm... whatever the photo says...

Old 04-21-06, 10:57 AM
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147 in my dad's GS4 when it was under warrenty, now it is my car.
Old 04-21-06, 11:17 AM
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Hit 140mph (fully loaded with 4 passengers) during the Northeast Blackout several years ago...no cops on the highways
Old 04-21-06, 06:13 PM
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I hit top speed in my 98 GS4, heading from San Francisco to San Jose on 280, New Year's Day, 2002, on the way to work. Bounced off the limiter and then 'eased up' to 120 mph which I used to do relatively frequently in those days (about the only benefit of having to be at work at 5:30 a.m.). The car tightens up nicely and has great control.

Hitting the limiter would've scared the crap out of me-- car just keeps pulling then suddenly slows, losing rpm's-- if my friend and I hadn't done it over and over to a rental Malibu driving across Arizona the summer before... at 105 mph instead of 150.

...but now that I'm married? 90 to maybe 95, tops. ...that, and the CHP seems to have 'discovered' 280 as a speedster's haven.

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Old 04-21-06, 06:39 PM
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Back in 1990 I worked at a Lexus Dealer and delivered a customer's car back to his business one afternoon. Opened it up to 140mph. That was a LS400 with around 20k on it. In my car, it is not ready for any triple digits yet. Need to replace a bunch of things first. We have a newly made bridge close to my house that I can easily hit 130 down the back side when the time comes late at night. I will probably do that once to test all the parts replaced and then hang the hat. Wife and kids are much more important.
Old 04-21-06, 06:49 PM
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130ish with the pedal barely pushed. I swear my car feels smoother around a 100+ than it does around 70 or 80.
Old 04-21-06, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by speedie
50mph is the fastest I'll drive my baby.....If other drivers think I'm going to slow..go around

i see in your sig you got the milano 20s, i put mine on 2 weeks ago, got a pic of yours? how do you like them
Old 04-21-06, 07:25 PM
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I've ran mine up to a 100(mph) once, felt great and there was lot's left. I'm a commuter, so it's set at 72 on cruise all week long. Will be making a few trips down the track near the end of May, so I'll see if I can break that 100 mark.
Old 04-21-06, 08:20 PM
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120 then i worry about tickets, bumps, to crack the 19's , ect ..... good fun and picks up Nicely ...
Old 04-21-06, 08:25 PM
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110 to 120 range. Fast enough for me
Old 04-21-06, 08:39 PM
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145-150 topped out. Car was incredibly stable at that speed, at the time I was running on the stock suspensoin. Now that I have the Flex suspensoin I could probably go a bit faster while staying within the safety margin. Only went that fast 2 times though. Most of the time I try to stay under 100 since you will get screwed bad if the cops catch you over that.
Old 04-21-06, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by speedie
50mph is the fastest I'll drive my baby.....If other drivers think I'm going to slow..go around
and they call u SPEEDIE.
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120 mph on the 15 Fwy going to Vegas..


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