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I hate stupid people that think the highest number on their speedometer is their cars top speed. I had a guy tell me today that his Nissan Murano's speedo shows 165 MPH and he thinks it's crazy that the car will go that fast. 
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a guy I have class with told me that his 2004 G35sedan is FWD
yes front wheel drive, I never really looked at it cause I know the Nissan/Infiniti vehicles well but now I have to look and see if it's AWD, it has no X on it, he bought it new and said it's excellent in snow, does anyone know how the G35 sedan does on snow covered roads.
Him telling me that really threw me off
yes front wheel drive, I never really looked at it cause I know the Nissan/Infiniti vehicles well but now I have to look and see if it's AWD, it has no X on it, he bought it new and said it's excellent in snow, does anyone know how the G35 sedan does on snow covered roads.Him telling me that really threw me off
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Some people are crazy and uneducated. That's life.
Actually, for my dad's Dodge Caravan (94 model), the speedo stops at 100mph. On a trip to Gilroy, CA from Orange County there were some fun interstates that were straight and no cops. Dad decided to sleep for awhile after the Grapevine and I decided to see how fast it can go. Took a long *** time but I actually pegged it at 100mph a couple of times 
. Very fun, but the car shortly died afterwards and we got towed the remaining 50miles to Gilroy -.-"
For some cars is the max, which I found out. Its just not good to go to it
. Very fun, but the car shortly died afterwards and we got towed the remaining 50miles to Gilroy -.-"For some cars is the max, which I found out. Its just not good to go to it
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I don't think any cars have a speedometer reading less than 100mph thesedays. Not even a Kia Rio, which has a top speed of about 27. And I'm just waiting for the person that says their Honda Odyssey can peg the 160mph speedometer.........
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A car's real top speed is (or should be) dictated by three things........posted speed limits, safe speeds consistant with road/traction conditions, and simple common sense. If you follow these simple rules you will usually not have any problem.
The 85-MPH speedometers date from the nationwide 55-MPH rules of the 70's and 80's. Automakers saw little or no reason to install triple-digit speedometers when their cars could not be legally driven anywhere near those speeds on public roads. If drivers chose to bury the speedos nontheless, then that was the driver's fault, not the manufacturer's.
The 85-MPH speedometers date from the nationwide 55-MPH rules of the 70's and 80's. Automakers saw little or no reason to install triple-digit speedometers when their cars could not be legally driven anywhere near those speeds on public roads. If drivers chose to bury the speedos nontheless, then that was the driver's fault, not the manufacturer's.
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A Kia Rio, with the overdrive transmission gearings of both the manual and automatic, will go a lot faster than you think. So will most entry-level econoboxes these days.
