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I don't think I've ever driven 100mph to be honest. I typically fear the consequences of such actions.
My track days were always with a car that couldn't reach 100 on the local tracks, haha. Been in a car doing 140 down the 73 towards Jamboree. The stripes on the freeway started to become "one" visually. I am not really one to enjoy high speeds, I prefer flow with twists and turns. (on mountain biking at least) |
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Never do find the thrill of high speeds. I was in a 335i when we did 140. More excited doing 30mph through a tight hairpin or chicane. Last edited by PoorLurker; 02-20-2016 at 10:58 AM.. |
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02-19-2016, 09:12 PM | #51 |
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the mighty S85
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02-19-2016, 09:22 PM | #53 |
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it was the ultimate expression of what ///M was all about, I'll miss her forever!
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02-19-2016, 09:41 PM | #54 |
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Germany in the 80's was awesome for high speed driving. As a US serviceman, I was able to buy gas at about $1/gal, so the fact that my 633CSi guzzled fuel at Autobahn speeds meant nothing to me, other than knowing where the next Esso station was. There were very, very few restricted areas on the A-bahn then. Accordingly, I rarely drove below 100MPH and often got pissed if someone in the left lane made me slow down to 100MPH.
Coming back to 55MPH in the States at that time was a major shock to the system. Like being stuck in a slo-motion nightmare. This wasn't my actual car, but mine was exactly like this one. Same color and style and wheels.
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In the S85, speed was just a matter of gearing, shifting from 3rd to 4th redline wound up flashing 104 to 110 in an instant with still 3 full gears to go But mostly frustrating as there was often little room to stretch the legs, everything else surely was slo-mo
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I feel the same way. Still love that timeless design.
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02-19-2016, 09:55 PM | #61 |
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me2, i still wish I had mine!
i only have few pix, she was blue on blue! the interior was a lovely blue leather, though I have no pix that i can find anymore
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Seriously. I use to tell folks I would do 55MPH on the on-ramps to the Autobahn *if* they were twisty. Skiing in Garmisch is 100 miles away? No problem. Be there in an hour.
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...I've also been 60 mph in a shifter kart...thats like 190 in a regular car, right...?
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years ago i used to go on a lot of runs with a bunch of guys and we had lots and lots of fun in triple digits, we caused some issues though!
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