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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:56 PM Original message |
What is the fastest speed you have ever driven? |
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Don_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. 160 - 180 MPH |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Hee, hee |
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Angelus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. 96 MPH... |
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solinvictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. 115 Mph |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. About 100 in my old Datsun 210. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. I hit 100 in my mom's Nissan Altima back in 2001 |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. About 150 on a motorcycle. |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. 140 |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. Those Starions were real sleepers |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. 125 mph |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. 130 mph Honda F4i |
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PfNJ (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. 100 in a Mitsubishi..... |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. 126 in a car ,115 in a big truck |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. 120 mph (approximatley) |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. b/w Mountain and Pound |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 04:39 PM Response to Reply #51 |
80. Yep. The State Patrol parks out there all the time, though. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 04:53 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. I've never seen them. |
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Tom_Foolery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. 105 in a Chevy Blazer in 1978 during a trip to WV. n/t |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. A 100 in a minivan on I-80 in central Nebraska. |
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DarkPhenyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. 120 on the German Autobahn. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
17. I "borrowed" my dad's Porsche 911 |
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neverborn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. around 100 |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. 110 |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. I did 95 in a mercury Montego |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. 110mph |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. 106 1964 Chevy Impala got a ticket from MD State Patrol |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. 145 |
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kimchi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. 120 to test drive a Prelude. |
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Philostopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. I hit just shy of 130 in a 1987 Toyota FX-16. |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
26. 94 mph on I-29 in Eastern North Dakota. It's a funny story: |
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Deb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. 125mph |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. If you count electric scooters |
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Delarage (716 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. Slightly over 100 |
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Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. Around 95... |
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UnabashedLiberal (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
31. 194 |
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galadrium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
32. 120... in my 1986 corvette |
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Eye and Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
34. about 145 in a '73 T-bird with a 460 4-barrell. |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
35. 105 on I-71 in a shit-ass Nissan Sentra. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Don't knock those Sentras |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Mine was an '86. And it was a piece of shit. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 05:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
82. Mine is a 2000 and it has been pretty reliable |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
38. 115 - route 81 in NY heading north |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. If "driven" means "steered" on pavement: 200+ MPH |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
40. 210 KMs per hour |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
41. 139 MPH...Certified by the State Police! |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Hmmmm...... |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 10:12 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Like a Salt Flat run... |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 10:33 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Gotcha. |
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SanFranciscoDemocrat (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
42. Whee! |
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boxster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-04 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. 135 mph |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
44. 120 in a Lincoln Town Car |
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Commendatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
45. 140-something (n/t) |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
46. 110 in an old Thunderbird. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
48. Spoil Sport! |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
49. 140 in a Mazerati Merak sedan |
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bearfan454 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
50. 110 mph |
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:31 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. I did 110 once - I declare it my favorite speed! |
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Zero Gravitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
53. 132 mph (as measured by GPS) |
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GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
54. I went off the road doing over 110 in a '65 Mustang once. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
56. around 70 - 75 |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
57. 85. It appears that my "granny driver" gene is dominant ... |
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Arger68 (562 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
58. 144 |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
60. 130 mph in my little VW Jetta 1.8T |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
61. 110 mph on 1-75 in my 92 Probe, when it was new |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
62. Not sure, 130+ (I buried the speedometer) |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
63. Well the spedometer said 120 |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 11:22 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. LMAO...that's exactly what I was gonna say..... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 12:31 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. GEO Storm |
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JM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
64. I think around 115 |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
66. 160+ |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 12:58 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. What an understatement |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. I've still got a 69 Coronet 440 RT |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
67. First car i ever bought was a 69 Caprice Classic SS |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 12:51 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. '67 Turbo -Jet |
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HalfManHalfBiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
68. 115 in a rental KIA |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
71. 125 mph MG-B |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Heh, I had some idiot in a Lincoln Navigator try to race me on the NY |
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BonjourUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 06:26 PM Response to Reply #74 |
87. Delete |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 01:26 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. .... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 01:32 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. I dunno, I was looking at the speedometer... |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
73. I gladly accepted the ticket for doing 90mph. |
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Spirochete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
78. about 135... |
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St. Jarvitude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
79. Did 90 on I-90 once |
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scarlet_owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
83. 80. And I didn't like it. |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
84. 150 - MB 230C German Autobahn |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
85. Probably about 110-120 |
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patrick g (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
86. here's my .02 |
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BonjourUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-04 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
88. 245 km/h (153mph) before 1974 when the speed was free in France |
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