Hit 160 mph yesterday!!!!!!!!!!
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From: Birmingham, AL
My Ride: 535i 6-speed
Model Year: 2008
I did that on my '95 525i with Dinan chip. I don't know what the top speed would have been (I'm pretty sure I was close)...but I just had it to the floor...and the speed was slowly creeping up. I started letting it down once I hit 155...pretty nerve racking really. I haven't REALLY run my '08 535i and probably won't...I guess I've had it about 125 or so. I did take my '97 911 to 170 one time...top speed is suppose to be 171...but as soon as the needle ticked on 170 I started backing down. I won't be doing that again...that experince left me a bit scared...the car was fantastic...but between the possibilities of the cops, some sort of mechanical failure, or whatever...just too much for me.
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From: Birmingham, AL
My Ride: 535i 6-speed
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One thing that I'll *NEVER* get used to, despite being here for years, is driving at over 150mph past a police car that's cruising at 70/80mph. I defy any non-German to try doing that without (a) feeling guilty, and (b) staring in the rear-view mirror for far too long after you've gone past. You can't get over the fact that the blue lights aren't switched on and they don't start chasing you 
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From: Copenhagen, Denmark
My Ride: E61 535d carbon black m-kit panoramaroof with beige nasca interior and wood trim. 172m rims. DimSport Race, SB, SAT
track driving is FAB and possibly a contributory reason why I feel "used" to the speed and not worried about hitting the top end at all. that said, it's been a few years since I last drove on track, in a formula renault 2000, and this thread has inspired me to get back on track - in my daily driver - and where else than the nurnburgring. so I'll be making inquiries now and setting something up soon, that will no doubt be FAB!
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From: Buffalo, NY
My Ride: 2004 530i
my adrenaline is pumping just reading about going 140+ - have yet to do this but 110 is safe/fun enough for me at this point.... even if its only for a few seconds.
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