How fast have you gone in your e60?
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From: North Texas
135 MPH. On a new section of highway between my house and my office. It has nice wide lanes and hardly ever any traffic. And it is one of those roads where you can see for a mile or two before the next rise in the road, and then a mile or two after that, and so on. So there are no places for enterprising municipal revenue-generators to hide. I slow down a bit to top the hill, look for Johnny Law, and then hit it for another few miles to the top of the next rise in the road.
For some reason even my routine highway driving occurs between 80 and 105 MPH. This car just feels perfect at high speeds (when the situation "safely" allows it). Driving slow in this car is like a crime against nature. Yeah yeah -- I'm sure I've got a nice huge ticket with my name on it waiting for me soon.
For some reason even my routine highway driving occurs between 80 and 105 MPH. This car just feels perfect at high speeds (when the situation "safely" allows it). Driving slow in this car is like a crime against nature. Yeah yeah -- I'm sure I've got a nice huge ticket with my name on it waiting for me soon.
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From: expat in The Netherlands
My Ride: BMW 545iA Black Sapphire
Model Year: 2005
Engine: 545i
Originally Posted by sleek545' post='502574' date='Dec 4 2007, 08:28 PM
...the car felt like i was going 60, what a beast
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From: Dallas, TX
My Ride: 2008 550i w/sport pkg & sport auto tranny; Beyern black mesh wheels, Dinan Level III suspension
A friend and took ED of 550i's on 9/24. We both hit the limiter at 151 on the Autobahn. Here, I have been up to 120 before realizing I might be a bit fast and slowing down. I am certainly going to get a ticket in this car as it is way toooo easy to move quickly!
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From: North Carolina, USA
My Ride: 2008 BMW 550i
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130 is the fastest I've gone but I've been over 120MPH close to 100 times.
True. Thats twice a lap, for 10 laps for 5 on track sessions at VIR this past weekend. I posted the details of the weekend and my impressions of the 550i on track in the 550i on Track thread.
True. Thats twice a lap, for 10 laps for 5 on track sessions at VIR this past weekend. I posted the details of the weekend and my impressions of the 550i on track in the 550i on Track thread.
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From: Charlotte, NC, USA
My Ride: 2008 BMW 550i Sport
Carbon Black Metallic/Cream Beige
Manny tranny and other stuff
Recently gone, but never forgotten:
2005 Ford Mustang GT (hence the name)
Torch Red/Crimson
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2002 Chrysler 300M Special
Brilliant Black/Light Taupe/Dark Slate
Autostick and goo-gobs of neat features that I will sorely miss
Originally Posted by sleek545' post='502574' date='Dec 4 2007, 02:28 PM
I had my 545 up to 142 on sprainbrook parkway in westchester ny,the car felt like i was going 60,what a beast ,I think i will get the m5 or m6 next
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From: Carcavelos, Lisbon, Portugal
My Ride: 2004 530d Alpine White | Logic7, GPS Business, Heated seats, Black Leather, Sport Suspension, 17" wheels, iPod Kit
Soon: M-Tech kit and 2008 18" M5 wheels
Originally Posted by sciarrino' post='502062' date='Dec 3 2007, 08:09 AM
I have removed VMax and I went (little) above 260 KM/H ... The car doesn't make any strange moves, it's very stable.
Speed was mentionned on Tom Tom navigator ...
I also drive bikes (Honda CBR Fireblade), that goes with ease above 300 KM/H, but on the bike it's very scary ....
Speed was mentionned on Tom Tom navigator ...
I also drive bikes (Honda CBR Fireblade), that goes with ease above 300 KM/H, but on the bike it's very scary ....
Do you still have the stock clutch? Does it handle the 633NM well?
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My Ride: * 2007 BMW 530xd M pack E61 - NAVI Professional - High Executive - Comfort Seats Leather Dakota Kastanie Braun - Carbon Schwarz - Hifi Professional Logic7 - Safety Glass - Remapped 292 HP 633,6 NM -
* 2002 Opel Corsa 1.7dti Sport - Elec.airco - Thermical glas - Proteq - Kempower tuning 100 hp
Originally Posted by MadMigMR2' post='505877' date='Dec 12 2007, 01:15 PM
Woo did your remap?
Do you still have the stock clutch? Does it handle the 633NM well?
Do you still have the stock clutch? Does it handle the 633NM well?
But Kempower did all my previous cars, so I don't except problems.
And indeed, it's the stock clutch...
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My Ride: My Cars:
2004 545i Black with Balck | 6 Speed Manual | Sports Package | Moon Roof | Adaptive Steering | Smoking Package | Cold Weather Package | Adaptive Xenon | Premium Sound, LOGIC7 | Hard Wired V1 |
AUX Input |
Only 13K Miles!
2001 530i Green with Tan | Sport Package | Streptronic | Moon Roof | SOLD
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L (Beat my 530i off the line until about 40 MPH) | SOLD
1981 320i destroyed
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2008 Yukon Denali Black with Black
2007 Aston Martin DB9 Cabriolet Black with Black
2006 Mercedes G55 Black with Black |
2004 Yukon XL Denali Black with Tan |
2003 BMW X5 3.0 Silver with Black | Every option available |
2001 Porsche C4 Cabriolet Silver with Black | 6 Speed Manual |
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157 on the highway, slight decline. shuts off after that.
everyone has to do it.
everyone has to do it.