What's your highest speed
10-24-2008, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Egypt_525i' post='698199' date='Oct 20 2008, 02:00 PM
What's the highest speed you reached with your e60? (please specify if in miles or km)
10-24-2008, 09:34 PM
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255kmph(approx.160mph) on the highway
10-24-2008, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by cpiskai' post='699659' date='Oct 22 2008, 09:07 AM
no comment 
hmm....that scale is a bit...different (160 mph is not equal to 260 as shown...)
10-25-2008, 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by irony' post='703040' date='Oct 25 2008, 12:36 AM
hmm....that scale is a bit...different (160 mph is not equal to 260 as shown...)
Only had somewhere around 200 km/h on my 525da. Tried 249 km/h (computer logged) in my Nissan Silvia but that does not feel safe at all I?m afraid
10-25-2008, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='698945' date='Oct 21 2008, 07:10 PM
That is what I'm talking about! 
Everyone else who posted speeds without pics...I have news for you. No pics=Never Happened!!
Everyone else who posted speeds without pics...I have news for you. No pics=Never Happened!!
...even better, here's a
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='698945' date='Oct 21 2008, 01:10 PM
That is what I'm talking about!
Everyone else who posted speeds without pics...I have news for you. No pics=Never Happened!!
Everyone else who posted speeds without pics...I have news for you. No pics=Never Happened!!
160+ MPH, 10/17/08, speedo pegged at ~162
10-25-2008, 05:55 AM
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regularly on the limiter (155mph) with detecter and jammer its legal on the isle of man , there are only speed limits in and around duglass, in the "mountains" its whatever speed you like as long as its "not recklass" whatever that means?? but they do nick you if its raining and your over 70mph
10-26-2008, 10:25 PM
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Just for the guys that don't know...
Your mph figure times 1.6 gives you a kmh figure.
Thus 100mph equals 160kmh.
Your mph figure times 1.6 gives you a kmh figure.
Thus 100mph equals 160kmh.
10-27-2008, 04:57 AM
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210 Km/h with my e60
195 Km/h with my e46
195 Km/h with my e46
10-27-2008, 05:08 AM
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I rarely go over 85. Cops are everywhere. I really dont mess with speed...until I get a v1 ...Even then I doubt Ill go over 110
...Even then I doubt Ill go over 110