Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig
Everyone in the west does actually cruise at 75-85mph, if you don't you will have semis all over your rear bumper, even in the right lane. I just drove back from MN to CO (in my 300D) with the cruise control set at 80-85, and more than a few cars passed me like it was driving a moped. I have made that trip in a 240D, and I was just about the slowest thing on the road. Try driving a 240D up a mountain (at 8000 feet above sea-level) with 80 mph traffic in the left lane and 35 mph trucks in the right lane. Trust me, that's not the car you want to be driving on the highways in this part of the world.
|
Over here, certainly not everyone does 75-85 mph. Quite to the contrary, even in my 240D I frequently get stuck behind some moron in the fast lane doing the speed limit or under while being totally oblivious to everyone passing him or her on the right. Normally, I cruise at 70 mph in my 240D which is about the average speed on the freeways here.
I have gone over Donner Summit (about 7500 ft) in my 240D and it wasn't too bad either. Toward the top of the peak my speed dropped to about 55 mph. I was in the middle lane passing semis on my right, but getting passed on my left as expected. No big deal.