110mph and then some.

Come to think of it, I guess a 5 cyl turbo might go that fast with a little patience.

I was late catching a plane one time and must have been downhill with a tail wind in my 84 Euro 240D 4 speed. I saw 100MPH on the speedometer.

In my experience, that seems to be more of a problem with "woman folks" than "man folks."

My 5 cylinder euro non turbo would do 110. At 90mph I currently have plenty of pull to pass that mark now, I am waiting for an open day at Road Atlanta to see what it can really do.

Yeah,X2 on that. But riding the brakes going up hill is what puzzles me.
maybe they think it is a foot rest ?

We do have a lot of hills here in calif., say compared to kansas where it is flat. going over the Sierra to Nevada there can be some steep down grades where a slight drag on the brakes to maintain speed, even when running in a lower gear can generate extra heat.

I usually try not to use my brakes any more than I have to. the people that race red light to red light, can sure generate some heat. Hey Dude! slow down, roll into the light, time your self, then when it turns green just down shift and keep going.

Charlie

This happens when people use their left foot to brake.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Great point!

That is one of the hundred reasons that I taught my kids to drive a stick shift. You don't develop that nasty habit.

I learned to drive on a 55 Chevy Step Side PU 6 cyl 3 on the tree. was taught to keep my foot off the clutch peddle unless I was going to use it. it wasn`t a foot rest either.
Also kind of hard to brake with your left foot and shift at the same time.

The dimmer switch was on the floor on the left side, and the starter was to the right of the gas peddle. And Disc brakes, what were those? we were stuck with drums.

Now 49 yrs later Iam stressed out if my W123 doesn`t have the Gen II W126 vented brakes :rolleyes:

Charlie

There is that, and there are also the idiots who every thirty seconds or so have to hit their brakes to adjust speed. What happened to letting off the throttle?

Think is when youre in a lot of traffic, trying to get somewhere fast, and then are doing this over and over because the traffic cluster keeps going up and down in speed.

More thermal mass means lower brake temperatures, better overall retained capacity, lower heat loading on the bearings, etc.

There is a reason why even buying a cheap car today we see vented rotors on the front axle (at least). If they could save a few bucks and a few pounds of unsprung weight, dont you think hyundai and the rest would be doing so on the small cars?