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Originally posted by Orkrist
In the US's defense, a lot of our cars are totally capable of high speeds over long distances. Its just that most the people trying to do it aren't driving on of them! I even drove my Explorer for 2.5 hrs at full throttle, right around 100 mph. No problems, no traffic, great weather. I was going to a funeral and was running late.
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100mph is slow. 125mph is a great crusing speed most of the TDI VWs and Audis 1.9Ts were doing that speed. They seem to be the most frequent car at the most frequent higher speed (125mph). And thats abouthalf throttle. That is the big difference between US cars and German cars.
The only american cars I would trust over 100mph are corvettes, vipers, and maybe the crossfire because thats basically a benz.
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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.
Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.
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