My own "Chuck Yeager" moment

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According to the speedometer in my 220D, I reached the "brickwall in the sky" also known as 80 mph for the first time yesterday. And the more surprising part was that it was actually on a flat road. It was exhilarating. For those unfamiliar, my vehicle has a published top speed of about 83 mph, so I was basically at or very near the redline. It was an odd experience to be actually passing other cars on the freeway. I sometimes joke that the reason my car has no mirror on the passenger door is because you are never actually overtaking anyone.

My family and I are temporarily moving away from CA, so I am going to have to leave the Merc parked here until January. So I wanted to have some fun before I go. I thought someone out there might get a chuckle out of what passes for "high-speed" when you own one of these vehicles.