I saw this in the news.
Any of you Texas people gonna use it?


85 mph! Texas to open toll highway with fastest speed limit in nation - U.S. News

That's like what . . . 2nd gear in a Veyron?

Kinda ridiculous--the fanfare anyway. They regularly go 85 on the ones around Dallas.

BBBBBBBBBBut ttttthat's illegal!

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Maybe Nevada will see this and raise our limits. The max right now is 75, but there are plenty of places you could do 100+ relatively safely.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Could?

MV

Some of already have. This is how I know.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

But if it's a toll road, what good is an 85mph limit if I'm always having to slow/stop for toll booths?

MV

Might have to take my new ride out there....

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

piss on perrys toll roads. uh thaks incorrect--he sold them off to a Spanish private equity outfit and paid for the ridiculous run for president with his pocket lined with euros

go to Montana. 75mph night speed limit, no daytime speed limit on some highways. Then you could really see what she could do

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I thought you hated Texas

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1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I remember back in the sixties Montana (or Wyoming?) had no speed limit. Mike Mansfield a prominant senator from there had a 64 ford with the 427 high output motor with a four speed for cruising quickly!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Hmmmm, interesting. Must investigate this.


I did find out that I can ship my new ride to Germany for ~1100 round trip. Not bad, especially when its going to cost me ~800 to rent a car for my trip.

Hate is a strong word. The people there are awesome, some of the most humble, down to earth people I have ever had the privilege of meeting.


Texas is "uncomfortable"... The humidity kills me. (among other things, the traffic is WTF I WANT TO GOUGE MY EYEBALLS OUT HORRIBLE)

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Yep, 2nd part sounds like hate to me