The Fastest you've driven?

I'd be interested to know how fast you've travelled whilst in control of your vehicle.....and where. Don't care about legality, just the figures.

Ready - steady - GO!

Nothing above 70 for me. Any quicker than that and the labrador sticks his head out of the window (*why do dogs do that?) and then "we" can't see where we're going.

Uhh, Baroness, if you look at this thread (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=6041&highlight=fastest), you'll see we've covered this. So just add what you've done.:)

ah yes, DVSNCYNIKL , but this is a poll and it's much more exiting with the nice lines at the top....don't you think? From a woman's point of view, I do.

Originally posted by Baroness Maggie
ah yes, DVSNCYNIKL , but this is a poll and it's much more exiting with the nice lines at the top....don't you think? From a woman's point of view, I do.

True, since you put it that way. Just wanted to save you the trouble of having this started over again. So I'll just cast my vote.:D

Originally posted by DVSNCYNIKL


True, since you put it that way. Just wanted to save you the trouble of having this started over again. So I'll just cast my vote.:D

no worries, I spotted the other one but it became more of a geography lesson to be honest....I just want raw figures and pretty pictures

We can merge the two threads and keep the poll. And why's this in the 3 Series forum?

i've been to 140mph.... not too shabby :)

I have gotten up to 139. Then I saw a few cars up in the distance, so I slowed down. That was at 2:00 am on I-65. I felt like my car was pretty much topped out. Had a little little bit left. Mags say the top speed is 141 for my coug.

ive topped out @ appx. 153 mph with my car.
i just had my ecu chip tampered to remove that pesky
speed/rev limiter. thank you bavauto.com!

with my 2000 Honda Accord V6 (plannin to toss that, and get bmw 325i), i got up to about 220 km/h , i'm from canada so i donno mph off hand

Over 160 MPH on my Yamaha, ran out of road so I had to slow down.

I have gone 90 in my 325xi. I have never had the courage to go over the 100 mark!

Originally posted by snorlaxtowncar
I have gone 90 in my 325xi.

Me neither. I just have a bad feeling about going over 100. Maybe when I get a better car. I have gotten it up to 92 on the way to school. It was on a back-road of course. :D

92- nice! when I went 90, it was in the interstate where the speed limit was 55- what was the speed limit where you went 92?

Well I havn't been driving but a year now. I've had a chevy blazer the hole time. It's pretty sporty for an SUV. I currently have a jetta in my shop. But I've hit 100mph in that blazer. But the biggest rush I've ever had was when I was cut off doin about 90. Thanks to ABS I never hit the old fart knock that cut me off. He was only doin about 40 which made it so hard to not kill myself. Well I know 100 isn't too fast but when my jetta is done I'll have to repost. Keep on Dubbin!!

I was cruizing at 145mph up I-5 goin to seattle. I still had some room to play with. Good times with the Sport Quattro.

Took the car up to 140 on the access road to Dulles Airport when I first got it.


This is what I looked like.......:bloated::silly:


Haven't done that since.

I found it to be kind of unsettling. Not to mention, there was a very real possibility of going to jail. I think I enjoy the fast curves of a twisty road alot more than just balls out, straight forward speed!!

i got my cobra to 157 before i started shakin and felt like my rims were bout to fly off

I've only hit 90 in my 320i, but it only has a four-speed tranny for now.
Been alot faster than that in other cars, here's some numbers 4ya...

'96 Camry v6 247 Kp / 153 Mph ,rental- no limiter for some reason.

'77 Pontiac LeMans 240 Km / 149 Mph ,I thought we were going to die the front end was shaking so bad!

But the fastest ever was 275 / 170 Mph on a mostly stock '89 GSX-R1100. Amazing ... passing cars as if they were parked and the front tire actually lifted off the pavement. I only had that bike for a few months and I'm glad cause I would have ended up a road smear.

Those were all good days.....

i got busted doin 87 in a 50mph zone in brooklyn NYC... racin a stupid crx civic.. it had one of those angry weedwacker mufflers on it... sounded so dumb.. couldnt get away from a stock cavalier... worthless mod... i break a hundred atleast 4 times a week... on local roads... gimme a faster car god that handles.. ill go to church everyday.... to pray.. .for my life... and my car... of course..

Seen a indicated 148mph in my scooby STI version 5 coupe when i had it early on in 2001 on a test track i might add,in the Uk.:sun:

I got to 137 before I chickened out. I was approaching a very hilly area of highway in rural Kansas. I was afraid I'd pop over a hill and cream an old farmer on a tractor.

I had my 87 325ic up to 125 :devil:

137 in my 00' Civic Si w/basic mods

My dad's friend has a GT40 that he races, he didn't let me drive it but he gave me a ride - got to 180. Closed course though... no law breaking there...:(

U should come to england if u havent been over 100 ur some kind a pussy! I have a ford Fiesta (sorry americans but us euro people will know what it is) 1.3 ive had 100 out of that, just, down a hill. but ive had my cousons E46 328ci up to 120 and that was as smooth as anything. no probs. GET SOME BALLS!:grey:

are you talkin in kilometers or miles?

MPH, the only way to fly!

I've got a '91 325ix too and I've been at a solid 120 with it. Man gotta luv those german autos!!

I bought a cobra in Texas and drove it back up to new england where I live, and found that would do about 160 or so.

But the real kicker is that I've gone from Albany, NY to Boston, MA and back again in 4 1/2 hours total, non-stop, from Albany to Boston and back. you do the math. That includes the tolls too!

:D :eek:

Some people tap a vain or sniff for it but all I do is hit the gas
speed is addicting its the only way i get high:bandit:









:devil:

Originally posted by dirty
Some people tap a vain or sniff

you could always smoke :D :bonghitte :devil:

Smoke what marajiuana I would never do something like that:)
Dont do drugs Drugs are bad mmmmmk!:bandit:


:devil:

Fastest I've driven....it was the summer of 95, I'd just graduated highschool. The father of a close friend of mine is a serious car collector. He's shown me picture album books of the cars he's owned. Everything from Ferraris to a '53 Merc. Anyway, he often gave his son the keys to his '90 or '91, don't quite remember, Corvette ZR1. This thing was bitchin'. The motor in that car alone should sell for 25grand today. We were on a new toll road by the beach, so new that it looked like a paved racetrack. The '90 ZR1 has a digital speedometer...and according to Chevrolet's engineers, I was doing 167 in one of there cars. This was over six years ago, and to this day, even on trips to Vegas, I've never had the intention of breaking my own personal record.

Originally posted by BlackMansWish
with my 2000 Honda Accord V6 (plannin to toss that, and get bmw 325i), i got up to about 220 km/h , i'm from canada so i donno mph off hand

divide that by 1.61 to get 136.6 mph

My record as a driver is 230km/h (about 144mph) with my previous 728i BMW on the local highway. As a passenger 280km/h (about 175mph) with my friend's Audi RS2 on the Autobahn near Frankfurt.

Oh momma I love speeeed :D

i was on the highway the otherday and the speed limit is 55 and i was going 60 then some guy in a lexus gets on my ass so i speed up to 80 and he is still on my ass so i drop it down to 4th and kick it up to 130 with the quickness, :devil:

for me it was around 137-140ish, but the best part was the e34 M5 doing the same thing right next to me!

I have had my car up to 130 but i try not to look at how fast im going i like to keep my eyes on the road:devil:

'only' 115mph in my golf, maxed out on the motorway.. car unstable, shaking, tyres wobbling, i dont think they were rated for that kind of speed.. the expression on my girlfriend's face when i looked over and told her that! Priceless!
the golf is the only car ive owned and i dont intend to borrow a friend's car to break my record! besides with the amount of speed cameras in the UK its pretty stupid to drive at these speeds.. could have gotten into serious sh*t... oh well...
cheers
jay

BMW 325i E36 1992

Totally standard car, no mods.
With two passengers.

240 Kmh sustained for a few minutes (no downhill, no backwind).

It's about 145 Mph or something.

fastest i've been is 125 (downhill on the freeway :P) in my parents 88 accord lx w/133k miles :D

I used to drive 90-110 mph on the 55 mph highways around my house daily... until I realized thats not too smart :)

-Grendel

Hi guys, I'm new to this BB ;)

The fastest I've driven on a straight road was 139mph ... then I ran out of revs:)


Alaska Blue E36 BMW 320i(Euro) (http://johanp1.8m.net/BMW/bmw2.html)

I have only been up to 100mph on a service road i knew was open. Oddly enough the next day a cop was sitting on the side sniping people. In dallas cops are everywhere so it is hard to enjoy the full power in your hands. Someone earlier said that they with 148 or 146 in a 330ci. The BMWUSA home page states that a 330's top speed is 126, and a M3's is 144. I dont know if this a because of a gov. or not. I havent goten to test the numbers for myself yet. I have been up to 114 in my '95 Explorer. Heh. The BMW got to 100 so effortlessly, i wanted to keep it punched but there was a stoplight ahead and i was in a pretty urban area.:D

Originally posted by UltimateBMW
I have only been up to 100mph on a service road i knew was open. Oddly enough the next day a cop was sitting on the side sniping people. In dallas cops are everywhere so it is hard to enjoy the full power in your hands. Someone earlier said that they with 148 or 146 in a 330ci. The BMWUSA home page states that a 330's top speed is 126, and a M3's is 144. I dont know if this a because of a gov. or not. I havent goten to test the numbers for myself yet. I have been up to 114 in my '95 Explorer. Heh. The BMW got to 100 so effortlessly, i wanted to keep it punched but there was a stoplight ahead and i was in a pretty urban area.:D
I'm not sure about the USA, but in my country the M3 and 330i are governed to 155mph...;)

Here is the URL:
http://www.bmwusa.com/welcome.cfm?code=Home

Go to 330CI then to Technical Data
You will find this:
Performance


Drag coefficient
Cd
0.32


Top speed1
mph
128


Acceleration 0-60 mph2
sec
6.4 (7.0)

If you go to M3
You find this:


Performance


Drag coefficient
Cd
0.33


Top speed1
mph
155


Acceleration 0-60 mph2
sec
4.8

The 330 is limited to 126 in the USA. Feel free to check it all. ;)

Originally posted by UltimateBMW
Here is the URL:
http://www.bmwusa.com/welcome.cfm?code=Home

The 330 is limited to 126 in the USA. Feel free to check it all. ;)
Oh, ok ;)

I guess it would probably be worth it to import the euro spec models then...

my fastest on the road in the UK is about 130mph, but i took a Dodge Viper up to just a shade over 200mph at Snetterton racetrack,i think i would describe it as .....fun!

about 120 MPH in my 85 bmw 318i

have a 89 honda civc that I think 90 is the max

and we have a 93 ford aerostar the speedo is maxed at 95 MPH and I was at least 20 over, vans were never meant to be driven that fast for a reason

Originally posted by johanp

I guess it would probably be worth it to import the euro spec models then...

I think it's all in the car's computer. A bit of magic ;) and the US 330 will go the same as it's European sister (brother? ;) )
The only thing I'm not sure is are the brakes in the US versions smaller... That was defenetly the case with Honda Accord Coupe. I used to have one and I compared the US/Canada spec. V6 with European (German) version 2.2. EU Accord had bigger and better brakes.

Originally posted by Mr_Root


I think it's all in the car's computer. A bit of magic ;) and the US 330 will go the same as it's European sister (brother? ;) )

That's also true ;)

The only thing I'm not sure is are the brakes in the US versions smaller... That was defenetly the case with Honda Accord Coupe. I used to have one and I compared the US/Canada spec. V6 with European (German) version 2.2. EU Accord had bigger and better brakes.
I doubt if they would put smaller brakes on the US spec...

Fitting smaller brakes just wouldnt make any sense. just because the top speed is different, both cars have the same ability to accelerate and therefore need the same amount of stopping power.

cheers,
jay

fastest Ive gone was 120 in my 87 CRX. It was about 1:30 A.M on I 94.
It wasnt anything major. Especially when you drive hella fast at night you dont get a vry good perspective of how fast your actually travelling. I made good time getting to the lake though HAAAAAA.

Just clipped 190 in one of the race spec XJR 15's scared the living shit out of me, my brother in laws 220 will do about that but its a bit of a tank (Highly modified (Very Highly)).

I have taken the 528e up to about 110, apparently almost exactly top speed. Owner's manual quotes 111 for '86 528e automatic (my car). Not that fast, but hopefully I'll get an E34 525i soon. Over the past year, I've exceeded 100 about 10 or so times, without much drama due to 225/50R16 tires and a car that's not that slow!

i hit 162 (not bad for a 350 and a 3 speed auto), but that left me with a REALLY hot car that wouldn't start for a few hours, good thing the engines been rebuilt, almost cried, thought i killed it, my fastest passenger place speed was 203 (made me like blown 454 '57 chevy drag cars with nos :>)

wasnt driveing meself but went in this cosworth and holy shit. i av never been in a car so quick in my life. ive own cossys but this must be the beast of them all. going along hits 160 in no time then says hold on. me thinking yes very quick but then he hits the pedle and o my god. it starts burning rubber snakes slightly and o boy revs and speedo went totally off the clock. he said he is running 600ish horses which is nice but 890 foot pound of torque it scared the crap out of me.

130-135mph on I-495, pegged the needle in my honda crx, but i never took the bmw out that fast yet, maybe 85-90mph.

what kind of bmw?

My car is slow, I got up to 111 mph before the smooth straight-away ended.