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nevide.. you can convert the speedometer display to metric as well.. im surprised though.. i thought by toggling Metric to display Celcius, the digital speed readout would go to km simultaneously? 
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hmm... I'm pretty sure it doesn't. On my coupe anyway which should be the same with the sedan. When you go to the settings menu, it will prompt you to choose the temp display and the speed display seperately so you can choose to display the speed in metrics and temp in imperial, speed in imperial and temp in metrics, and any other combination. Did you know that you can also turn off the auto lock so your car won't lock everytime you drive away? Try it.
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Fastest I went in my C-coupe was tagging a Hyundai going down the I-5 last month to visit my friends at UCSD during spring break. I peaked out around 100-105 or so, but I only took a pic while going 95. I'll post it later if this thread is still alive.
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Originally posted by preyx
Fastest I went in my C-coupe was tagging a Hyundai going down the I-5 last month to visit my friends at UCSD during spring break. I peaked out around 100-105 or so, but I only took a pic while going 95. I'll post it later if this thread is still alive.
Fastest I went in my C-coupe was tagging a Hyundai going down the I-5 last month to visit my friends at UCSD during spring break. I peaked out around 100-105 or so, but I only took a pic while going 95. I'll post it later if this thread is still alive.
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Originally posted by nevide
find a remote local highway and bring a friend to take pics and blast your way to top speed.
find a remote local highway and bring a friend to take pics and blast your way to top speed.
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Originally posted by nevide
hmm... I'm pretty sure it doesn't. On my coupe anyway which should be the same with the sedan. When you go to the settings menu, it will prompt you to choose the temp display and the speed display seperately so you can choose to display the speed in metrics and temp in imperial, speed in imperial and temp in metrics, and any other combination. Did you know that you can also turn off the auto lock so your car won't lock everytime you drive away? Try it.
hmm... I'm pretty sure it doesn't. On my coupe anyway which should be the same with the sedan. When you go to the settings menu, it will prompt you to choose the temp display and the speed display seperately so you can choose to display the speed in metrics and temp in imperial, speed in imperial and temp in metrics, and any other combination. Did you know that you can also turn off the auto lock so your car won't lock everytime you drive away? Try it.
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I don't have any high speed pics, but within an hour of picking the car up in Sindelfingen I found my 6 speed C-Coupe's govenor at 130 MPH / 210 KM/Hr.
9:54 PM in Sweden (May 27, 2002) an it's still light out!
Great gas mileage after driving through Sweden and Denmark (low speed limits)
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The concquences of driving fast:
9:54 PM in Sweden (May 27, 2002) an it's still light out!
Great gas mileage after driving through Sweden and Denmark (low speed limits)
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Metric:
The concquences of driving fast:
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i like to use degrees C instead of F because i can adjust the temperature of the AC faster in C...... how fast have you pushed your car to? i think 138 MPH is my max..... stopped going that high after i got pulled over a couple times.... now i drive like a grandpa at 80-90.
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There's too many cops that has nothing to do here in Iowa so driving even 80 is not possible in the interstates. I only pushed until 125 mph cuz it scares the hell out of me. I'll push harder next time.
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yea man.... going 140 is really an adrenaline rush!! i was goin so fast the truckers were high beamin me to slow down.... i made it back to LA from SF in only 4.5 hours and thats with a few pit stops.
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yea man.... going 140 is really an adrenaline rush!! i was goin so fast the truckers were high beamin me to slow down.... i made it back to LA from SF in only 4.5 hours and thats with a few pit stops.
yea man.... going 140 is really an adrenaline rush!! i was goin so fast the truckers were high beamin me to slow down.... i made it back to LA from SF in only 4.5 hours and thats with a few pit stops.
I was driving to Utah from Colorado and I was bouncing of the limiter quiet often, even on sections that where straight for miles and miles and next to no traffic, pretty much each trucker would flash his lights as I passed them 
I didn't do anything that would upset them besides speeding...just wondering since I've never had that problem in Germany.
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Originally posted by CarlssonCRS
cuz in germany theres no speed limits!
the truckers here are ****.
cuz in germany theres no speed limits!
the truckers here are ****.
If I had done something stupid then I would understand a reaction...
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Originally posted by Jens C320
Since I haven't been in the USA for too long I was wondering if anyone knows why truckers seem so upset as others traveling at speeds above the speedlimit? I was driving to Utah from Colorado and I was bouncing of the limiter quiet often, even on sections that where straight for miles and miles and next to no traffic, pretty much each trucker would flash his lights as I passed them I didn't do anything that would upset them besides speeding...just wondering since I've never had that problem in Germany.
Since I haven't been in the USA for too long I was wondering if anyone knows why truckers seem so upset as others traveling at speeds above the speedlimit?
I was driving to Utah from Colorado and I was bouncing of the limiter quiet often, even on sections that where straight for miles and miles and next to no traffic, pretty much each trucker would flash his lights as I passed them I didn't do anything that would upset them besides speeding...just wondering since I've never had that problem in Germany.
More than a couple of times I've been saved by those flashing truckers, I slow down and sure enough there was a cop 2 or 3 miles after.
Some other are just plain jealous they can't speed as much as you do.
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Hey, i have a really good idea for you guys. How about you dont speed, no cop chasing u, u dont have to depend on truckers to save u, no tickets, u live longer. Now is that a good idea or what? damn im such a Genious
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Originally posted by BenzC240
Hey, i have a really good idea for you guys. How about you dont speed, no cop chasing u, u dont have to depend on truckers to save u, no tickets, u live longer. Now is that a good idea or what? damn im such a Genious
Hey, i have a really good idea for you guys. How about you dont speed, no cop chasing u, u dont have to depend on truckers to save u, no tickets, u live longer. Now is that a good idea or what? damn im such a Genious
just the thought 
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Originally posted by BenzC240
Hey, i have a really good idea for you guys. How about you dont speed, no cop chasing u, u dont have to depend on truckers to save u, no tickets, u live longer. Now is that a good idea or what? damn im such a Genious
Hey, i have a really good idea for you guys. How about you dont speed, no cop chasing u, u dont have to depend on truckers to save u, no tickets, u live longer. Now is that a good idea or what? damn im such a Genious
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Originally posted by pocholin
Some truckers (at least in Texas) flash their lights to warn you about police activity around the road you are traveling.
More than a couple of times I've been saved by those flashing truckers, I slow down and sure enough there was a cop 2 or 3 miles after.
Some other are just plain jealous they can't speed as much as you do.
Some truckers (at least in Texas) flash their lights to warn you about police activity around the road you are traveling.
More than a couple of times I've been saved by those flashing truckers, I slow down and sure enough there was a cop 2 or 3 miles after.
Some other are just plain jealous they can't speed as much as you do.
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Originally posted by Outland
And pass the favor along, when you go past a cop, give em a flash going the other way
And pass the favor along, when you go past a cop, give em a flash going the other way
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Originally posted by BenzC240
U may live a boring life but hey at least u wont be dead or crippled, just another thought
U may live a boring life but hey at least u wont be dead or crippled, just another thought
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Hey, i have a really good idea for you guys. How about you dont speed, no cop chasing u, u dont have to depend on truckers to save u, no tickets, u live longer. Now is that a good idea or what? damn im such a Genious
