Sometimes it really pays to be driving my CLK - Some cops have great taste in cars!
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Sometimes it really pays to be driving my CLK - Some cops have great taste in cars!
Just a friendly story about my last encounter with the boys in blue.
Started out at about 7:00pm (it was dark) when a silly kid in a small VW and a loud (not nice!) exhaust would not get out of my way as I entered the highway. So I took appropriate advantage of the touch shift and left him behind.
At this point I am starting to turn right on a long sweeping right hand bend doing about 75 mph (the legal limit at this point is 55) as the road splits in a gentle "Y". As I am taking the right side I notice a motorbike in the left looking like a cop so I cautiously (slowing down a little) move on. I could not quite decide if it was a cop, it was 3 lanes wide and I am in the right lane, he is in the left with a car in the middle. As we both go by the car in the middle I decide not to worry and accelerate on.
At this point I was traveling about 75 again (the legal limit is now 45) and the next thing I notice the bike accelerating fast and moving over to the right, it’s a cop. Second later with lights flashing in my rear view mirror I pull over.
He was real nice, he said "Sir you were going pretty fast" I put on my best innocent look, he then said "I was going 68 and you went straight past me" finally he stood back and took a nice long admiring look at the car and said "You have a real nice sports car here, have a good evening" and left.
Hey its nice to see that he has really good taste in cars, and was willing to give me a break.
Started out at about 7:00pm (it was dark) when a silly kid in a small VW and a loud (not nice!) exhaust would not get out of my way as I entered the highway. So I took appropriate advantage of the touch shift and left him behind.
At this point I am starting to turn right on a long sweeping right hand bend doing about 75 mph (the legal limit at this point is 55) as the road splits in a gentle "Y". As I am taking the right side I notice a motorbike in the left looking like a cop so I cautiously (slowing down a little) move on. I could not quite decide if it was a cop, it was 3 lanes wide and I am in the right lane, he is in the left with a car in the middle. As we both go by the car in the middle I decide not to worry and accelerate on.
At this point I was traveling about 75 again (the legal limit is now 45) and the next thing I notice the bike accelerating fast and moving over to the right, it’s a cop. Second later with lights flashing in my rear view mirror I pull over.
He was real nice, he said "Sir you were going pretty fast" I put on my best innocent look, he then said "I was going 68 and you went straight past me" finally he stood back and took a nice long admiring look at the car and said "You have a real nice sports car here, have a good evening" and left.
Hey its nice to see that he has really good taste in cars, and was willing to give me a break.
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Thanks for sharing. Lucky YOU!!
Where in the USA are the cops CLK admirers?
You may consider an Escort 8500 or Valentine 1 radar detector.
Around here, most motorcycle cops leave their radar gun on all the time.
You may consider an Escort 8500 or Valentine 1 radar detector.
Around here, most motorcycle cops leave their radar gun on all the time.
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Great!
I rely on a tad more "insurance" though, which includes ensuring some other sap (... er soul) is a more inviting target, using a V1 detector to "shake the bushes" and minimize the chances of getting caught with my pants down, and (being an old geezer Vietnam Conflict Veteran) having Veteran Plates an my vehicles.
Most officers have a modicum of gung-ho attitude and view themselves as somewhat of a para-military "brother" of-arms. Those plates have saved my butt on more than a few occassions!
Paul
I rely on a tad more "insurance" though, which includes ensuring some other sap (... er soul) is a more inviting target, using a V1 detector to "shake the bushes" and minimize the chances of getting caught with my pants down, and (being an old geezer Vietnam Conflict Veteran) having Veteran Plates an my vehicles.
Most officers have a modicum of gung-ho attitude and view themselves as somewhat of a para-military "brother" of-arms. Those plates have saved my butt on more than a few occassions!
Paul
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The 11-99 plates wont help if you "really" deserve a ticket. I used to give my family KMA-625/KMA-367 plates. KMA-625/KMA-367 is the FCC ID for the LAPD freq's in LA. My family still got pulled over and even ticketed every now and then. Even after presenting the officer with my business card ID'ing me as one of their "Brother's in Blue".
Bottom line is that if the officer thinks a citation is needed, he will write you. More than not however, if you are pulled over for a minor violation, act respectable and don't deny the violation, you run the chance of getting off with a warning.
Watch out for the motor officer's however..... Many of them will write their own mothers...
Bottom line is that if the officer thinks a citation is needed, he will write you. More than not however, if you are pulled over for a minor violation, act respectable and don't deny the violation, you run the chance of getting off with a warning.
Watch out for the motor officer's however..... Many of them will write their own mothers...
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Karl K, I am also in Palm Beach County. Goto any police station, they have these bumper stickers that say "I Support the PBSO", they will usually give them to you for free. Anyways, slap one of those on your bumpers and if a cop stops you, while he is walking up to your CLK he will see that and be very nice... I know from experience, haha. Make sure you put it in the back left, because thats where they would always see it. It does look sort of fugly though, but it's worth it.
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He He... I did my normal last second brake slamming today to avoid a ticket going down Imperial Hww/Cannon (SoCal). 75-40 mph in less than a second. Funny thing is, the speed limit was 50, I had to speed back up to avoid looking like a drunk.
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Originally posted by Mach430
He He... I did my normal last second brake slamming today to avoid a ticket going down Imperial Hww/Cannon (SoCal). 75-40 mph in less than a second. Funny thing is, the speed limit was 50, I had to speed back up to avoid looking like a drunk.
He He... I did my normal last second brake slamming today to avoid a ticket going down Imperial Hww/Cannon (SoCal). 75-40 mph in less than a second. Funny thing is, the speed limit was 50, I had to speed back up to avoid looking like a drunk.
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Karl K, I am also in Palm Beach County. Goto any police station, they have these
bumper stickers that say "I Support the PBSO", they will usually give them to you
for free. Anyways, slap one of those on your bumpers and if a cop stops you,
while he is walking up to your CLK he will see that and be very nice... I know from
experience, haha. Make sure you put it in the back left, because thats where
they would always see it. It does look sort of fugly though, but it's worth it.
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And PBSO stands for Police Bring Special Offerings? haha
tnx John,
I shall pursue!
bumper stickers that say "I Support the PBSO", they will usually give them to you
for free. Anyways, slap one of those on your bumpers and if a cop stops you,
while he is walking up to your CLK he will see that and be very nice... I know from
experience, haha. Make sure you put it in the back left, because thats where
they would always see it. It does look sort of fugly though, but it's worth it.
*************************************************
And PBSO stands for Police Bring Special Offerings? haha
tnx John,
I shall pursue!
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Originally posted by awiner
Best thing to do in that instance is to knock the Touch Shift one to two gears down. This way you don't do a front end nose dive, which if caught is a dead give away.
Best thing to do in that instance is to knock the Touch Shift one to two gears down. This way you don't do a front end nose dive, which if caught is a dead give away.
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Originally Posted by Mach430
There was no time for the normal gear kick down.. Luckily it was downhill, so the front was already pointing down. In any event, if I ever get pulled over again, I'm going to try my new one... "Where have you guys been? I've been followed for the last 20 minutes."
didn't work..
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I agree with awiner; if you deserve a ticket you'll get a ticket. Another myth is once a ticket is written it can't be taken care of, if he or she wanted they could scratch the speeding (for example) and put in a fix it violation.
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I am a COP!
I am a Reserve Deputy Sheriff. I own a CLK55 and a Porsche 911.
All we ask is that you be careful out there. Yes officers do have discretion when issuing citations. I can write you for reckless driving a misdemeanor not an infraction if I can justfy it in my PC charging.
Please obey the traffic laws it is for everyones safty.
Remember the life you save may be yours or even mine. There were more officers lost in the line of duty last year in traffic related causes than gunfire.
Owen
All we ask is that you be careful out there. Yes officers do have discretion when issuing citations. I can write you for reckless driving a misdemeanor not an infraction if I can justfy it in my PC charging.
Please obey the traffic laws it is for everyones safty.
Remember the life you save may be yours or even mine. There were more officers lost in the line of duty last year in traffic related causes than gunfire.
Owen
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Good Taste in Cars
Interesting to see a thread that I started 4 years ago spring to life!
I must admit that several years ago I decided that the speed limit (or fairly close to it!) was the way to go on public roads. This did leave me with a need to occasionally drive faster.
Some recent experience pushed me in a different direction to satisfy that urge. About a year ago I had to replace my wife’s car, she drove a 2003 C240 4WD and it got wrecked (no one was hurt and it was the other drivers fault!) I replaced it with a 04 BMW325i (we needed a change) with the BMW sports package (the car has everything except the NAV which we doe not need!) it was a great deal. This car is not very quick (adequate not quick) but it drives beautifully on winding roads. Also at the time my daughter was learning to drive and she found the BMW much easier to drive than the CLK.
It is time to trade my 01 CLK320 (coming up to 5 years old but with only 42K miles) and I was looking at a new CLK500, I did not like the style (the front is okay but the side and the back are not my idea of what a sports coupe look like. So instead I decided to keep the CLK320 instead of trading it in and I bought a used Boxster S (2001) the prices are not too bad. The Boxster will be a fun/WE car. I am planning to take it to some events to get a little track time. I have never done this before and I hope to achieve two objectives by doing this:
1) It should satisfy my needs for an occasionally burst of speed.
2) Improve my driving (I will take some lessons!).
The CLK is nice smooth ride with quite adequate performance. The BMW handles extremely well (I know my limits and I know that I will run out of skill before I run out of car!). However the Porsche is even better (I would not want to drive 500 miles in one day in it, for that I will stick to the CLK!). The acceleration, handling and sound of the Porsche cannot be beat. Also it is a manual so after driving automatics for 15 years I am finally back to a manual, lots of fun, but I need to practice to learn how to shift quickly.
A very rewarding experience, the only trouble is that I now need to upgrade the handling on the CLK (Shocks and Springs) it will stay as my daily driver.
Out of all the cars the BMW gets the most use (fun to drive and four doors), but both my wife and I agree that the look and feel of the CLK is a lot nicer (the climate control in the BMW is a pain! and the power seats do not work that well). For long trips (we moved from Utah to Northern California 2 years ago and I drive back to Utah to see my son twice a year nearly 600 miles) we take the CLK a smooth, quiet refined, drive all day car! The Boxster is great fun to take out with the top down and drive on the winding mountain roads we have around here (it has been cold but driving the Boxster with the top up is a sin., and a 600 mile drive would be tough!
As you can see from the above none of the cars are really fast (by the standards on this and other forums) but I must admit that as I get older I am definitely learning to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of each car and I really enjoy using each one in the way it was designed to be used.
Keep safe out their!
I must admit that several years ago I decided that the speed limit (or fairly close to it!) was the way to go on public roads. This did leave me with a need to occasionally drive faster.
Some recent experience pushed me in a different direction to satisfy that urge. About a year ago I had to replace my wife’s car, she drove a 2003 C240 4WD and it got wrecked (no one was hurt and it was the other drivers fault!) I replaced it with a 04 BMW325i (we needed a change) with the BMW sports package (the car has everything except the NAV which we doe not need!) it was a great deal. This car is not very quick (adequate not quick) but it drives beautifully on winding roads. Also at the time my daughter was learning to drive and she found the BMW much easier to drive than the CLK.
It is time to trade my 01 CLK320 (coming up to 5 years old but with only 42K miles) and I was looking at a new CLK500, I did not like the style (the front is okay but the side and the back are not my idea of what a sports coupe look like. So instead I decided to keep the CLK320 instead of trading it in and I bought a used Boxster S (2001) the prices are not too bad. The Boxster will be a fun/WE car. I am planning to take it to some events to get a little track time. I have never done this before and I hope to achieve two objectives by doing this:
1) It should satisfy my needs for an occasionally burst of speed.
2) Improve my driving (I will take some lessons!).
The CLK is nice smooth ride with quite adequate performance. The BMW handles extremely well (I know my limits and I know that I will run out of skill before I run out of car!). However the Porsche is even better (I would not want to drive 500 miles in one day in it, for that I will stick to the CLK!). The acceleration, handling and sound of the Porsche cannot be beat. Also it is a manual so after driving automatics for 15 years I am finally back to a manual, lots of fun, but I need to practice to learn how to shift quickly.
A very rewarding experience, the only trouble is that I now need to upgrade the handling on the CLK (Shocks and Springs) it will stay as my daily driver.
Out of all the cars the BMW gets the most use (fun to drive and four doors), but both my wife and I agree that the look and feel of the CLK is a lot nicer (the climate control in the BMW is a pain! and the power seats do not work that well). For long trips (we moved from Utah to Northern California 2 years ago and I drive back to Utah to see my son twice a year nearly 600 miles) we take the CLK a smooth, quiet refined, drive all day car! The Boxster is great fun to take out with the top down and drive on the winding mountain roads we have around here (it has been cold but driving the Boxster with the top up is a sin., and a 600 mile drive would be tough!
As you can see from the above none of the cars are really fast (by the standards on this and other forums) but I must admit that as I get older I am definitely learning to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of each car and I really enjoy using each one in the way it was designed to be used.
Keep safe out their!
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Originally Posted by Martin
Interesting to see a thread that I started 4 years ago spring to life!
I must admit that several years ago I decided that the speed limit (or fairly close to it!) was the way to go on public roads. This did leave me with a need to occasionally drive faster.
Some recent experience pushed me in a different direction to satisfy that urge. About a year ago I had to replace my wife’s car, she drove a 2003 C240 4WD and it got wrecked (no one was hurt and it was the other drivers fault!) I replaced it with a 04 BMW325i (we needed a change) with the BMW sports package (the car has everything except the NAV which we doe not need!) it was a great deal. This car is not very quick (adequate not quick) but it drives beautifully on winding roads. Also at the time my daughter was learning to drive and she found the BMW much easier to drive than the CLK.
It is time to trade my 01 CLK320 (coming up to 5 years old but with only 42K miles) and I was looking at a new CLK500, I did not like the style (the front is okay but the side and the back are not my idea of what a sports coupe look like. So instead I decided to keep the CLK320 instead of trading it in and I bought a used Boxster S (2001) the prices are not too bad. The Boxster will be a fun/WE car. I am planning to take it to some events to get a little track time. I have never done this before and I hope to achieve two objectives by doing this:
1) It should satisfy my needs for an occasionally burst of speed.
2) Improve my driving (I will take some lessons!).
The CLK is nice smooth ride with quite adequate performance. The BMW handles extremely well (I know my limits and I know that I will run out of skill before I run out of car!). However the Porsche is even better (I would not want to drive 500 miles in one day in it, for that I will stick to the CLK!). The acceleration, handling and sound of the Porsche cannot be beat. Also it is a manual so after driving automatics for 15 years I am finally back to a manual, lots of fun, but I need to practice to learn how to shift quickly.
A very rewarding experience, the only trouble is that I now need to upgrade the handling on the CLK (Shocks and Springs) it will stay as my daily driver.
Out of all the cars the BMW gets the most use (fun to drive and four doors), but both my wife and I agree that the look and feel of the CLK is a lot nicer (the climate control in the BMW is a pain! and the power seats do not work that well). For long trips (we moved from Utah to Northern California 2 years ago and I drive back to Utah to see my son twice a year nearly 600 miles) we take the CLK a smooth, quiet refined, drive all day car! The Boxster is great fun to take out with the top down and drive on the winding mountain roads we have around here (it has been cold but driving the Boxster with the top up is a sin., and a 600 mile drive would be tough!
As you can see from the above none of the cars are really fast (by the standards on this and other forums) but I must admit that as I get older I am definitely learning to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of each car and I really enjoy using each one in the way it was designed to be used.
Keep safe out their!
I must admit that several years ago I decided that the speed limit (or fairly close to it!) was the way to go on public roads. This did leave me with a need to occasionally drive faster.
Some recent experience pushed me in a different direction to satisfy that urge. About a year ago I had to replace my wife’s car, she drove a 2003 C240 4WD and it got wrecked (no one was hurt and it was the other drivers fault!) I replaced it with a 04 BMW325i (we needed a change) with the BMW sports package (the car has everything except the NAV which we doe not need!) it was a great deal. This car is not very quick (adequate not quick) but it drives beautifully on winding roads. Also at the time my daughter was learning to drive and she found the BMW much easier to drive than the CLK.
It is time to trade my 01 CLK320 (coming up to 5 years old but with only 42K miles) and I was looking at a new CLK500, I did not like the style (the front is okay but the side and the back are not my idea of what a sports coupe look like. So instead I decided to keep the CLK320 instead of trading it in and I bought a used Boxster S (2001) the prices are not too bad. The Boxster will be a fun/WE car. I am planning to take it to some events to get a little track time. I have never done this before and I hope to achieve two objectives by doing this:
1) It should satisfy my needs for an occasionally burst of speed.
2) Improve my driving (I will take some lessons!).
The CLK is nice smooth ride with quite adequate performance. The BMW handles extremely well (I know my limits and I know that I will run out of skill before I run out of car!). However the Porsche is even better (I would not want to drive 500 miles in one day in it, for that I will stick to the CLK!). The acceleration, handling and sound of the Porsche cannot be beat. Also it is a manual so after driving automatics for 15 years I am finally back to a manual, lots of fun, but I need to practice to learn how to shift quickly.
A very rewarding experience, the only trouble is that I now need to upgrade the handling on the CLK (Shocks and Springs) it will stay as my daily driver.
Out of all the cars the BMW gets the most use (fun to drive and four doors), but both my wife and I agree that the look and feel of the CLK is a lot nicer (the climate control in the BMW is a pain! and the power seats do not work that well). For long trips (we moved from Utah to Northern California 2 years ago and I drive back to Utah to see my son twice a year nearly 600 miles) we take the CLK a smooth, quiet refined, drive all day car! The Boxster is great fun to take out with the top down and drive on the winding mountain roads we have around here (it has been cold but driving the Boxster with the top up is a sin., and a 600 mile drive would be tough!
As you can see from the above none of the cars are really fast (by the standards on this and other forums) but I must admit that as I get older I am definitely learning to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of each car and I really enjoy using each one in the way it was designed to be used.
Keep safe out their!
