Our Beasts Shine On the Open Road
05-31-2005 | 10:06 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by Marcus Frost
dgussin1,
Whether he's at 140, or at 80, if the tire goes it's not going to be a pretty sight. Hell, driving a car is downright dangerous to begin with when there is public transport, and the bicycle. I don't think you are being realistic by criticizing him for doing 140mph. Losing a tire at almost any speed above 50 could end in tragedy... just getting in the car could end in tragedy.
04E55, don't sweat it. We drive 500hp cars because we want to enjoy them on the street, obviously MB thinks the car is good to at least 155mph, but I will agree with them much above that is pushing your luck - not because of a tire blowing, but just because how anything is difficult to react to in the given amount of time at that speed. I'm happy having hit off my limiter a number of times.
-m
Whether he's at 140, or at 80, if the tire goes it's not going to be a pretty sight. Hell, driving a car is downright dangerous to begin with when there is public transport, and the bicycle. I don't think you are being realistic by criticizing him for doing 140mph. Losing a tire at almost any speed above 50 could end in tragedy... just getting in the car could end in tragedy.
04E55, don't sweat it. We drive 500hp cars because we want to enjoy them on the street, obviously MB thinks the car is good to at least 155mph, but I will agree with them much above that is pushing your luck - not because of a tire blowing, but just because how anything is difficult to react to in the given amount of time at that speed. I'm happy having hit off my limiter a number of times.
-m
Like I said, drive fast...just do it by yourself, not with your wife and kids in the car. I don't see why you guys are disagreeing with me. Would you be willing to kill your family because you want to drive fast.
05-31-2005 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus Frost
dgussin1,
Whether he's at 140, or at 80, if the tire goes it's not going to be a pretty sight. Hell, driving a car is downright dangerous to begin with when there is public transport, and the bicycle. I don't think you are being realistic by criticizing him for doing 140mph. Losing a tire at almost any speed above 50 could end in tragedy... just getting in the car could end in tragedy.
04E55, don't sweat it. We drive 500hp cars because we want to enjoy them on the street, obviously MB thinks the car is good to at least 155mph, but I will agree with them much above that is pushing your luck - not because of a tire blowing, but just because how anything is difficult to react to in the given amount of time at that speed. I'm happy having hit off my limiter a number of times.
-m
Whether he's at 140, or at 80, if the tire goes it's not going to be a pretty sight. Hell, driving a car is downright dangerous to begin with when there is public transport, and the bicycle. I don't think you are being realistic by criticizing him for doing 140mph. Losing a tire at almost any speed above 50 could end in tragedy... just getting in the car could end in tragedy.
04E55, don't sweat it. We drive 500hp cars because we want to enjoy them on the street, obviously MB thinks the car is good to at least 155mph, but I will agree with them much above that is pushing your luck - not because of a tire blowing, but just because how anything is difficult to react to in the given amount of time at that speed. I'm happy having hit off my limiter a number of times.
-m
Lets not be to hard on dgussin1 since what he is saying has merit. I do NOT make it a habit to drive fast when my little one or wife are in the car.
05-31-2005 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dgussin1
Like I said, drive fast...just do it by yourself, not with your wife and kids in the car. I don't see why you guys are disagreeing with me. Would you be willing to kill your family because you want to drive fast.
05-31-2005 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dgussin1
I am not saying that he shouldn't go fast...I drive fast...I have a 730 crank horsepower car...you know, you had that 1000hp supra, right? It is a little different planting it in a wall at 80 as opposed to 140 +.
Like I said, drive fast...just do it by yourself, not with your wife and kids in the car. I don't see why you guys are disagreeing with me. Would you be willing to kill your family because you want to drive fast.
Like I said, drive fast...just do it by yourself, not with your wife and kids in the car. I don't see why you guys are disagreeing with me. Would you be willing to kill your family because you want to drive fast.
-m
05-31-2005 | 11:14 PM
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I just think what dgussin mention is fair for everyone to hear whether we like it or not. I for one wholeheartedly agrees with him. I wont let my wife or kids in my car while over 100mph thats for sure. Perhaps its just the way he made 04E55AMG sound like an *** that makes everyone pissed off. Sometimes you just have to post nicely dgussin. We are AMG followers, we are all hot blooded my friend lol. 
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06-01-2005 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by DerekFSU
It's not your life. There's plenty of self-righteous preaching in the world that it doesn't need to come from some Mustang drivin' kid on a Mercedes forum. Like I said, save the preachin' for Sunday.
06-01-2005 | 06:32 AM
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Damn you ******, because of your fighting Derek couldnt read my very reasonable answer to his problem. Seriously come pick me up, cali is only a few states passed texas. Its also next to Arizona/Nevada, where everything is legal.
