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From: Caribbean/Florida/Colorado
E-ZGO 53hp., 1999 E 430 sport, 2004 E 55, 2008 Tahoe LTZ on 24"s
Children 16-19 are high risk drivers "just the facts".
http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafet...factsheet.html
http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafet...factsheet.html
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From: Puerto Rico
2005 E55 AMG
Children 16-19 are high risk drivers "just the facts".
http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafet...factsheet.html
http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafet...factsheet.html
When I was young, I would do FAR dumber things in a low powered car than I would in a high powered car just because I actually respected the high powered car.
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From: Philadelphia, PA
2008 A8L, 2002 996TT X50, 2009 X5
Awww Hells no!
I've been right around 170 in it a few times, once with the top down. Wasn't one of my smarter moments. The car still feels pretty damn planted at that speed. I raced a Viper to that speed not so long ago, and I'll be honest....afterwards I had to stop and get out of the car for a minute. The car never felt upset, but I won't be doing that again anytime soon.
Jerry (Eurocharged) tossed me the keys to his heavily worked E60 M5, at the Texas Mile in October. Ran it to 166mph with a pretty gusty wind at the big end. THAT, was a bit more unnerving.
Even if I had the room, and could do it legally, I have no desire to test out 5 miles of WOT in the 600. I'd do it in a purpose built car in a heartbeat though.
I've been right around 170 in it a few times, once with the top down. Wasn't one of my smarter moments. The car still feels pretty damn planted at that speed. I raced a Viper to that speed not so long ago, and I'll be honest....afterwards I had to stop and get out of the car for a minute. The car never felt upset, but I won't be doing that again anytime soon.
Jerry (Eurocharged) tossed me the keys to his heavily worked E60 M5, at the Texas Mile in October. Ran it to 166mph with a pretty gusty wind at the big end. THAT, was a bit more unnerving.
Even if I had the room, and could do it legally, I have no desire to test out 5 miles of WOT in the 600. I'd do it in a purpose built car in a heartbeat though.
). It'd take brass ***** and a non-medicated psychological condition to figure 5 miles of WOT in a modded V12TT was a good idea.
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From: PHX and NYC
11 QX56, 09 E63, 00 S2000
Yep...but having a 450hp car doesn't necesarily make it worse...especially if the car is a safer car than the 100hp 1980 VW jetta.
When I was young, I would do FAR dumber things in a low powered car than I would in a high powered car just because I actually respected the high powered car.
When I was young, I would do FAR dumber things in a low powered car than I would in a high powered car just because I actually respected the high powered car.
