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hooked on grilling food. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,059 Joined: 3-April 04 From: West Plano Tx Member No.: 1,884 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
Tonight we were coming home from our softball parctice and I was driving Barbs Caddy SRX. Its got the sweeeet northstar 32 valve. This Civic with the fart can and a big wing cuts me off getting onto 190 and takes off. The boys are like get him dad so I gotta save face in front of my kids. We zip up next to him and he starts to pull out on us so I gas it and come back up next to him. We are into the triple digets now. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) As I pull up on him I just have one hand sort of draped over the wheel and give him one of those glances over my left sholder (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) Then I put the gas to the floor and that car just came to life. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif) There are a bunch of these cars running around with the V6 they are fun but with the V8 oh man are they FUN. We got home and I told Barb about it before the kids had a chance She failed to see the humor in it (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/spank.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/slap.gif)
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,477 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Pacifica, California Member No.: 91 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Sorry man but with kids in the car, I agree with the wife, you cant trust the butthead in the other car, and who knows what could go wrong...and for what...?
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Sir Post-a-lot ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 ![]() |
whats your shirt say?
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Seattle Member No.: 3,102 ![]() |
Too many road rage incidents. Why encourage another? E
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Resident German ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 42,205 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
ah man, i'm sorry. that must hurt ...
your car buddies teaming up with your wife as a collective voice of reason! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) Andy |
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California ![]() |
You 'race' people with your kids in the car?
Wait until their' at least 16 or so... |
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Professional Lawn Dart ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California ![]() |
feel the burn (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
agree with the wifey.... be an example, if you like to race, do it where the consequences ONLY affect YOU (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) |
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Resident German ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 42,205 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
and where would that be? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) on the moon? mars? venus? even on the race track, there's a pretty good chance that the "consequences" of your actions will affect more people than just you ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) Andy |
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Spooling.... Please wait ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 13,378 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
As a rule of thumb, I back down on the streets at 100...
Either by myself, with others.. ext. I will stop at 100 and test my brakes back to speed limit. |
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Resident German ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 42,205 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
i used to commute 100km one way each day for a year in one of these:
(IMG:http://www.twingo.net/nicolas/gronauini.jpg) on that daily drive, there were sections of the autobahn were i would get over 200km/h and it didn't feel a bit unsafe. and that car is tiny! the SRX is HUGE compared to the Renault Twingo ... just the fact that he was going over 100mph doesn't have to mean it was unsafe ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) Andy |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe ![]() |
So what you do to the Twingo to make it go 200 km/h???
Put a Renault 5 turbo engine in it? |
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Bless the Hell out of you! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 ![]() |
Jees Andy, I had no idea.. Folks, can we have a moment of silence.. .... M'k.. M |
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hooked on grilling food. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,059 Joined: 3-April 04 From: West Plano Tx Member No.: 1,884 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
I should have said for our non DFW folks that 190 is a six lane tollway where if you are not doing close to 80 most of the time you get ran over. Its nice new road that there are videos on the web of guys doing well over 140 for miles on it. Then you have the bike guys that go down the road saving thier front tires doing wheelies at 70 for as long as they can. I have been driving along about 70 and see a bike coming up on me with the guy standing on the rear pegs and pull the front end up and go past on one wheel and just keep it there for 3 or 4 miles (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)
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stoya, stoya, stoya ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
190 is like a DFW autobahn... 3/4 of the people here are too cheap to pay the $.75 tolls (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) and the people who do get on try to "beat" the tolltag sensors by flying down the road... a vette was shown 'cruising' through the toll booth at 140 on TV not long ago... they couldn't give him a ticket because the camera couldn't make out the plates...
bikers on crotch-rockets and guys in their camaros, white 'wife-beaters', and ricer boys, and the BMW/Benz crowds fly down the road... 65 is the 'posted' speed limit, everyone does 80+ though... that said, I never break 100 in anything, anywhere... not worth the risk, especially if my wife is in the car. sorry Lar, I'm kinda with the wifey on this one, to a degree... if the kids weren't in the car, I'd back you up... but your kids are all great! My wife even said how precious your daughter is... we'd hate for anything to happen to them... sorry, but someone dear to my wife was killed racing his 944 turbo down 75... |
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Resident German ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 42,205 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
naaa, A3 has a couple of nice looooonng downhill sections between Limburg and Köln ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) btw. the LCD speedo only goes up to 199km/h so when you hit 200, it just goes back to 0. meaning, when you do 205 it just shows 5 ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) Andy |
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Currently teenerless :-( ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 946 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Carmel, IN Member No.: 1,814 Region Association: None ![]() |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/hijacked.gif) I'm totally amazed! I would not have thought a Twingo would break 200kph even if dropped from an airplane! I had a chance to drive a Renault Kangoo on the Autobahn, south of Koln, while back, and that was aerodynamically limited to about 185 kph, and was scary all the while.... |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,107 Joined: 28-December 02 From: Los Gatos, CA. USA Member No.: 34 Region Association: None ![]() |
I drove a Renault Mangoo and it barely went 120kph!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 818 Joined: 2-April 03 From: Ogden Utah Member No.: 506 ![]() |
Thats awesome that you took him to school. I'm behind you 100%. Kids grow up wrapped in cotton these days. Atta boy from me!
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Its alive ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,843 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
I totally agree. I do the same thing. |
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Arrrrhhhh! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None ![]() |
When my wife and I were in Italy I drove an Opel Corsa that looked something like that Renault, but the fastest I could get it to go on the Autostrata was 160. ....Not bad for a 1.0 liter car! Chased a Lotus Elise through the Italian Alps in the same Opel, my wife wont forgive me for that "drive" to this day, although she never said stop chasing him? We hung onto the crazy Italian driving the Elise for at least 8 kilometers until the road opened up. Then he ran away at high speed. |
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