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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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100 in the S isn't so bad. I think my first time doing 100 was in a '90 Chrysler New Yorker, and it wasn't too skittish. Most recently hit 1xx in a Saturn Vue. Didn't stay there long though as that was scary .
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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It depends on if we're speaking about just the S or other cars or just land-speed in general. (In that case I believe my first go above 100 might have been in a train.... haha, obviously different feeling than in the S.) My first go to a 100 in the S was a long time ago on an open country road in the spring... visibility was 100%, no obstructions, no people, no cars, etc.

But other than the S... if you're ever on a driving trip out west, it is fairly easy to hit 100 consistently. There are places in the middle-of-no-where, where it is possible to travel at such speeds (or at least 90s) for extended times without seeing any other cars, animals, etc.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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I've taken my S to 150mph.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Often do blasts up to 120-130 mph on some highways here late in the night... 100mph gets me to work on time =0
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by gosixers215,Aug 21 2007, 12:20 PM
Most recently hit 1xx in a Saturn Vue. Didn't stay there long though as that was scary .
107 going up a steep hill, the road was running out so I had to back off, the monster was still pulling hard uphill at 107 though. I was sold right then and there because it was both powerful, and extremely secure and solid feeling.

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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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The first time I hit 100mph, I was actually shooting for 130mph, and went to 140mph in my prelude.

then i hit 160mph on my Evo on 1-20.

you start going that fast, you sort of forget about everything in your life.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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My first new car was a '72 Opel 1900 Manta. It did 115 (down hill) comfortably.
An early 80s accord hatch seemed to run better and better as the speed rose. I drove it over 100 numerous times on trips down I95 in Florida.

All this was pre-55 when speed limits in TX and FL interstates were 85MPH and people went 90-95 just cruising along.

On an early Sunday morning I took a 99 Civic Si up to 145 VERY briefly. That was about the rev limit...supercharger was able to overcome drag.

We were driving home from my in-laws (Orlando to MS). My wife was driving and she was in a hurry. We rented a Mazda6 and my wife managed to average close to 100 on the stretch from Tallahassee to Pensacola!

I really don't recommend this kind of speed on public highways! The car and driver may be capable at these speeds but given the differential in speed with other cars driving at or near the posted limit things can go very wrong very fast.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:42 AM
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Hit 145 in the ol celica, took quiet some time to make it from 135-145 though. wow, i have probably been over 100mph umm, 500 times at least? idk, probably more. I wasn't a responsible teenager and i can say im lucky to be here now and much wiser after putting some years between now and teen years.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:42 AM
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100 is nothing to be that excited about.

I hit about 100 every time I go down the freeway onramp.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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getting ticketed for over 100 was enough to keep me out of triple digits for a looong time; consequences are way diff than over 65
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