Spin off: fastest you have ever been in a car on public roadways.

[Mike Honcho]

Bikes don’t count!

I worked at a Benz dealer in HS as a porter. We got an SLR and the GM wanted to drive it so I hopped in passenger. Made a couple pulls to 170+ MPH.

 

[M92PV4U]

130 in my aunts jaguar

120+ in my beat up ol k10

 

[300sniper]

Not a car, but 172 indicated on a 99 CBR600F4.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Not a car, but 172 indicated on a 99 CBR600F4.

Bikes don’t count! too easy to go fast

 

[300sniper]

And I was surprised to get 149 (gps confirmed) in some sort of Hyundai SUV rental. Pretty sure this still shows m as the max speed in my GPS. I’ll have to get a pic tomorrow.

 

[RunningProblem]

98. 2000 S10 with a 4 cylinder and a stick shift. Hit the governor.

 

[smurfblue40]

115 in my ‘66 GTO. I wish I kept that car 😕

 

[PAE]

125 in my bosses BMW 1987 time frame

 

[Sceep]

130ish

 

[animator]

Lifted at 130 in a Ferrari 599. Decided that was fast enough.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Looking out the window and thinking….

I am passing everyone as fast as they are passing things standing still.

That reality set in at 120.

 

[IGT]

130 in a 70 Camaro. It had more but those cars get light in the front end at 125+..

We have a BMW now that will do 155 but I’m not as brave as I once was.

 

[Trashman]

125 in my modded WRX. It LOVED 100.

 

[total newb]

125-135 71 chevy swb
Junk yard 454 with a cam and bullshit bolt ons.

Ate a front wheel brg the next day

 

[Spreader]

135 1969 Bee

 

[[486]]

140 with the windows down
cousin was real proud of his mom's altima with the 3.5 "it's got the 350z motor in it man!"

sure enough, it is snappy enough to cause neck pain if you don't just leave your head on the headrest

 

[JohnnyJ]

220km/h or 135mph in a clapped out Opel Vectra in a free sped zone on the autobahn. It took a long time to wind it out to that speed.

 

[MuntCuffin]

145 in an accord v6 6speed, having fun with a brz on the way to morning staff meeting. I miss that car. Quick enough and damn comfy.

 

[Southernfriedcj8]

130 in my mom's '78 305 Camaro. I had no idea they would go that fast, but that's what the speedo said.

When I took the exit and hit a red light the lifters (or something) did not sound happy.

Again, I don't claim it went 130. I claim the speedo registered 130.

 

['84 Bronco II]

I am not sure.

I pegged the speedometer in a '95 Taurus. Extrapolating, I would estimate it was 115-120ish.

I've hit the speed limiter on my '00 7.3L racing a Cummins once, but that was only 95ish. I didn't see how fast I was going, but I was holding off the cummins when my truck suddenly stopped accelerating and he went flying on by. I let out of it right away and didn't get a good look how fast I was going at the time.

I drove on the unrestricted section of the autobahn in Germany, but I was in a piece of shit Opel crossover thing driving with my grandparents, so I wasn't hot footing it.

When I was younger riding passenger with my uncle in his XC90 I think he hit 105 or 110 on I25. We made it door to door from Las Cruces to the Ballon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque (230 miles) in 2 hours and 30 minutes flat.

 

[InDaRed2]

145 in my buddies Acura RSX back in highschool. He later totaled that car with me and another friend in it.

 

[Tin Roof]

Somewhere around 120 in a friends 66 mustang. The only good thing about that car was the drivetrain, and he lifted when we felt the body start to “float”.

 

[total newb]

130 in my mom's '78 305 Camaro. I had no idea they would go that fast, but that's what the speedo said.

When I took the exit and hit a red light the lifters (or something) did not sound happy.

Again, I don't claim it went 130. I claim the speedo registered 130.

I had to do the math to figure it out

Truck speedos are 100mph, 270* swing from 0-100.
0 is at 225*
100 is at 135*

Needle was pointed between m and p in mph

 

[bdkw1]

Golf R, 152. That was fairly calm and composed. Going 130 in my 68 Mustang GTCS was like staring death in the face.

 

[Ksand]

140 in a Mustang gt

 

[JR4X]

161 in an 02 firehawk 6 speed manual. With the t-tops off the noise was a full roar.

 

[2big bronco]

160+ in my turbo vr6 pessat

 

[Juztyn00]

140 in a car, 160 on a bike.

 

[Southernfriedcj8]

I may have been faster in 1986 when I sold Toyotas. IIRC, '87 Turbo Supras would do145 or so. I would be surprised if I didn't get one somewhere near the top end.

 

[Southernfriedcj8]

Speaking of speed, 1969 Firebirds had a 160 mph speedo.