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JimFlat6 said:
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Call me a wussy, but I would feel okay (not great) up to 130-140mph if conditions looked perfect. Anything over that is really asking for trouble, IMHO. Something as simple as a bird strike, or a flat tire become deadly.
The car's "perfect" at 100mph. Fortunately I get to do that on the USA interstate highways now and then
Your car isnt even getting started until after 130mph and even a diesel Passat feels ok at 120mph.
You and your car need a vacation.
I think I didn't express my point clearly enough. Allow me to try again.
Basically the mythical autobahn speeds, are they rational?
I mean do you really feel "safe" driving at 150+ mph just to get to grandma's house? I mean would you think of the risk/benefit?
Wrecks at 130 or more mph are deadly, isn't it something like four times the energy of going 60mph?
I was basically saying I feel "comfortable" at 100mph all things considered. Even though the car can go much faster and feel just as stable, the
consequences of some "little " thing going wrong increase dramatically.
I dunno. Asking for people's opinions on this matter. It just seems using the top speed or near top speed of the car is very impractical; just a mental thing and a now-and-then thrill thing.