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Old 10-16-2003, 09:20 PM   #1
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Top speed of the day?

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Old 10-16-2003, 09:22 PM   #2
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Re: Top speed of the day?

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Argh!! Damn traffic on I-95 meant I couldn't pass in to the triple digits.
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Old 10-16-2003, 09:30 PM   #3
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Driving? I didn't.

As a passenger in a car? 40mph

As a passenger on a subway train? 65mph(?)
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Old 10-16-2003, 09:33 PM   #4
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I jogged pretty fast...
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Old 10-16-2003, 09:40 PM   #5
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Old 10-16-2003, 09:42 PM   #6
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I got up to 70mph today. And that was FAST by local standards
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Old 10-16-2003, 09:42 PM   #7
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Old 10-16-2003, 09:59 PM   #8
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80 - today up the 405

130 - on our Death Valley run last year

90 - best speed on the 405 near LAX

OBD average speed so far is 30

For my previous car... 100 up the 5 through central California
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Old 10-16-2003, 10:50 PM   #9
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Old 10-16-2003, 10:53 PM   #10
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