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500E video courtesy of Honza ....
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One of the other movies I saw before buying this car that had a big influence on my final yes-or-no 
His text: "Ahhhh Bundesrepublik Deutschland, such a joyful moment. Like a dog in the Amsterdam forest (???) Unrivalled stability at 220 ... 230... "
Still gives me shivers down my spine
His text: "Ahhhh Bundesrepublik Deutschland, such a joyful moment. Like a dog in the Amsterdam forest (???) Unrivalled stability at 220 ... 230... "
Still gives me shivers down my spine
The sole purpose for my annual 2-3 week trips, well that and the annual Alpentours (I get to drive an R107 or a Pagoda....).
It's always tough to slow down once I get back in the States though - takes about a week or two before I get the "feel" of the normal 80 MPH speeds again.
Isn't it insane that the USA has some of the best roads for driving at extended high speeds (think interstates in Texas and a lot of the western states), yet they insist on having limits as low as 55mph (i.e., Route 95 in Oregon)? What a total waste. Not to mention the waste of taxpayer resources to "patrol" these highways handing out tickets for going a dangerous 75mph. 
I wish Montana would bring back their "reasonable & prudent" limit during daylight hours that they had for a few years in the early 90's. Sigh.
:sorrow:
I wish Montana would bring back their "reasonable & prudent" limit during daylight hours that they had for a few years in the early 90's. Sigh.
:sorrow:
West Texas has legal and marked speeds of 80 MPH between El Paso and San Antonio. I got a ticket just after New Year's Day this year going 93 in an 80 MPH in my wife's E320 wagon about an hour west of San Antone and it ended up costing me $125 + $25 for an online "traffic school".
The "dog" is one who is on liberty for a weekend in the red-light district, windowshopping amongst the forest of legs...woof-woof! :koffie:
Exactly. There should not be a speed limit during daylight hours on roads like that!! Your S124 wagon should be able to set the cruise control at 120mph while you fiddle with the radio and not worry about some traffic cop looking to make his quota.
I like the Japanese system of regulating motorcycle licenses...you must start out on a small bike and only can progress in stages according to your driving record. Apply that to cars and I bet we'd find a bunch of Lambos, AMGs, etc., for sale real quick!
I was doing well over 100 MPH just a half-mile or so before that DPS trooper got me coming over a rise. I am still kicking myself almost a year later that I neglected to bring one of my Valentine Ones that I keep perma-mounted in my SEC and my E500....Exactly. There should not be a speed limit during daylight hours on roads like that!! Your S124 wagon should be able to set the cruise control at 120mph while you fiddle with the radio and not worry about some traffic cop looking to make his quota.
It's pretty hard to drive fast in the NL anyway. I mean, you come in at Maastricht, and you get up to 220+ km/hr, and then 15 minutes later or so you're on the outskirts of Amsterdam. So you really do have to go to Germany or France (where the limit is 130 km/hr) where there's more wide open autobahn/route to go fast 
I guess that's where average Dutch people differ from the rest of the world - when we drive fast, we mean 140km/h, and feel thrilled about it (Probably because of speed cam density - in my 500km in Germany I found three places with actual camera's, in the 140km in the Netherlands there were probably three or four, excluding the 'undercover' cars for our national entertainment show called 'Weg Misbruikers' (Road Abusers) - They nearly featured me once, but seeing an Opel with four people and a camera in it made me slow down )
(Probably because of speed cam density - in my 500km in Germany I found three places with actual camera's, in the 140km in the Netherlands there were probably three or four, excluding the 'undercover' cars for our national entertainment show called 'Weg Misbruikers' (Road Abusers) - They nearly featured me once, but seeing an Opel with four people and a camera in it made me slow down )The US speed limits are a result of MADD and the US DOT/ Federal Highway Administration. No limit = no 90% federal highway $$$. I got hit at 127 in a 1993 Tarus SHO in August 1999 in Montana and the state trooper apoligized and said until speed limits in May of 1999 he would not have stopped me. He did warn me about the abundance of wildlife causing bad accidents and complained that Ford had rechipped their Fords to lower performance because they keep blowing their trannys. BTW it was $40 handed to the trooper on the spot and an official receipt for me.
