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Originally Posted by sstarrx3
Not me I do not have the stomach for speed! Acceleration I like...speed scares me  |
You get used to running fast rather quickly over there. The big difference is that you can for the most part trust the other drivers to not do stupid things, and of course the lane discipline is simply in a different universe. With my 328i, running 120mph is not really any different than 70mph, other than of course you have to pay more attention as things happen a lot more quickly. Beyond that speed, the car starts to move around more, you are much more aware of the effects of crosswinds and truck bow waves, that sort of thing. BMW's speed limiter is spot on per my GPS, 130mph actual was better than 140mph indicated on the speedo.
Link to video on my Flikr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/10764510@N05/6087182774/[
This was between Stuttgart and Berlin in '11. 115mph-125mph or so. No big thing. We averaged 105mph between Stuttgart and Berlin, and got 25mpg at those speeds.