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I would like to think was a w116...
« on: 12 March 2010, 04:38 AM »
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-man-clocked-at-219kmh-in-mercedes-police-20100312-q20b.html
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Re: I would like to think was a w116...
« Reply #1 on: 12 March 2010, 05:43 AM »
Wow, that would be dissapointing. Mind you, 219km/h is pretty fast!

That speed in a 116 would be a tad hair-raising, but a 450 will do 180km/h with plenty of headroom, and it gets there pretty quickly if you're crusing at 110km/h. Wink

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Re: I would like to think was a w116...
« Reply #2 on: 12 March 2010, 05:55 AM »
A tad hair-raising is something of an understatement.  I've never driven faster than about 185 - and I don't think I'd ever take the 450 up that far!

When I sent this article to my wife, her reaction was: Where the F*CK were you doing 219km....HuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuhHuh??

I was kinda chuffed that she thought it was me!
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Re: I would like to think was a w116...
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2010, 11:40 AM »
Mine could do 219.
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