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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I did 160 in a rented Dodge Magnum on a business trip to London Canada in 2009. There was still plenty of speed left in the Dodge but I got nervous and backed off. I even took a picture on my phone to prove it. My buddy had a good laugh when I showed him the picture. Turns out I was doing 160 KPH which is only about 99MPH.


104 posted on 05/07/2013 12:05:39 PM PDT by BO Stinkss ( I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees)
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To: BO Stinkss

Back when my brother worked for GM in Detroit, they provided pool cars for business trips. If you were going to, say, Toronto, they’d give you one with a kph speedo.

One time, he and a co-worker headed to Canada on business but were complaining just how much of a dog the car was; couldn’t seem to get it much over 120.

Only when they noticed just how fast they got to their destination did it occur to them that they were actually driving with a MPH-calibrated speedo and had been travelling at well over 100+ for like 1-1/2 hours.

They were lucky - and fortunate that the GM POS they were driving actually withstood the abuse.


114 posted on 05/07/2013 12:11:08 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Liars use facts when the truth doesn't suit their purposes.)
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