[W126 Coupe] Interesting event

[Tad Heckaman]

Considering that this was in the US, I was thinking that he was going
120mph... I go 100kph every day into work.


On 2/12/07, Robert Karl Stonjek <rstonjek at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>

>  >   I was headed into Boston early (@8am) Sunday morning on the Mass.

> pike.

> >  Traffic was light with about 1 car every mile. Clear, dry, no wind and

> @

> > 20 degress F.

> >   I pushed it up to 100 and let it sit then up to 120. It felt good and

> > smooth.

> >

> > At that point I saw some activity in my right side mirror. A Mini Cooper

> > went by me closely followed by a black Maserati Coupe.

> > They had to be pushing 150.

> >

> >   I know the Maserati is capable of that but a Mini?! C'mon.

> > I figure it was a Mini with a V12 in it.

> >

> > I wouldn't feel good at 80 in a Mini.

> >

> > Rick Hesek

> >

> > The MB Coupes Website!

> > W126 SEC Mailing List

> > Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

>

> You should have tried shifting into top gear.  The 560SEC should be able

> to reach 196kph in third, 250+ in top.  That's 122mph in third and 155 in

> top.

>

> Here is a page from the manual from my car (560SEC Euro)(page 116)

>

> The page before gives power etc:-

>

>  I've tried mine plenty of times - 190kph without too much drama, and it

> gets there pretty quickly.

>

> BTW I don't know if anyone else has had this experience but my passenger

> side windscreen wiper detached from the arm while I was driving (crawling

> along at 80kph/50MPH).  Made a huge racket, left nasty scratches on the

> roof.  I unscrewed the arm.  Now I have a single blade wiper - looks really

> quite cool!!  Only misses about 6~8cm on the passenger's side (4~5 inches).

>

> Robert

>

> The MB Coupes Website!

> W126 SEC Mailing List

> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

>




-- 
Tad Heckaman
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