146 in a 55
Evolving Member
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From: Pearland, TX
Originally Posted by XRS-Lift
sell ur car and get a scion u panzy. Try doing 140 in the evo and u'll change ur tune. 140 in the evo is equal to 80 in normal sedan. Totally stable if ur not a total jackass. I did 140 in my toyota matrix when i had it and even that was stable. The evo does 140 like it should be the speed limit in a school zone.
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From: Texas...panhandle...ugh
Originally Posted by bobs blue evo
Lucky he didn't hit a moose or deer, that would have been it for him!! Have to look out for them up there, moose are 700-1000 lbs of solid meat, hit one going that fast and it's game over.
yeah...Game ALL over. 
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From: Auckland, New Zealand
Here in NZ if you are caught going over 140km/h (86 mile) they have the power to impound your car for 28 days no questions asked. You will spend the night in the cells, get a big $500-$800 fine, and get charged with dangerous driving our worse road offense there is. For this you will have to go to court and may get jail time. I think they may be able to order your car sold and the profits go to the government but I think that you have to be a multiple re-offender for that to happen.
Also a new law has just been passed where any car with a non-standard exhaust can be pulled over at any time at a cops discretion if they think you are making too much noise (applys to stereo's as well) and fine you and order your car off the road as a defective vehicle.
5 years ago NZ used to have some decent laws about things like this but there has been a massive "anti-boyracer/anti modified car" upsurge and the politicions have passed some ridiculous laws as knee-jerk reactions to problems that don't exist.
Its getting really hard to own a modified car at all here I wish they would just pass some decent laws. How much harder would it be to add a quantifiable noise measurement when the car has to get its warrent of fitness every 6 months-year? The whole "at the cops discretion" is the worse part, since the majority of cops over here see a youngish (25 but asian I look quite young) guy in a nice car and they will pull you over and harass you. When I was younger I would get pulled over for the most ridiculous things.....
Also a new law has just been passed where any car with a non-standard exhaust can be pulled over at any time at a cops discretion if they think you are making too much noise (applys to stereo's as well) and fine you and order your car off the road as a defective vehicle.
5 years ago NZ used to have some decent laws about things like this but there has been a massive "anti-boyracer/anti modified car" upsurge and the politicions have passed some ridiculous laws as knee-jerk reactions to problems that don't exist.
Its getting really hard to own a modified car at all here I wish they would just pass some decent laws. How much harder would it be to add a quantifiable noise measurement when the car has to get its warrent of fitness every 6 months-year? The whole "at the cops discretion" is the worse part, since the majority of cops over here see a youngish (25 but asian I look quite young) guy in a nice car and they will pull you over and harass you. When I was younger I would get pulled over for the most ridiculous things.....
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From: Auckland, New Zealand
A lot of people drive their cars around, but its just hard. Day to day during the day if you are not doing anything stupid you should be ok. But if you are out and about "cruising" at night with a loud car, then if you come across a cop whos having a bad day he can just ruin your night for you.
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Re: Original post. Muahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
The fine does seem cheap. I got out of a 114 mph in a 70 mph zone by using an attorney. The Judge told me that if I had been found guilty, he would have fined me $1,740 and suspended my drivers license for 30 days. I'm in California. I was on the way to the racetrack too.
The fine does seem cheap. I got out of a 114 mph in a 70 mph zone by using an attorney. The Judge told me that if I had been found guilty, he would have fined me $1,740 and suspended my drivers license for 30 days. I'm in California. I was on the way to the racetrack too.
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From: NH
Originally Posted by Ev0 1
Damn! He's so lucky! Over here you get locked up for doing 90mph now. (i think thats the new law now) But i know for sure you get locked up for doing 100mph.
