Almost a personal best...

[TazioNYC]

Growing up in NYC and going to college in Providence, RI some years ago, I had many occasions to see how quickly I could get up there (184 miles, Merrit to I-95). Of course, there can be traffic (I-95 is 2 lanes up in northern CT and there are a lot of trucks), speed traps (especially in upstate CT and RI), and bad weather. In any case, in college, my best time was a 2:25 or so going up from NYC to Providence in my 300Z basically in the middle of the night. Now, going up should be faster because of traffic patterns (easier to get out of NYC than in) and so on. Anyway, I was up in Providence in the 1 over the weekend, and after dinner, I thought, well, let's see how fast I can get back and not have my license taken. I hit a lot of traffic, but pushed quite hard, and ended up with a 2:30. Conclusion, this car just rips, especially on parkways.

[jb2178]

haha - we have friends in manhattan and have decided anything under 3 hours is great... stupid CT traffic

[TazioNYC]

Oh, and one more thing -- people move out of the way FAST when you come up quickly behind them...especially when you flash your lights (which are like high powered spotlights)

[Dave]

i agree... on palisades and merrit and the hutch this car is just begging to pass

I hate the drive thru CT.. i was just in norwalk from nyc and the drive took about 1 hr + and i just missed the tail end of nasty pope traffic on sunday..that was backed up like 10 miles i heard !

[corpsman]

Ha that's nothing. Too bad you are in the land of speed limits. There's a stretch of the autobahn I drive on, if I'm doing 160 kph= 100mph, I get passed by drivers doing 240 kph= 150 mph.
Just a few months until I order my 2009 135i.

[randomquickness]

I once made it from lynchburg, va to dulles airport in 2.5 and Lynchburg to Raleigh in 2 flat...of course that means nothing if you don't know the area.

SPEED ON!

[Jewpac]

Ive made it from Oakland to San Diego in under 6 hours before.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by randomquickness

I once made it from lynchburg, va to dulles airport in 2.5 and Lynchburg to Raleigh in 2 flat...of course that means nothing if you don't know the area.

SPEED ON!

speeding on dulles toll road= balls on steel

[TazioNYC]

Originally Posted by corpsman

Ha that's nothing. Too bad you are in the land of speed limits. There's a stretch of the autobahn I drive on, if I'm doing 160 kph= 100mph, I get passed by drivers doing 240 kph= 150 mph.
Just a few months until I order my 2009 135i.

I'm jealous -- you don't have to deal with morons camping out in the left lane or two cars driving next to each other at the same speed, blocking the whole road.

[imported_Maurice]

Originally Posted by TazioNYC

Oh, and one more thing -- people move out of the way FAST when you come up quickly behind them...especially when you flash your lights (which are like high powered spotlights)

Uh oh Tazio... You're starting to exhibit the behavior I described in your "Am I a Tool?" thread. It must be that personalized plate! :wink:

[Dan203]

Originally Posted by Jewpac

Ive made it from Oakland to San Diego in under 6 hours before.

That's impressive! Just getting through the L.A. stretch of the 5 can take almost that long in heavy traffic.

Dan

[Jewpac]

Originally Posted by Dan203

That's impressive! Just getting through the L.A. stretch of the 5 can take almost that long in heavy traffic.

Dan

Yup, Its taken me up to 12 hours before as well. Thats why I now leave the Bay Area around 7 or 8 at night and am in SD by 12 or 1. Im headed back down there in July, so lets see how long it takes me in my 1, probably longer since I will not be eating in the car like I did in my Impreza.

Ive also made it to Reno in 2.5 hours before.

[asaulo1]

Originally Posted by Jewpac

Ive made it from Oakland to San Diego in under 6 hours before.

now that's freakin' fast.... be careful on the 5 at san clemente, they seem to be clamping down on speeders just past the immigration checkpoint....

[Dan203]

I was on that stretch once and there were about 6 of us all doing 100+. It was like that pack mentality... They can't get us all.

Dan

[Jewpac]

Originally Posted by asaulo1

now that's freakin' fast.... be careful on the 5 at san clemente, they seem to be clamping down on speeders just past the immigration checkpoint....

Valentine 1 + knowledge from previous trips about hiding spots means Im not to worried.

[TazioNYC]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Uh oh Tazio... You're starting to exhibit the behavior I described in your "Am I a Tool?" thread. It must be that personalized plate! :wink:

The plate hasn't come yet, so I might be off the hook...

[imported_Maurice]

It might get even worse once you get it...

[TwinturboBMW07]

Originally Posted by izzodesh

speeding on dulles toll road= balls on steel

I 2nd that I95 at 4am can be pretty fun heading north in the HOV lane untill you have that damn pentagon exit!