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First Day: lalala *swerve* lalala *swerve* "oh crap! I'm doing 100mph!"

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Old 01-31-2001, 01:57 PM
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Default First Day: lalala *swerve* lalala *swerve* "oh crap! I'm doing 100mph!"

That's me about 3 miles away from Diablo Audi on I680 in Walnut Creek heading south. Yes, that means I took delivery of my 2001 A6 2.7T 6spd today!

WOW

Pictures later, I forgot my Digi Camera at home.

The PST wheels look sharp!
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What about the *cough* cop? ;-) *cough*
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so did you realize your speed before or AFTER you saw the blinking red lights?
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Ain't it amazing???
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Default Cop occured later in the day... :)

Two lane road. I'm in the left lane, someone in front of me slowing to turn left about 900 feet ahead. Someone in my right rear blind spot. I gun it, change into the right lane, spot cop.

I knew I was dead. I slowed so he didn't have to bust up to 100mph, there was no where to go. First thing he said after "Good Afternoon", was "How long have you had the car?" Me: "uh, about 6 hours".

Long story short, a slightly amused cop gave me a "gift for my new car" of a stern verbal warning for being clocked at 57 in a 35.

I never saw what the speedo said, never had a chance.
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congrats!!! what tires came on your car?
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Default Wow, I am a real slow poke. I waited until I had 800 miles on my car to get over 90 mph

naturally I did this on a closed course with a professional driver.
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I waited until I got on the freeway to go over 90mph...
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same here. I was on Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek, CA when I realized I was at 100 hehe


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