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Would you buy a speed limited Car?

Volvo promise to produce speed limited cars and they have now been on the market for almost 2 years.
All Volvo vehicles are limited to 180 km/h, 112 mp/h.
Sensible idea which I'm sure other Manufacturers will follow.
Are all new cars in Europe now speed limited?
What is the fastest you have ever driven?
I once drove at 170 km/h, 105mp/h (on a dirt road)😬
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tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F
I have drove my car flat out at 155moh several times.I'm definitely a speed queen.
No speed limiter thanks.
tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F
@ninjavu Better check gas prices too.
ninjavu · 56-60, M
@tallpowerhouseblonde They're probably better than in the UK though.
tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F
@ninjavu Definitely better than here in the UK.
ninalanyon · 70-79, TVIP
What practical effect does it have? My car has a top speed of 240 km/h but I have driven it at that speed for perhaps two hours, less than 500 km out of 80 000 km.

As far as I know the highest speed limit in Europe is 130 km/h (except the few remaining stretches of unrestricted autobahn). What is the extra 50 km/h for?
If it's a good idea then surely the next step is to require the car to enforce the speed limit. My car could be made to do that with an over the air update.
Gusman · 61-69, M
@ninalanyon All new cars are to be fitted with speed limiters eventually
ninalanyon · 70-79, TVIP
@Gusman I know, my point was that choosing a limit that is so far above what one is allowed to do seems pointless. The number of km driven at that speed must be tiny so setting the limit so high will have negligible effect on almost everyone almost all of the time.
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Caroline259 · 56-60, F
What is the fastest you have ever driven?
A little over 120mph on a UK motorway - legally. ;)
Starcrossed · 46-50, F
My dad told me one of my first vehicles had a governor on it but I always suspected it was just the truck was so old it simply couldn't go much faster than the top speed limit. It was so wobbly at top speed, you wouldn't want to anyway.
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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
115 mph in a VW Golf GTI 16 valve on the German autobahn in 1990.
Hit 110 a few times here in the USA.
Most German cars are like that I think. Their highways (?) don’t have a speed limit.
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@swirlie exactly so if you happen to pass their highway , there’s no speed limit.
wildbill83 · 41-45, M
mine's limited to 155mph, does that count?
Gusman · 61-69, M
@wildbill83 That is a tad over the recommended limit. 🤣
wildbill83 · 41-45, M
@Gusman around here, there just isn't enough straight road to get over 140-150 "safely". I did manage about 160 in my old stingray once when I was younger, but I had the brakes locked up slowing down enough to make the next curve

as with most corvettes, getting up to speed is never the problem... controlled deceleration is...
pedrohedgerow · 61-69, M
I am just happy to have transport from A-B,Im in no rush.
deadgerbil · 26-30, M
Sure, so long as it's fast going 0-60.
I would dislike that
I like speed
SW-User
My car could easily do over 200kmph but where i live i rarely drive it over 100kmph as there's too many kangaroos and hitting one of those any faster would not be survivable. I don't think the cars should be limited, just the drivers.
HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M
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HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M
Take a guess
Gusman · 61-69, M
@HoraceGreenley 🤔 No?
HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M
MoonaNorth86 · 36-40, F
I catch the bus
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MoonaNorth86 · 36-40, F
they go the speed of the road signs if its 80 they go 80 if its 60 they go 60@swirlie
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@swirlie 90% population in area are Pensioners ( over 65 ) I would have to take it down to Sydney. It's really the 2nd car now as I have an SUV for the beach

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There is NO limiter on my 2018 Audi

I purchased it after I returned from Germany.

My host for the week took me on the autobahn, I shit myself.





1st gear - 87 kmls/hr
2nd - 117 kmls/hr
3rd - 145 kmls
4th - 176 kmls/hr
5th - 209 kmls/hr
6th - 237 kmls/hr
7th - my eyes were closed

He tells me it was 286 kmls before he took his foot off

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The fastest I have driven was at Eastern Creek Speedway - 225 Kmls
NISSAN SX2000, sold it a few months later to a girl.
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