What did you do to your Sky today?

[yelloboy504]

Originally Posted by MARVIC 1

Your basically done James, that's the difficult side...

Adjustment was the worst. But after 2 cigarettes..... Finito

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[Rusty Boltz]

Originally Posted by gladmaker

I installed wood grain in mine. I know there has been negative comments about the wood grain, but I love the look and everyone I've shown it to loves it. To me it's a lot better than the black plastic which looks cheap. My wife said it looks like a million bucks. I think it looks like a more expensive vehicle inside.

We all have different tastes. I don't like the black rims. I think the stock chrome rims look the best. I don't have a problem with the stock antenna, but many think it needs to be short.

I also had my local upholstery shop pad the center console cover. It was really hard resting my elbow on it before.

I like it!

[Starkie]

Reset the clock for daylight savings time.

[KimberlySky]

Had Her Washed......

[Rusty Boltz]

Drove the 85mph stretch of TX130. Yesterday I drove the "3 sisters".

[MARVIC 1]

Originally Posted by Rusty Boltz

Drove the 85mph stretch of TX130. Yesterday I drove the "3 sisters".

I saw a report on TV here in Florida about this section of the road you drove. They said its really not that long of a stretch to drive, just across a town that permits that speed. Not all over Texas as most people think..

[Rusty Boltz]

Originally Posted by MARVIC 1

I saw a report on TV here in Florida about this section of the road you drove. They said its really not that long of a stretch to drive, just across a town that permits that speed. Not all over Texas as most people think..

TX130 has an 85mph limit for about 40 miles, and an 80mph limit for an additional 40 miles. There are more 80 mph limits on remote interstates in west Texas.

[Rob the Elder]

Interstate 80 across Wyoming is 80 mph which means driving at 86 with the cruise control engaged. Going north out of Ogden the SL is 75 which means 82 mph.

Much of Idaho is also ~80 mph. Then you get to OreGaN. A great place to be FROM.

[09SkyGuy]

Originally Posted by Rob the Elder

Interstate 80 across Wyoming is 80 mph which means driving at 86 with the cruise control engaged. Going north out of Ogden the SL is 75 which means 82 mph.

Much of Idaho is also ~80 mph. Then you get to OreGaN. A great place to be FROM.

Ha! Just drove from CT to FL... 85+ in SC too!
Got passed by a blue hair doing 90+ in her Honda
Met a chili pepper in VA. We drove drove tandem in traffic for a couple miles.

[marlboromike]

Originally Posted by 09SkyGuy

Ha! Just drove from CT to FL... 85+ in SC too!
Got passed by a bylue hair doing 90+ in her Honda
Met a chili pepper in VA. We drove drove tandem in traffic for a couple miles.

I can tell u this...u just ruined your paint job and your windshield has the universe in it when the sun hits it...Congratulations!

[Rusty Boltz]

Originally Posted by Rob the Elder

Interstate 80 across Wyoming is 80 mph which means driving at 86 with the cruise control engaged. Going north out of Ogden the SL is 75 which means 82 mph.

Much of Idaho is also ~80 mph. Then you get to OreGaN. A great place to be FROM.

You must be one of those people who stretch the speed limit no matter how high it is.

85 means 85 in TX. I saw several people stopped by the State Troopers. Really? 85 isn't fast enough?

[Rob the Elder]

Originally Posted by Rusty Boltz

You must be one of those people who stretch the speed limit no matter how high it is.

85 means 85 in TX. I saw several people stopped by the State Troopers. Really? 85 isn't fast enough?

No

According to the specifications for interstate freeways, the minimum design speed is 75 MPH in rural areas. In much of the west, where the roads go for tens of miles or more without a significant elevation change or any curvature, safe speeds are determined by traffic, weather, lighting and the characteristics of the vehicle and experience of the driver.

I quote
Traffic zooms by on the German autobahn at 120 mph. The speed-limitless highway system stretches 6,800 miles and the Federal Ministry of Transport has declared the autobahn to be one of the safest road systems in the world despite the roaring, high speeds. US highways, on the other hand, rank as one of the most dangerous where speed limits range from 55 to 75 mph. Strict laws are believed to be the prominent reason the autobahn is safer than US highways.

Read more: Autobahn Safety Vs. Interstate Safety | eHow.com Autobahn Safety Vs. Interstate Safety | eHow.com

I am perfectly comfortable driving at speeds in excess of 80 or 80 MPH in the right car, under the right conditions.

When your destination is 1500 miles ahead of you, traveling at the most efficient speed is a good thing.

[Starkie]

^^^
They are also much stricter than we are regarding the condition of the vehicle. Most people here never even bother to check the air pressure in their tyres, for example.

[Rob the Elder]

Sadly too true.

[Ruination]

Originally Posted by Rusty Boltz

You must be one of those people who stretch the speed limit no matter how high it is.

85 means 85 in TX. I saw several people stopped by the State Troopers. Really? 85 isn't fast enough?

Easy for you to say.. you don't have a turbo!

FWIW... I would swear the "normal" cruising speed on all South Carolina interstates was 80.. people fly!! I can't drive 75-80 in our 70 MPH zones without people feeling the need to floor it past me.