Originally Posted by sl_33

Ahhh....so that's what the underside looks like.

In response to worries about getting caught by the cops....yeah it is a risk. However, if you are familiar enough with certain areas, you can be fairly certain that cops don't set traps there. If you're still worried about it, have a friend drive ahead a few miles and check things out.

And I'm not sure if they impound cars for excessive speeding in Texas. I've never even had a speeding ticket. Knock on wood.

And if I did get pulled over, that's is pretty much what I'd say. 'Look officer, new car...only got XXX miles on it and wanted to see how fast it would go on the open road.' There is pretty much nothing else you could say at that point. Just hope he understands and gives you a ticket so you can be on your way.

Oil slicks...sure. But now you're getting into some pretty big IF territory. IF a deer jumped in front of me. IF a guy pulled out in front of me. IF I suddenly got something in my eye. IF a ufo abducted me. Any of those could happen, whether you're driving 30mph or 120mph.