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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 01:37 PM
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I am amazed by my CLS

well, had a little showdown with a modded VW VR6 3am in the morning on the way home from clubbing... I wasn't using SS just stayed in D5 automatic, we were head to head but I chickened out at a bit over 120mph since I have never gone so fast and there was a car ahead of me... but that is not the point, I was amazed that how calm and stable my CLS was at 120mph... yes, the VTEC engine was really revving loud, but besides that no trembling, no shaking, it felt like the car was smoothly guiding herself like the japanese magnetically suspended bullet train. Anyway, that encounter made learned:

1. i gotta mod my car asap...
2. never underesitmate a VW... they got awesome engine...
3. i love my car even more now...

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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 03:19 PM
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you stayed next to a modded vr6 and you cls is stock. are you sure it was a vr6?

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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 03:33 PM
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if VW engines are so great how come there warranty is the industry's shortest. 24 months 24000 miles. may be they know something we dont

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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 04:52 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by NOVAwhiteTypeS:
if VW engines are so great how come there warranty is the industry's shortest. 24 months 24000 miles. may be they know something we dont

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You're on crack!
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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 05:26 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by mchtypeS:
you stayed next to a modded vr6 and you cls is stock. are you sure it was a vr6?

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I am sure it was a VR6... and I know that car was fast... we were head to head, I was probably 1/6 car length ahead for a brief period until i slowed down for the car ahead of me... dude, man I was nervous, never gone so fast on street road, my car was redlining... and I kept on my eyes on the road all the time, i peeked at my speedometer, the needle was spun all the way to the right, i figured it was about 120/130mph... but who knows...

I am sure VW had an exellent engine to keep up with my CLS.



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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 05:45 PM
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m. i was amaze too..can always feel the power at any rpm..cool and fast and good handling and braking

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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 05:52 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by uu:
Originally posted by mchtypeS:
you stayed next to a modded vr6 and you cls is stock. are you sure it was a vr6?

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I am sure it was a VR6... and I know that car was fast... we were head to head, I was probably 1/6 car length ahead for a brief period until i slowed down for the car ahead of me... dude, man I was nervous, never gone so fast on street road, my car was redlining... and I kept on my eyes on the road all the time, i peeked at my speedometer, the needle was spun all the way to the right, i figured it was about 120/130mph... but who knows...

I know the feeling....

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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 06:55 PM
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Okay, I'm an idiot. What's a VR6?


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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 07:14 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by uu:
well, had a little showdown with a modded VW VR6 3am in the morning on the way home from clubbing... I wasn't using SS just stayed in D5 automatic, we were head to head but I chickened out at a bit over 120mph since I have never gone so fast and there was a car ahead of me... but that is not the point, I was amazed that how calm and stable my CLS was at 120mph... yes, the VTEC engine was really revving loud, but besides that no trembling, no shaking, it felt like the car was smoothly guiding herself like the japanese magnetically suspended bullet train. Anyway, that encounter made learned:

1. i gotta mod my car asap...
2. never underesitmate a VW... they got awesome engine...
3. i love my car even more now...

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You've never gone 120 mph before? Damn.

120 is like crusing speed for me, I don't even notice I'm going that fast. I start to think about it around 140+.

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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 07:28 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MikeN:
Okay, I'm an idiot. What's a VR6?

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It's a V6 Jetta.
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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 07:38 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Stravis:
It's a V6 Jetta.</font>

174 hp? I know it weighs less than a CL-S and has a manual tranny, but can it be that fast? Fast enough to hang with a Type-S?



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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 08:04 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Technique:
You've never gone 120 mph before? Damn.

120 is like crusing speed for me, I don't even notice I'm going that fast. I start to think about it around 140+.

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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 11:08 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Technique:
You've never gone 120 mph before? Damn.

120 is like crusing speed for me, I don't even notice I'm going that fast. I start to think about it around 140+.

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dude, i am nuyorker... here the road is not built for over 120mph... hehehe... I rarely even go over 80.



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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 11:16 PM
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Was it a golf, jetta or passat vr6?

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Old Mar 28, 2001 | 11:24 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by spiroh:
Was it a golf, jetta or passat vr6?

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can't really tell, i saw the shiny VR6 sig, since it was a four door sedan, guess either Jetta or Passat... it was pretty low.



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Old Mar 29, 2001 | 12:02 AM
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I'm too afraid to go that fast. I don't weant points and I don't want a ticket, I don't want to kill anybody. People know if their can beat mine or not. I don't need to prove to anybody I'm better... I already know it!
Also, its colder than anything, I'm using a rented Buick, and I'm on stock tires. Another thing... If I ever have a jealous boyfriend or something chasing after me, I might need that car to be in the best of shape. I saw a show on the Discovery Channel abotu Marines?seals wor whatever using dune buggies. They didn't drive hard until they absolutly needed to. That way they have a fresh vehicle when they're in battle. Makes sense.

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Old Mar 29, 2001 | 12:06 AM
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my vr6 golf hangs with my cls all the way up to 140MPH...it actually pulls better at high speed...



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Old Mar 29, 2001 | 12:14 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Astroboy:
my vr6 golf hangs with my cls all the way up to 140MPH...it actually pulls better at high speed...


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Is your vr6 stock? I guess the hp to weight ratio must be pretty good.


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Old Mar 29, 2001 | 11:44 AM
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Just FYI, MOST cars will keep up with the CL-S or even gain on it after 108 MPH, which is when 3rd gear runs out. Once you hit 4th the gear ratio is so long you just don't pull that hard anymore. The VR6 is good, yes, but I suspect this had more to do with better gearing. My .02 cents.

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Old Mar 29, 2001 | 11:47 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by PimpGold:
Just FYI, MOST cars will keep up with the CL-S or even gain on it after 108 MPH, which is when 3rd gear runs out. Once you hit 4th the gear ratio is so long you just don't pull that hard anymore. The VR6 is good, yes, but I suspect this had more to do with better gearing. My .02 cents.

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We will be seeing more of that in the future when the 6speed autos start showing up.



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Old Mar 29, 2001 | 11:53 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by tel1sps:
We will be seeing more of that in the future when the 6speed autos start showing up.

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I disagree. Right now, we basically have a 6-speed auto that's missing 4th gear. Future 6-speed autos will likely have the same gear ratios for 1-2-3, with our 4th and 5th becoming 5th and 6th, respectively.




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Old Mar 29, 2001 | 12:50 PM
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I'm starting to get used to this Buick... My CL will seem like a new car when I get it back.

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Old Mar 29, 2001 | 01:32 PM
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oh it was a jetta vr6 no wonder its the golf vr6 u goota worry about

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Old Mar 30, 2001 | 05:24 AM
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a fixed up jetta??? really??? and it hung with the CLS??? WTF??? i raced one on the way home on the bay bridge... he couldn't keep up nor could he see my car any more. SHIT!
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