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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 04:13 AM

I have driven 260/270 km/h with my 6er in Holland......but you really do not want to get caught at those speeds, because you will lose your car, lose your licence and probably go to jail.
The speedlimit is 120 km/h here as well on freeways, but since are roads probably are even better than the ones they have in Germany, it's quite safe. Too bad it is waaaay too crowded most of the time. That's the biggest problem.....but at night...oh la-la

It's pretty easy to go beyond the limiter in the 6-series: go drive slightly beyond 250 km/h in 5th gear, then switch to 6th gear, and the limiter doesn't know anymore, and lets you drive as fast as the car can go At least, that's the case in my car, hehehe.
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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 05:50 AM

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I have driven 260/270 km/h with my 6er in Holland......but you really do not want to get caught at those speeds, because you will lose your car, lose your licence and probably go to jail.
The speedlimit is 120 km/h here as well on freeways, but since are roads probably are even better than the ones they have in Germany, it's quite safe. Too bad it is waaaay too crowded most of the time. That's the biggest problem.....but at night...oh la-la

It's pretty easy to go beyond the limiter in the 6-series: go drive slightly beyond 250 km/h in 5th gear, then switch to 6th gear, and the limiter doesn't know anymore, and lets you drive as fast as the car can go At least, that's the case in my car, hehehe.
Man you guys are really daring. As for the limiter... Never expected it not to work, but I guess it's better for you (the owner) in the end. Is there any chance that the speedometer is under-reporting the speed? This happens in the Phaeton - there is a speed deficiency of around 10km/h at high speeds - God knows why, but forumers at VWVortex suspects that it is to discourage fast driving.
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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 09:31 AM

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220km/h and you think you were going slow. You should travel a bit here i think... We have a 120km/h limit which we usually break up to a 160-180km/h
Reminds me of my time in the Philippines. I was regularly doing 120 km/h in the city. Cops didn't care.
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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 09:32 AM

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We have a 120km/h limit and nobody breaks the rules. It sucks here worst.
Singapore is strict with the law. You must miss chewing gum, right?
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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 09:45 AM

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Singapore is strict with the law. You must miss chewing gum, right?
They now allow gum for medication - but of course, we've been buying them from Malaysia for the past few years.
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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 09:45 AM

Am i missing something here?

What's with that chewing gum thing?

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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 09:51 AM

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They now allow gum for medication - but of course, we've been buying them from Malaysia for the past few years.
So you can import chewing gum without any fear of being punished?
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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 09:53 AM

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Am i missing something here?

What's with that chewing gum thing?

I think it was the first dictator of Singapore, Lee Kwan Yoo, who really cleaned the place up and made Singapore the economic island power it is today. One of his complaints was that people pollute by spitting out chewing gum on the roads and sidewalks, so he banned the consumption and importation of chewing gum into Singapore.

Mirage, correct me if I am wrong.
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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 09:54 AM

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I think it was the first dictator of Singapore, Lee Kwan Yoo, who really cleaned the place up and made Singapore the economic island power it is today. One of his complaints was that people pollute by spitting out chewing gum on the roads and sidewalks, so he banned the consumption and importation of chewing gum into Singapore.

Mirage, correct me if I am wrong.


Thanks, wimmer! I think i've heard for that already, but apparently i forgot it...

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Re: Spotted today! - 12-05-2006, 10:01 AM

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So you can import chewing gum without any fear of being punished?
Well, they wouldn't stop you driving across the causeway if you carry a secret stash of gum, yeah? As long as you don't use it indiscriminately, they authorities will close an eye.

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I think it was the first dictator of Singapore, Lee Kwan Yoo, who really cleaned the place up and made Singapore the economic island power it is today. One of his complaints was that people pollute by spitting out chewing gum on the roads and sidewalks, so he banned the consumption and importation of chewing gum into Singapore.

Mirage, correct me if I am wrong.
It was Lee Kuan Yew.

There are many reasons why it was banned and on top of what you said, some people also used the gum to block sensors that controlled the opening/closing of mass rapid transit doors. That's why it was banned, too.

They relaxed the rules recently to allow medical patients to take medicated chewing gum.
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