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r3dko · 08-25-2008, 08:58 PM

This story pretty closely matches one of my own-

I was in Florida on the turnpikes outside of Orlando around 1 am. Certain parts of the city are dead around this time, with law enforcement few and far in between (Hence why so many people rent Lambo's and Ferrari's :-)

My wife and I were on our way home on roads that were pretty much empty for miles. I looked in my mirror and saw a mustang flying by. I was going around 65, so I estimate that he was going around 90-100. As he passed us, I could see the "Cobra" badges, and heard the distinctive growl. I don't think it was an SVT, though.

I looked at my wife, and she said go ahead (gotta love her!). I hit the gas, and caught up to him rather quickly. We pulled head-to-head for a mile or so (around 120), and then i went ahead and floored it. I raced ahead of him by about four or five car lengths, and watched him slowly come closer. A minute or so later, he started dropping back. I looked down at the speedo and was rather surprised- 132 and counting... once it hit 135 the automatic tranny downshifted and started begging for more. I let off the gas at that point, as we were getting closer to civilization.

That was my first experience in a car that begs for more at 135mph. I've driven plenty of 'sporty' cars, but they usually start tapering off at 115-120. Not so with the Z. I was definitely proud of (and still am) choosing the Z over the other choices out there.

08-25-2008, 08:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
r3dko Onyx Roadster Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 16 iTrader: (0)	350z Vs. Cobra This story pretty closely matches one of my own- I was in Florida on the turnpikes outside of Orlando around 1 am. Certain parts of the city are dead around this time, with law enforcement few and far in between (Hence why so many people rent Lambo's and Ferrari's :-) My wife and I were on our way home on roads that were pretty much empty for miles. I looked in my mirror and saw a mustang flying by. I was going around 65, so I estimate that he was going around 90-100. As he passed us, I could see the "Cobra" badges, and heard the distinctive growl. I don't think it was an SVT, though. I looked at my wife, and she said go ahead (gotta love her!). I hit the gas, and caught up to him rather quickly. We pulled head-to-head for a mile or so (around 120), and then i went ahead and floored it. I raced ahead of him by about four or five car lengths, and watched him slowly come closer. A minute or so later, he started dropping back. I looked down at the speedo and was rather surprised- 132 and counting... once it hit 135 the automatic tranny downshifted and started begging for more. I let off the gas at that point, as we were getting closer to civilization. That was my first experience in a car that begs for more at 135mph. I've driven plenty of 'sporty' cars, but they usually start tapering off at 115-120. Not so with the Z. I was definitely proud of (and still am) choosing the Z over the other choices out there.