how fast does your Saab go?

"Zon" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.vaisala.com:

I find myself consciously spending more time there with my new 900, which is write-me-a-ticket red, but since it looks it's speeding even when it's parked I'd rather it escaped the attention of the cops for awhile. It has visited 90+mph a couple of times, though.

WARNING, I love my 1994 CSE FPT 2.3L AT. I been know to go to fast at times, I have pushed my pure stock red racer to it limit of 138 mph. It pulls hard till

125 mph than kind of flattens out and will not reach the 140 mph it is limited at by Saab. But beware the last time I did this I do not have very long strait sections on my local highway, I left my foot off the pedal completely at the end of the strait away at 138 mph. and just around the first turn was a state policeman. He clocked me at 84 mph and wrote me up at 80 mph as a favor. I did thank him (I did) I just turned around and went and paid my fine right than. So much for my new tires that I had the money in my wallet for. Remember he who speeds loses, even in a Saab.

Jean Paul

Not always...I equipped my black Viggen with a laser jammer and got lased doing over 90........didn't even get pulled over (though he did shoot me a nasty stare:) I've been lased in other spots but never at that high of a speed. I've been considering a x/k/ka jammer but they are over $1000 so I'm not sure I need it that bad.

There is a solution: have a Valentine One radar detector. It is not cheap ($400), but I saved probably thousands of dollars since I started using it in 1997. It has much more sophisticated DSP to separates false alarms from real ones, and shows direction of the signal, which further helps to make the decision of whether to slow down. It does not help against lasers, though, since lasers are highly directional, and by the time you see the signal, you probably have been clocked. I guess the laser jammer that WitchDr mentions would help there :-), but is it legal?

-Dima

What is the model of your jammer? Something I might consider, too :-).

----- Original Message ----- From: "WitchDr" Newsgroups: alt.autos.saab Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 1:28 PM Subject: Re: how fast does your Saab go?

Jammers are illegal in the UK. "Safety Camera" detectors on the other hand are not. I use a Snooper S6R and its pretty good although screen can be difficult to read if not positioned properly.

You are right about lasers, you have approximately 0.4 seconds to slow down to a legal speed if the detector warns of a Laser trap, since the average human reaction time is slightly more than this, you won't beat it!

BTW, do not travel in the rest of Europe with a radar/laser detector or jammer. They are illegal in most other countries, and urban legend has it that in France they fine you 750 euros for possession and then make you run your own kit over!

Bottom line I suppose is don't speed.

IMHO, 90-100 on a clear dry motorway is not a problem, more than 20mph past a school when the kids are arriving/leaving is unforgivable, and you deserve to have your reproductive organs removed with a rusty blade...

Al

Nice story to read ;-) especialy for one guy from Germany like me. I hit the Autobahn almost every day and 185 km/h is nothing unusual. I drive an 9-5 Aero (250 hp) wagon - maximum speed is 256 km/h (around 160 miles) GPS measured (speedo shows 260). Im pretty sure the car could go faster but maximum speed seems to be somewhat limited by Trionic 7, as the turbo-boost decreases at 255...

Greetings from Bavaria,

Matthias

"Grand Poobah" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news: snipped-for-privacy@clear.net.nz...

In Sweden, it's illegal to have a radar/laser detector but not illegal to use a laser jammer. Kind of odd. The Blinder was developed in Sweden and took advantage of the loophole...no receiver, it just jammed laser and was always on. Radar jammers are illegal in the US but then again...so is speeding;) I had an X/K ARC Interceptor for 4 years and it was awesome...totally crushed instant on. In the US there isn't much a cop can do as they can't search your car and don't have probably cause to inspect. In Europe they can pull you over anytime and search. In the 4 years I had a radar jammer, no cop ever asked me about it though I think one was a bit suspicious.

I have no issue with speed enforcement near school zones, unfortunately the police in the US pick the places that generate the most revenue (ie. straight miles of freeway) instead of the areas where enforcement is really needed.