as a matter of fact they do.

 

all this temperature argument is BS.


You guys are talking like he's doing 130 for an extended length of time.

He was probably doing 55, with the temp in the normal zone.

This is an S500. Getting to 130mph takes no time at all. Enough time to get up to speed, take a pic and slow down without the temp going into the red zone.

 

The M, R & GL class are built about 2 hours SW of here.

 

I guess you missed the part where it was decided that 65-70 degrees IS operating temp for a Mercedes with a Celsius temp gauge. And yes, it would be at full operating temp by 130 miles per hour. The temperature is produced by work done, not time in use.

 

I don't see what the big deal is, the damn car would not break a sweat at 130 so why would he lie, it's not even an impressive feat in that car. Our trucks at stock height hit just over 130mph with mods (pegged and was still pulling at the same rate so it's an estimate). I can still hit 115-119mph as I sit now. Oh please don't get the cops involved.

 

There ya go. It doesn't surprise me, but I didn't know that.

I wonder if the temp. gauges in those classes, made in the USA, have them in Fahreheit. Any gauge that is digital, especially in the Mercedes, will have the capability to change from metric to imperial, but if they have dials, who knows.

 

I think that some of the newest Corvettes have dials that can change between Metric and Imperial systems. There are two sets of numbers on each dial and they are back lit, either one or the other, and since the guages are controlled digitally by a computer they will still read out properly on a different scale or range.

Say if you have it set to MPH, the KPH numbers aren't visible at all. It's like in my mom's Lexus, it has regular dials but you can't see any of the gauges if the back light isn't on.

 

Now that the argument of temp is out of the way, I don't doubt that he was going 130. If you'd have read my posts, that was my only argument against it. There is no way any vehicle is going to do 130 mph without reaching full operating temp. That's just the way it is.

 

Either way, no 16-18 year old kid should be running 130 down a public road.

- NCSU

 

Who gives a s**t its only a Merc. In New Zealand the Mercs and BMWs are a dime a dozen. If you really want to impress you drive a F-150, they equate to roughly the same price any way. You see in NZ F-150 are private import only and seeing that you guys drive on the wrong side of the road we have to convert them to RHD which costs $20K USD with freight and duty at $10K etc it means that a 2007 F-150 HD sells for $90K USD ($110K NZD) So as you can appreciate F-150s are like Hens teeth. From my point of view in New Zealand at least anyone can own and drive a Merc but only a select few drive a F-150...

 

I was waiting for someone to pick up on what I said. 120*F? It would be overheated just sitting in a parking lot on a hot summer day!

My 2004 F150 reads coolant temperature in Centrigrade also.

 

Ya! know , come to think of it ,
I used to do that when I was maybe 20 years old.
I guess thats a little better than 16

 

Can't argue with that... Even though I was dumb enough to do it when I was a kid, too. In a car that wasn't really designed for it to boot. A 1969 Mercury Montego MX. I don't condone driving that fast on a public road, regardless of age.

 

Hey! that was a cool car in its time

 

With a 428i it was.

Mine was Competition Orange, with a black vinyl top and white leather interior. Air shocks and a set of 15 inch American Racing Blackstars. It WAS cool. I never passed another one while I owned it. And every time I stopped, somebody wanted me to pop the hood. I bought it for $1,250.00 in 1985 and sold it for $5,500.00 in 1992. It only had 130,000 miles on it. Half of which I put on it myself. I wish I had never parted with it.