...Not to get too off topic, but Jay Leno had use of a Corvette in Germany (which was touted in a magazine or two) and he was 'Cruising' at 185 mph.....I only want to be at these speeds on a train in Europe, or for takeoff or landing in an airliner..... My only trip on the Autobahn with a friend in an old Mercedes was 'cruising' at 115 mph, and I was scared S--tless, as he had no seatbelts! Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- Gerard M Foley <gfoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: "Jim Fulton" <jim.fulton@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 9:29 AM > <snip> > > > > I had asked for a compact wagon (US translation of > midsize estate), > > expecting a Ford Focus or a VW Golf wagon, but got > an Audi A4 1.9TDI > Avant, > > which is a diesel. Now you may or may not know > that Germany has large > > stretches of highway with no speed limits. I > managed 220 km/h, whatever > that > > is! > > > Make it 139 mph, give or take a few. > > Nice report. Hope your cars stay upright. > > Gerry > http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/africar/africa.html > http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley > http://members.fortunecity.com/gfoley/egypt/egypt.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com