On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Charlie Bell wrote:
> > I never seem to find a job near home. Last one was at 136 km one
> > way. Some hour and a halfs drive one way trip. But I actually
> > enjoyed that. I simply love to drive and Belgian high ways have
> > practically no enforcement on speed restrictions. Especially early
> > in the morning you can really get away with high speed driving......
> > No trafic and well lit, not to bad, broad and straight roads. On the
> > way home I had the chance to really switch off. Put all those working
> > stuff out of my mind, think things through.
> > Sonja
>
> Um, Sonja... flat-out in an old Beetle is about 100kph... ;o)
I beg to differ. I asked a friend who regularly drove one a few years
ago, and he said he'd get it up to 125kph at times. (And I've been in
various cars with him driving, I believe him. I guess the fastest I've
ever noted him going was about 175kph in a different vehicle....)
;)
Julia
