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i had the same experience the day before thanksgiving. I left work around 3AM, and was in a rush to get home. There was maybe one other car on the highway for the entire 20mile ride home, and i was busy keeping the needle between the 4 and 8liters/100km (yes my gas mileage gauge is in metric) at somewhere around 90 mph with sprints of 110 for an exit or so (straight line only).

I get off at my exit and cruise doing the speedlimit, maybe a little more, because there are cops that always hide in the median between the trees. I look at every opening the entire way down this road, seeing nothing. I happen to glance up at my rearview and see that nice pair of Crown Victoria headlights tailgating me. No sooner than I did that did he flip the lights on, and I pulled over. Turned out to be a statey that was following me since I got onto the hwy some 20miles back with no lights on.

Turned the car off, put my keys on the dash, had my license and reg and all that stuff ready and put my hands on the wheel. As he walked up to the car, right away I guess he knew I wasnt going anywhere lol. Explained to me that I was doing a little over the speed limit (90 in a 55 and doing 55 in a 45). I thought for sure I was done for. He comes back a few minutes later hands me my stuff and tells me to 'slow down next time'. Which is immediatley followed by "one of the other guys at the precinct has a 911 and a 944" and he asked me a few questions about it. Few moments later and a 'good night officer', I was on my way.

Thank you again Porsche for once again saving my ass. I think its cuse of the name, cops seem to treat us with a little more respect than the ricer kid thats flying around in his honda or his EVO, STi, or his SRT-4.
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Old 12-11-2004, 02:59 PM
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