Anyone else have urge to go 75?

I find myself cruising on the highway with traffic at 65-70 often and when i notice my speed I have this overwhelming urge to go 75 so my rear spoiler will go up...I feel childish but can't help the urge. Anyone else?

You could have it all the time if you had a fixed wing like my GT3 aero.

or a gt3

Hehehe...Great minds think alike, Fools seldom differ. I do sometimes, but more just to see the tip raise in my rear-view mirror, and to make sure it's still working. Actually the car looks better with the spoiler down, I don't like those rubber under it.

Has to be done at least once or twice a week to blow out the cobwebs.

now that is not fair

I can't see mine go up. At what speed does it go down?

If you have your rear view mirror set correctly you'll see it come up. You'd be surprised at how long it stays up... I've seen it up at 50... but I've not really noticed the speed that it goes down, as usually I'm coming to a stop.

it goes up at abou 130kph and then won't go back down till 50kph (roughly).

I think it goes up at 74 and down at 35 or somewhere there.

That sounds about right... as I said, usually it goes down just before I come to a stop.

That's exactly why I do it as well. For those who asked...up at 75mph and down at 35mph...

Actually, it's down at 37. Mark

Are you sure, I think it may be a little different for Cab owners, in regard to seeing the wing go up and down.

I can't say. I guess that the back may be a little higher on a cab than the bottom edge of my rear windshield.

I almost always drive 80 in the highway with a speed limit of 65. I don't pass too many other cars though, so I "blend in" with the traffic (well, most of the time).

the cab speeds are the same, we just cannot see it over the rear end. Gotta pull up to a white truck or shiny red car to see the tail up.

Yeah, I'm the same... don't be the first in line and don't be the last. Let someone else with a more aggressive style take the tickets.

Actually, it is up at 115 kph which is just a little more than 71 mph. Your speedo may say 75, but that is because it is deliberately set to read high.

yeah, your speedo fakes you out by about 5mph. The radar signs displaying your speed should be viewed as a challenge.

I wish I could keep myself down at 75 more often - it's either gridlock or open it up (within safe reason) for me if the freeway opens up. It's makes working late worthwhile...

I used to be able to see the wing go up in my 2001 coupe, but I can't see it on the C4S cab.

Had somebody parallel me as I accelrated to 80 very SLOWLY to get the precise number and the digital speedo consistently was at 74.

[QUOTE=oreganet]If you have your rear view mirror set correctly you'll see it come up.QUOTE] I don't know about that; my rear view mirror is perfect and I can't see jack in my cab vis a vis rear wings. And of course, my side view mirrors aim into my blind spots, so I can't even see any portion of my car in them at all. I guess, I'll just have to crane my neck and get out of my seat if I want to see the wing deploy.

Unfortunately, the local signs I see top out at 99MPH. Some don't show speeds above 80 just so as not to entice people to "see how fast they can go".

joes c4 cab: the cab speeds are the same, we just cannot see it over the rear end. Gotta pull up to a white truck or shiny red car to see the tail up. or if the sun is right, the shadow... wife was pressing the gas pedal, top down, and I happened to look out and there it was.

I wonder how many cops know the speed at which it goes up, it's like putting a sign on the back of your car that says, "I'm speeding."( speed limit's 70 mph here )

Actually, that's exactly the reason I try to stay *under* 75 most of the time That way I can explain that there was no way I was doing >=20mph over. But usually I can't help myself

I seldom have the urge to go 75. I don't like to slow down that far -td

But you could say, "Officer, I was only doing 60, you see, there's this switch I can press to raise the spoiler..."

I have a coupe, and can see the top of the wing when it deplyoys... -td

POSERS BEWARE!!!! If you manually put your spoiler up with the switch when you are driving under 75 mph cops could think you are speeding. LOL (old joke) I have actually thought about this when passing cops while driving below the speed limt with the tail up. I wondered if they were smart enough to know that I was recently exceeding 75mph. Oh well, if they pull me over I'll just use the poser defense.

Poseur. Ooops.. Dream Carrera beat me to it.

Damn! I never realized that.... The area we have them is so screwed up with construction that it's unsafe to push the speed limits.

Well, no, it means 'I was speeding for at least long enough for my spoiler to engage and you didn't catch me"

So to rehash the old subject, are owners with fixed wings perma-posers?

I'd love to see the look on the faces of cars around as I "get wing" but I'm outtta there too fast. I imagine it'd be like, "Gert, did you see that?? Dayum, our Kia don't have no wing"

i played with my rear view alot and I still cant see it- I know that it works cause i played with the button- I always get on the highway and get up to 75 (quickly) and then slow down just because i know that its up.

Us Targa owners also can't see the wing go up or down. Different rear glass and then distortion when the Targa roof is open. I use the white van trick too though...... Plus, in hot weather I admit to manually deploying it. Don't think that's poseur, just like to keep the engine cool. Happy motoring!

Guilty as charged, do it. My brother-in-law is a cop, I'll ask him if "they" know about the deployment speed...Will be a great Thanksgiving table discussion. His dad is the man under the Sheriff. Speeding tickets usually taken care of.

never even thought about the wing....but didn't know that you coupe guys could actually see the wing expand.....damn now I want a coupe!!!

Yes, us coupe guys can see the wing deploy, I try to do it between traffic lights )

Don't worry Nicalaas, coupe owners can't see the full spectrum of the sky.

Dude your avatar shows your wing up and you are not even moving.

Ahh, the sky is overrated, just gives you skin cancer. There's way more fun to come from seeing the spoiler go up and down.

ReidN - I was simply trying to cool the engine faster after a hard run. Ahh hell, who am I kidding you busted me, I was posing.

Sure we can ... through the sunroof!