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MacLean

Luckily you are not driving from Beaumont, TX to El Paso, TX.

I heard & read that & your vehicle goes to auction too.

No we do not have any underground subways. I know in Houston we have tunnels where there is a lot of fast food & restaurants under downtown Houston.

Yeap...... You are looking at about 870 miles from that point to El Paso & would take you a good 13-15 hrs possibly, but depends on speed & a lot of other variables too.


Cmike2780, we also have W which is rated at 168 mph & Y which is rated at 186 mph. Z rated tires are the way to go, but you will pay the most for them as well.

I wish here in Houston we had 80 or 85 mph speed limits. One has to remember to that the faster you go the more you are doing to burn through your gas. If speed limit is 80 (or 85) & you are going at a constant speed, then you should do ok on gas.

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gurneyeagle

Before everyone goes into cardiac arrest worrying about the population of Texas going extinct from an 85 mph speed limit, keep a few things in mind:

1. where most limits are above 70 mph, the traffic is not very dense;
2. there is no real correlation between an increase in posted speeds and an increase in traffic accidents;
3. when speed is an issue, it's the disparity in the speed of the subject vehicle relative to surrounding traffic.

Freeway speed limits are set at 60 mph in metro Houston and other large TX metropolitan areas. As you move away from those areas, the speed limit increases progressively. In the case of Houston - San Antonio for example, it eventually rises to 75 mph.

I don't know how many of you guys drove (or were even alive) during the days of the "double nickel", but it was a nightmare. It was actually MORE dangerous due to the aforementioned difference in the speeds driven.

When radar detectors first came out; e.g. the "Fuzzbuster", you basically had a free pass before the cops countered with instant on radar. From there it was a technology race between speeders and the authorities.

You are just as likely to get taken out by a P.O.S. 1984 Dodge Caravan at 65 mph as you are at 85 mph.

I'll gladly take my chances on a brand new toll road at 85 mph versus I-610 in Houston at 60 mph with some of the kamikazzee lane (un) discipline I've witnessed in the 14 months I've lived in Houston. I doubt if it's much different on the East and West Coast. I've driven on both I-95 and I-5, and never felt any safer.

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PapoZalsa

Try driving in I-95 merging with I-495 & I-395 up in the DC and to the North. A total nightmare!

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Spikuh

Sounds like a congestion issue, not necessarily a speed issue.

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wstar

Actually W and Y are higher ratings than Z, although W/Y's sometimes have Z's on them anyways. Read up at the bottom of this: Tire Tech Information - How to Read Speed Rating, Load Index & Service Descriptions

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MacLean

Yeah I agree with what you posted. I saw that same article & the figures I put for the W & Y match up to the articles figures. Well if you stop & look at all high end sports cars & non high end sports cars they all have the Z rated tires, so that in itself should say something. Since your basically saying that the W & Y have higher ratings that they are better. Why doesn't Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston Martin & etc have the W or Z rated tires then? I am going to go on a limb here and say that the Z rated tires can basically withstand whatever speed the car can produce (more or less) & you are going to pay more for Z rated tires.

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