Cops clock man driving 137 mph in a 93 Honda Civic

Cops clock man driving 137 mph in a 93 Honda Civic

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GREENVILLE, N.Y. (Map, News) - State police have ticketed an upstate New York man for driving more than twice the 65-mph speed limit on an interstate highway. Troopers said a 21-year-old man was clocked doing 137 mph on Interstate 84 in Orange County on Tuesday. He was pulled over in the westbound lanes near Exit 2 in the town of Greenville, on the New Jersey border 60 miles northwest of New York City.

Troopers said the man was driving a 1993 Honda Civic.

The man was ticketed for speeding, reckless driving and having vehicle windows with illegal tint.

He's due to appear in Greenville Town Court on Feb. 25.

There was no telephone listing for the man.

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The news clip about says it all. The guy was ticketed for going 137 mph in a 93 Honda Civic. I know they're good cars, but I didn't realize how good. I wonder if he was going downhill, or if he was doing that many mph on flat land? The tinted windows are also interesting; it's kind of surprising that the car has been around for 16 years without getting stopped before.

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reply to post by Sestias


hi sestias the honda is not to be sniffed at ive got one myself here in ireland its a standard 93 civic vti 160bhp from factory it will do 145 at push id imagine that car had the same engine its b16a2 engine,try youtube search for civic vti/sir or i think their called si in the states ,he insurance premium is massive on them and they dont handle impacts to well, a bit of a coffin on wheels!

I'd be pretty amazed if that car wasn't modified in big ways.

Although I believe there was a line out then with a sport-tuned pressure shifter (correct me if I'm wrong but I know toyota and acura had one).

My '03 Honda Accord got up to 127 on a track, so I'm thinking this guy was either at a sharp decline or had some toys in that engine.

All honda's ship with a sport suspension though, as opposed to the toyota's softer ride.

I don't even feel safe going 80 on the Highway with the sporadic way people around me drive...

This guy has, as Duke Nukem wisely puts it, Balls of Steel.

Sigh that would be my husband.

Now I gotta drive him to work.

j/k. Kinda...

actually if you push a car, you would be surprised what it could do. I could get my escort a 110 before I couldn't hold the wheel.


[edit on 19-2-2009 by nixie_nox]

Originally posted by SantaClaus
My '03 Honda Accord got up to 127 on a track, so I'm thinking this guy was either at a sharp decline or had some toys in that engine.

I let my '03 Honda Accord (2.4L DOHC iVTEC 160HP) loose one day and the computer shut it down at 128. Given that my heart was in my throat, I'll allow that it might have been 127.



[edit on 2009/2/19 by GradyPhilpott]

Originally posted by Sestias

There was no telephone listing for the man.

So we can't phone him to congratulate him then?

Originally posted by SantaClaus
I'd be pretty amazed if that car wasn't modified in big ways.

Although I believe there was a line out then with a sport-tuned pressure shifter (correct me if I'm wrong but I know toyota and acura had one).

My '03 Honda Accord got up to 127 on a track, so I'm thinking this guy was either at a sharp decline or had some toys in that engine.

All honda's ship with a sport suspension though, as opposed to the toyota's softer ride.

hi mr claus .. you have to remember your 03 accord is alot heavier than the 93 civic 160bhp it will do 95mph@about 8000rpm in 3rd gear and 118mph in 4th and creep up to 145mph in 5th every guy and his sister has them here in ireland.

Originally posted by SantaClaus
I'd be pretty amazed if that car wasn't modified in big ways.

Although I believe there was a line out then with a sport-tuned pressure shifter (correct me if I'm wrong but I know toyota and acura had one).

My '03 Honda Accord got up to 127 on a track, so I'm thinking this guy was either at a sharp decline or had some toys in that engine.

All honda's ship with a sport suspension though, as opposed to the toyota's softer ride.

hi mr claus .. you have to remember your 03 accord is alot heavier than the 93 civic 160bhp it will do 95mph@about 8000rpm in 3rd gear and 118mph in 4th and creep up to 145mph in 5th every guy and his sister has them here in ireland.

I hit 145mph in my chevy s10 93 pick up, funny thing speedometer only goes up to 80mph

I somehow hit 90 in an old 1983 Chevette.

It might sound unimpressive, but if you knew the car in question...

i guess i will cut my kia rio loose on the highway tomorrow to see what she will do. i don't even know what the speedo goes up to