160 Miles Per Hour

Okay, it is again time for a puzzler. This might be a little rough. I'm out of practice after our break. But here we go.

A very long time ago, back in the day, I was test driving a BMW with a five-speed manual transmission. I had my son Andrew along with me at the time. He was about 12 years old or so. We were heading to Toys-R-Us, or something. We are driving along on the highway.

So there we are, and he looks over at the speedometer and says, "Gee Daddy, will this thing really go 160 miles per hour?" He always asks this question when we are test driving a car.

I looked down at the speedometer and the dashboard and then I said, "No, it won't."

Small hint. A week later, he and I were again test driving a car. And this time, we were driving in a Mustang with a five-speed manual transmission. And like always, he looks over and says, "Gee Daddy, will this car do 160? Because that's what the speedometer says?"

So, I look down at the dashboard and then I say, "Yes, this one will."

So, the puzzler is, how did I know that?

Good luck.