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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:53 pm
by minor_hickup
bmcecosse wrote:Do remember the speed limit in the UK is 70 mph!! Cops may be taking note of these 'confessions' - and may be round to see you all tomorrow! Of course I never exceed 70 mph in my trusty Traveller.
Who said anything about the public highway or in the UK? I'm sure these are all tests conducted on a private road, I know mine were!
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:28 pm
by plastic_orange
Got 'Bessie' up to the fuel gauge today - wife was impressed.
Pete
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:36 pm
by Pyoor_Kate
According to a GPS my speedo is spot on at 50, but above that starts to underread progressively worse. By an indicated 70 I'm doing 75....
...which is why it unnerves me that the valve-bouncing top speed my minor did on it's presumed standard 1098 was a deeply terrifying indicated 90mph* (down a *really* steep hill). I can't say that the experience was fun, the handling had completely disintegrated by this point; but it did have a degree of entertainment - the faces of those I passed
* it may have been 95, I don't exactly recall.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:03 pm
by downsey
Ive had mine to around 110, but its got a lot more in it. I think it would do around 130
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:29 pm
by Onne
I had mine up to 76 yesterday!
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:46 am
by wibble_puppy
Onne wrote:I had mine up to 76 yesterday!
Yeah but that was kph, chisel-toes
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:02 pm
by ASL642
He's now in the pub recovering from the experience!
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:59 pm
by Onne
I'm not...
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:28 am
by alex_holden
Onne wrote:I'm not...
Not in the pub or not recovering?
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:09 pm
by ASL642
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:22 pm
by Onne
Recovering in the pub
