Fast Vans?

[monthefish]

paulmurr said:

Mr Gear said:

Ed. said:

paulmurr said:

This one is quite fast

Thought those wheels were familiar

XJ220?

Is that at Goodwood?

(Do Goodwood own it now?)

[chrisr29]

Try Vauxhall. My local dealer had a vxr Astra van on it's forecourt a little while ago. Was something like a 150 bhp diesel.

[TommyTT]

Buy a new model Caddy and get it remapped. I had one that was roughly 150bhp. Great fun, especially with all the little boy racers in town.

[haggy]

My dad's friend has got an astra van with a calibra lump in it on throttle bodies!

[qube_TA]

MonkeyHanger said:

The Astra Van is widely known to be the fastest vehicle in the world

I think you'll find that the LWB Mercedes Sprinter has that accolade.

[elster]

qube_TA said:

MonkeyHanger said:

The Astra Van is widely known to be the fastest vehicle in the world

I think you'll find that the LWB Mercedes Sprinter has that accolade.

I think it is the fastest road going vehicle in the world.

[King of d sofa]

stockhatcher said:

Ford Fiesta ST van?

Edited by stockhatcher on Tuesday 2nd December 12:51

[pedant] I think sir will find that is a zetec-s, not an ST [/pedant]

[Fort Jefferson]

qube_TA said:

MonkeyHanger said:

The Astra Van is widely known to be the fastest vehicle in the world

I think you'll find that the LWB Mercedes Sprinter has that accolade.

But new ones are restricted to 61mph (100kph)

[wanacoop]

check out my beasty!! have a look at my cars..

[welshsurferdude]

I have a 315cdi lwb sprinter on a 08 and it does 110plus loaded easy
certainly surprises some people off the lights!

same with the 135ps ford transit SWB i used to have!

[arryb]

Everyone knows the fastest van in the world is a hired one

[squeezebm]

Just had a couple of Caddys for work 2.0 Tdi 140Bhp..........nice

Edited by squeezebm on Tuesday 2nd December 18:19

[jonnydiscopants]

my caddy van should be nippy when i finish putting its new heart in it ....



sorry for ste quality pic....

Edited by jonnydiscopants on Tuesday 2nd December 18:25

[Red 3]

yep I just bought a VW Caddy 2.0 TDi and have to say it is mint. Very comfortable on long hauls and great fun over the back roads of Yorkshire. Quite often the favourite car I have access to. My other cars in the garage being an X5 with 575lbs/ft and a 996GT3, so it's in good company.

And remember....."You can in a Caddy"

[Flipatron]

Transit Connect X-Press - Connect bodywork with Focus RS running gear. I've been told they're quite easy to do as the Connect uses Focus running gear.

[Col 666]

Connect RS-
http://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2613...


This will be a bit nippy when finished!
http://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2384...

[Simes205]

monthefish said:

paulmurr said:

Mr Gear said:

Ed. said:

paulmurr said:

This one is quite fast

Thought those wheels were familiar

XJ220?

Is that at Goodwood?

(Do Goodwood own it now?)

Yes it's at Goodwood - I think that was back in either 2005 or 2006, either way Justin Law took it up the hill.
It belongs to the Laws.

[andyc.]

YUM YUM!

.....I saw it at his workshop this year.

[Sway]

Simes205 said:

monthefish said:

paulmurr said:

Mr Gear said:

Ed. said:

paulmurr said:

This one is quite fast

Thought those wheels were familiar

XJ220?

Is that at Goodwood?

(Do Goodwood own it now?)

Yes it's at Goodwood - I think that was back in either 2005 or 2006, either way Justin Law took it up the hill.
It belongs to the Laws.

2006 IIRC, Justin Law had got fastest time of the meet for the previous two (possibly three) years, and so wasn't allowed to run in the XJR-9....

Attention to detail was brilliant, all the crap on the dash blu-tacked down, roof rack, lots of fun, and he didn't hold back at all!

Was it really a TWR development jobbie? What possible justification would there be for that? I always thought it was a fun project dreamed up between the Laws and Lord March...

[muckymotor]

MrMoonyMan said:

Hope this helps...

As an aside Royal Mail vans now have 70mph limiters on them, that should slow them down