0-60 for your first car?

0-60 for your first car?

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ian in lancs

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3,772 posts

198 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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21seconds!!! G reg 1968 Triumph 1300 what was yours?

Edited by ian in lancs on Wednesday 28th June 21:56

CivBrum

125 posts

83 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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19.2s. 1.0 VW Polo.

KungFuPanda

4,330 posts

170 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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12 seconds. 1991 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia. Not even fuel injected.

RBH58

969 posts

135 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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I'm guessing about 12 seconds. 1967 HR Holden 3.0l 6 cyl. Was a bit quicker than that when I'd finished with it smile

MDMA .

8,884 posts

101 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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11.8 seconds. Fiesta Supersport. Sounded quicker with the Peco big bore on though smile


Erudite geezer

576 posts

121 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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One does not believe the 1985(C) Ford Fiesta Popular Plus could attain speeds of 60mph.

Bennet

2,119 posts

131 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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MG ZR 1.4
10 seconds if you really thrashed it.

Comparatively fast, probably, for a first car, you'd think, but "all" the power was at the very top of the rev range and it was extremely slow in normal driving conditions.
In retrospect the insurance bill was not worth it.

mac96

3,765 posts

143 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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16.5 seconds, on paper at least. Saab 96V4 (1967 model year)

ecsrobin

17,093 posts

165 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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9.1 seconds Citroen Xsara VTR

Speed 3

4,548 posts

119 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Mini City 22.0 ... on a very good day

MJ85

1,849 posts

174 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Mark 3 Fiesta Popular 1.0 8v carb - 45 HP. I believe it was 18 seconds or so.

Veeayt

3,139 posts

205 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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I'm probably higher up the list with 5.8, although don't think it gives me any kind of credit. The car was (and still is) a '96 Audi S6 Avant 4.2 manual.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

284 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Downhill, with a following wind, next week.

Narcisus

8,072 posts

280 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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About 8 seconds. Toyota Celica Supra.

f1nn

2,693 posts

192 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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9.6, XR3i

vsonix

3,858 posts

163 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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E36 318ti - about 9ish to 60mph. Not that quick but 0-50 came up a lot sooner. I had a Vectra SRi 130 when I was learning but i never drove it briskly as it was a bit knackered. In theory it would have been about the same I imagine/

briang9

3,274 posts

160 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Don't think it did 60 flat out, Hillman Imp van eek

PoleDriver

28,634 posts

194 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Austin A45 Farina? Eventually! smile

jwilliamsm3

285 posts

129 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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13.7 seconds - mazda 323f 1.3 lxi................one of the only cars i've driven up slight gradients that lost speed

caelite

4,274 posts

112 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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'99 Nissan Micra 1.0 - 16.4s. Which I am sure I achieved very day leaving my folks driveway into a 50 limit road biggrin. Thrashed the ever living st out of that car at 17/18. It just refused to die.