What is the max MPH on your speedo, how fast is your car?
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My 300CE 24 W124 goes to 160mph on the speedo, I'm sure it's still capable of the 150mph it could do when new as it pulls like a train at highish speeds. I don't think ten mph is too shabby a difference.
IIRC most Eighties Ford speedos went to 140, no matter how fast or slow they were.
IIRC most Eighties Ford speedos went to 140, no matter how fast or slow they were.
The only vehicle I ever had up to the 'top of the clock' was a mk1 short wheelbase Transit which originally had a v4 1.7 litre engine but I'd changed it for a v6 3.0 litre from a Granada. The speedo went up to 120mph and the needle went off the scale a few times on downhill stretches of (my private) motorway. No idea how fast it was actually going but it was scary.
My main car is a Volvo V40 and the speedo is electronic so I would guess it will only read to what the car will reach, which Volvo say is 130mph, although in 14 months of ownership the car has to knowledge been above 100mph once, although I lent it to a friend for a trip to Somerset a few weeks ago - God knows what he got up to, the MPG figure was curiously lower than mine though!
My Clio 200 Cup has 150mph and then two lines/notches beyond that, but doesn't show 160, the top speed according to Renault is 141mph, it.... may have been over 100mph,
Me and my Dad restored a classic Mini a few years ago - we bought it in 2007, as a 998cc auto (which caused a few issues when we had to cut the transmission tunnel out). We slapped a 1340cc engine with all the supporting engine/drive train mods but left the original clocks/speedos in, on our return trip to Huddersfield from a Mini specialist in the Lancashire area after having the car correctly set up on a rolling road we may have surpassed 90mph (max shown on the dial) and started going round the speedo again much to our amusement on the hills between Manchester and Huddersfield, it has straight cut gears too so the noise was deafening. Memories.
My Clio 200 Cup has 150mph and then two lines/notches beyond that, but doesn't show 160, the top speed according to Renault is 141mph, it.... may have been over 100mph,
Me and my Dad restored a classic Mini a few years ago - we bought it in 2007, as a 998cc auto (which caused a few issues when we had to cut the transmission tunnel out). We slapped a 1340cc engine with all the supporting engine/drive train mods but left the original clocks/speedos in, on our return trip to Huddersfield from a Mini specialist in the Lancashire area after having the car correctly set up on a rolling road we may have surpassed 90mph (max shown on the dial) and started going round the speedo again much to our amusement on the hills between Manchester and Huddersfield, it has straight cut gears too so the noise was deafening. Memories.
Edited by Axionknight on Thursday 5th June 23:08
180mph on the speedo, limited to 155 but apparently 165 is achieveable. Sounds fairly reasonable.
(370Z)
The Rover's speedo goes to 140mph. Top speed is 134mph - again, sensible enough.
I was quite proud of my old M6, with a speedo up to 200mph but would be able to hit 207mph on a long enough stretch (derestricted). Sadly the, ahem, track I did a Vmax run on only let me hit 160.
(370Z)
The Rover's speedo goes to 140mph. Top speed is 134mph - again, sensible enough.
I was quite proud of my old M6, with a speedo up to 200mph but would be able to hit 207mph on a long enough stretch (derestricted). Sadly the, ahem, track I did a Vmax run on only let me hit 160.
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LukeDM said:
120MPH in my Saxo and according the internet the top speed is 120MPH.
140MPH in my Saxo and according to the internet (Maybe also some testing) the top speed is 130mph. 
On my private run way the needle stops a fraction after the 120, its clearly a decent amount out! Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff