Transit vans etc up to 7.5 tonnes - max speed?

[yertis]

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[J500ANT]

[Strawbs]

well it only says

"+ 60 if articulated or towing a trailer"

[Size Nine Elm]

Strawbs said:

well it only says "+ 60 if articulated or towing a trailer"

So that's 70 normally, or 70 + 60 if articulated or towing a trailer, i.e. 130. Sounds good to me. Where's me Transit...

[nonegreen]

Very funny but I had my eye drawn to the section on skidding

"Skidding is caused by the driver braking, accelerating or steering too harshly or driving too fast for the road conditions. If skidding occurs, ease off the brake or accelerator and try to steer smoothly in the direction of the skid. For example, if the rear of the vehicle skids to the right, steer quickly and smoothly to the right to recover."

Now it seems to me that several pages of the highway code are devoted to crap about stopping distances and speed limits and not having loads of stuff in your boot because its bad for the enviroment. The bit that might actually prevent a crash warrants 1 paragraph. Its not even a sweeping generalisation, it doesn't mention front or rear wheel drive and if your steed happens to be a 911 the guidance is a recipe for off. Oooh look 8 pages on recussitating fluffy bunnies if you run them over

[raf dug]

Top speed on a tranny van is 105-110mph, top speed on your audi is 155mph the reason the tranny seems faster is that the driver doesn't own or give a about the tranny where as hopefully you care about your car.

[yertis]

raf dug said:

Top speed on a tranny van is 105-110mph, top speed on your audi is 155mph the reason the tranny seems faster is that the driver doesn't own or give a about the tranny where as hopefully you care about your car.

and my license

[Phil Dicky]

raf dug said:

Top speed on a tranny van is 105-110mph,

tranny vans paa... for real speed you need a Merc Sprinter..now we're talking

Phil

[raf dug]

Phil Dicky said:

raf dug said: Top speed on a tranny van is 105-110mph, tranny vans paa... for real speed you need a Merc Sprinter..now we're talking Phil

Your right they are a lot bigger and a lot faster than a tranny.

[yertis]

Phil Dicky said:

raf dug said: Top speed on a tranny van is 105-110mph, tranny vans paa... for real speed you need a Merc Sprinter..now we're talking Phil

It appears that those speeds are also the minimum permissable..

[raf dug]

yertis said:

Phil Dicky said: raf dug said: Top speed on a tranny van is 105-110mph, tranny vans paa... for real speed you need a Merc Sprinter..now we're talking Phil It appears that those speeds are also the minimum permissable..

Yes mate, it's like I said they don't own them i've never maxed the Saab because it's mine.