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 Re: Motorways Jonathan wrote: I don't understand this 75-80mph thing. When new, a late 2cv had a max of 71.5mph, and that's what my cars does(unless going down hill-75/78mph, or up hill-55/65mph). I did once see 83.6mph as a sat-nav indicated max, going down a hill on the M5 by Michealwood Services. It was bloody scary!!  I think you will find that the speed is 71.45mph Jonathan not 71.5
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Jonathan
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Re: Motorways 602 wrote: Jonathan wrote: I don't understand this 75-80mph thing. When new, a late 2cv had a max of 71.5mph, and that's what my cars does(unless going down hill-75/78mph, or up hill-55/65mph). I did once see 83.6mph as a sat-nav indicated max, going down a hill on the M5 by Michealwood Services. It was bloody scary!! I think you will find that the speed is 71.45mph Jonathan not 71.5
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Russell
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Re: Motorways Ok so AKS400s have a maximum speed of about 27mph, but MOST 602cc M28 engined cars will happily pull 70+. I've only had one that didn't, and that was such a dog the chassis broke and for a week I drove it with the rocker boxes resting on the chassis. Every other car I've had has done at least 70mph. IIRC we had almost 90 from the Ami6 on the way to Czech, and that was three up with a mounain of shite on board.
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Rhythm Thief
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Re: Motorways The actual speed is almost irrelevant, since at anything over about 50 mph a 2CV feels like it's doing roughly the speed of sound. 
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scoobasteve
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Joined: June 6th, 2009, 2:59 pm
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Location: Stone, Staffordshire
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Re: Motorways I was a bit of a wuss when I started driving and managed to avoid motorways for 2 and a half years. The main thing that worried me was slip roads, If somebody ahead slows down looking for a gap they will be able to accelerate again and make motorway speeds before joining whereas I would be left trying to join at 40. I decided to man up and give it a whirl a few months ago and just made sure I left a very large gap on the slip road to allow me to maintain 60+ regardless of numpties in front.
When on the motorway I never really had worries about speed, I could easily maintain 70 even up the hills and had a few jaunts into the fast lane to put a smile on some people's faces roaring past at 80 with everything rattling and shaking. Even busted a sly frenchman taking pictures of me whilst he was driving!
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Max
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Joined: December 9th, 2008, 8:00 pm
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Re: Motorways Russell wrote: Ok so AKS400s have a maximum speed of about 27mph Pah. Not the Yellow Devil.
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| October 6th, 2010, 8:13 pm |
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Russell
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Re: Motorways Right, hang on then.
MOST AKS400s will do 27mph, EXCEPT Max's which is much faster.
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Neil
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Joined: November 28th, 2008, 11:14 pm
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Re: Motorways Joe, The Acadiane loves the motorway, mate; 
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J-dub
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Re: Motorways i tend to drive at about 55mph-60mph, as i find that driving flat out, which is 70 for me or about 75 downhill, it drinks so much fuel, whereas at 55-60 it uses next to nothing!
so i tend to stick to about 55, and use less fuel
i did however get from chichester to porchester, with 2 up, me and matt damper, in 26 minutes or something reduclous, (from his house to porchester)
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| October 6th, 2010, 9:22 pm |
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meshking
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Re: Motorways I used to commute 60 miles a day in my dyane - probably 40 of that was motorway. I found that the dyane (and the 2cv before that) was most comfortable at 65. It used to leave a little extra to be able to get past someone who was doing 60, but also not fast enough to put you in the too fast for L1, too slow for L2 which a flat out 70/75 seemed to do.
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