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Russell
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 Re: Slow car. terpineol wrote: samfieldhouse wrote: terpineol wrote: my record being 87mph on the satnav before deciding things were getting a bit too exciting. Yes i quite agree. 85 was my top gps speed, I think the car would have done more, but my nerves certainly wouldn't  I think its the way the tops of the doors suck out, whilst ones ears start to bleed, and the steering gets very light and twitchy that scares me the most. It does get fantastic expressions of shock and amazement from BMW drivers. Also factor in trying to steer with ones knees whilst trying to take photos of the speedo (obligatory at anything close to the Z speed) and you've got a far more exciting drive than any supercar could deliver.
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ben
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Re: Slow car. I think that with cc's on the higher end of the bubble car scale and the aerodynamics of a housebrick they do pretty well ,and they'll do that all day no worries too  
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Re: Slow car. Jonathan wrote: I certainly doff my cap to Joolz, 98mph in a 2cv must be Scary of Biblical Proportions. Erm, Jonathan, you didn't seem too scared when we took that Ami 8 chassis up to Wetherby on the roof rack of the old AKS400-at times we were over the 90mph mark! 
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Jonathan
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Re: Slow car. spanners wrote: Jonathan wrote: I certainly doff my cap to Joolz, 98mph in a 2cv must be Scary of Biblical Proportions. Erm, Jonathan, you didn't seem too scared when we took that Ami 8 chassis up to Wetherby on the roof rack of the old AKS400-at times we were over the 90mph mark! Erm, yes, but the extra weight of the chassis on the roof was helping to keep the van planted to the tarmac
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Rhythm Thief
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Re: Slow car. ken wrote: james, nowt left to say, as you've covered it all, I reckon... Apart from what Citroen quoted as 'max speed' in their owner's manual. 115 kph (72 mph) approximately . That would have been on level ground in still air, so if you're willing to keep the right foot planted downhill with a following wind, valve bounce ( or the driver's nerves when the doors start flapping around) would probably be the limiting factor. ken Doors? What doors?  Thanks for the replies. I've been thinking about it a bit more, and I recalled that the last time I owned a 2CV was in 1997. Since then, I've owned Rumble's old Acad and a Dyane, both of which had the 9:1 pistons and the forced air induction. So I'm probably used to even my A series Citroens being a bit quicker than a standard 2CV. But I feel happier about it now.
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Sean
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Re: Slow car. Not Rhythm Thief wrote: Doors? What doors? Therin lies the problem! Even an open window upsets the near perfect aerodynamics  and wipes a few mph off the crusing speed. the 9:1 wont make that much of a differance, a strong 8.5:1 engine can be better Dyanes went faster because they were a cleaner shape. Sean
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Rhythm Thief
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Re: Slow car. Sean wrote: Not Rhythm Thief wrote: Doors? What doors? Therin lies the problem! Even an open window upsets the near perfect aerodynamics and wipes a few mph off the crusing speed. the 9:1 wont make that much of a differance, a strong 8.5:1 engine can be better Dyanes went faster because they were a cleaner shape. Sean I know this. But it was "slow" even with the doors on.
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Max
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Re: Slow car. Sean wrote: Even an open window upsets the near perfect aerodynamics and wipes a few mph off the crusing speed. Never stopped me without a windscreen I was flying!
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Jonathan
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Re: Slow car. Max wrote: Sean wrote: Even an open window upsets the near perfect aerodynamics and wipes a few mph off the crusing speed. Never stopped me without a windscreen I was flying! If you had the rear doors on your van open, it would of improved your aerodynamic considerably.
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Max
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Re: Slow car. No it was the 2cv. And it was like a parachute.
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