34 replies to this topic

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

well dynoed my 1275 speedo said 94 mph so that means was 104 mph that was with kev driving so would go faster than that ill just check what my sat nave says for what ive done in it well the sat navs onviously broke says ive done 209mph hahahahahah that awesome me thinks mr garmins gone wrong

[91neon]

209 thatsa pocket rocket!!!! haha

[twiggy]

I get scared at 70 but she'll happily do 20+ above that. 1098cc

[chadders15]

i get 90-100 out of my 998cc depends alot on gradient and weight lol

[benb12]

I think it'll do 70mph, but it doesn't like it. Standard 1098cc Clubman Estate.

[minili]

Good idea to think about the speeds you are all quoting on here ladies & gents, partly because Mini speedos are known for their inaccuracy, but more importantly because the maximum legal speed in the UK is 70mph on a public road

[Mini_Magic]

What does Sepped mean?

[Naif_Wolves]

What does Sepped mean?

Lol... I was wondering when someone would pick up on that!

As I'm still learning, I get yelled at if I go over 60! But it gets there and will sit there quite happily... I'll tell you again in a month or so when I can find out for myself

[minili]

What does Sepped mean?

Fixed, it was bothering me too

[squiz680]

i dont know fast mine goes as the speedo packed up 5 mins after i left mot and that was nearly 12 months ago owell

[Lukie-J]

I got 998cc (on an old air strip..) i got 92mph on the sat nav, speedo was off the scale round to estimated 135mph!
As far as I'm aware it's standard, had the choke on a bit tho! mustv had the wind behind me but
the car was pretty happy doing it.

[biggav]

well dynoed my 1275 speedo said 94 mph so that means was 104 mph that was with kev driving so would go faster than that ill just check what my sat nave says for what ive done in it well the sat navs onviously broke says ive done 209mph hahahahahah that awesome me thinks mr garmins gone wrong

Car will always perform better on rollers than on the road as you don't have wind resistance hitting the car at an equivilent speed to that the vehicle is travelling at..... Mine did 121 mph at over 8000 RPM, changing the final drive would have given a theoretical top of 150mph at the same engine revs but this would be near on impossible due to the aerodynamic constraints.

[Disco Dan]

Legal top speed on NZ roads is 100 KMPH (about 62 MPH)

My standard 998 mini with dodgy old points and badly tuned is comfortable sitting on 80k (49mph) but does not like being pushed much more. Will get to 100k just.

Edited by Disco Dan, 02 March 2009 - 06:38 AM.

[sally the mini]

70 and thats as fast as i want to go, need earplugs if i go any faster.

i drive a 94 1.3i cooper how fast should it go

[daemonchild]

When I first got the blue one, it was only happy up to 60.
So that's what I did for a while, tootling about and generally chilling out!
My mother-in-law had probably never had it over 50 and had only done really short journeys.

However, as I began to service it and gradually built up the speeds, it came to life.
(I think the biggest change was removing the BLACK air filter...)

It's more than happy at 70, but I've given up speeding in my old age.
I should imagine that it would go another 20 on top quite easily.
It certainly sounds like it should.

So, get out there and service it!
65 sounds poor - air filter, all HT components, tank of fresh fuel, oil change.