your fastest ride?

[steve_earwig]

Which reminds me, I saw a mk2 Scirocco 16v on the road the other day, only available in lhd which can only be a good thing as the brakes on the rhds were appalling.

[DaiRees]

They took his mk3 granada on a touring caravan holiday to barcelona and "almost forgot the van was there, had it over the ton several times"

I call bs on that. I think the world record for towing a caravan's only about 125mph due to the power needed to move something so un-aerodynamic plus the issue of instability. IIRC Top Gear did it with a modified scooby or something and ended up destroying the caravan in the process

My betting is you would very much know you've got a caravan attached if you were doing that speed

Oh yes, serious artistic license on forgetting it was there, but I don't doubt that he had it up in that region once or twice.

[teamster1975]

My bike does 0-60 in about 5 seconds odd

What bike you got Steve?

[Eric]

Fastest car I've ever been in was an ASCAR, 179mph.... Very scary!

Other than that it would be my old race tuned MR2 turbo, for a road car nothing touched it and lots tried and were made to look very silly.
People generally don't understand just how quick a heavily modded MR2 turbo is.
I raced a BMW 650i (0-60 in 5.3) and I was ahead the whole way by a wide margin... and as for the Volvo T5.... ROFL!
Very lairy/ dangerous in the wet but on a dry road... Awesome.

My 300ZX Twin turbo was pretty impressive for top speed (155mph and still pulling) but was a lardy bastard so took a while to get there.

Slower but still nice and torquey with an interesting dollop of boost would be a Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo, I nearly bought one then found my MR2 which was MUCH faster so got that instead.

[Eric]

They took his mk3 granada on a touring caravan holiday to barcelona and "almost forgot the van was there, had it over the ton several times"

I call bs on that. I think the world record for towing a caravan's only about 125mph due to the power needed to move something so un-aerodynamic plus the issue of instability. IIRC Top Gear did it with a modified scooby or something and ended up destroying the caravan in the process

My betting is you would very much know you've got a caravan attached if you were doing that speed

Nope record is 139mph as far as I know with a Merc.

[Welly]

Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo

Driver: "Oh - hello I would like my Cambelt changing please - it's done 72000 miles now "

Garage: "sorry lad, we don't take scrappers - try next door you'll get £50.00 for a runner"

[Eric]

Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo

Driver: "Oh - hello I would like my Cambelt changing please - it's done 72000 miles now "

Garage: "sorry lad, we don't take scrappers - try next door you'll get £50.00 for a runner"

It's not that bad! ;)
Fiat garages will tell you the engine has to come out but that's a lie.
It's not easy but you can change the belt with the engine in and most specialists will.

[DaiRees]

Nope record is 139mph as far as I know with a Merc.

It was 128.86mph before top gear failed to beat it in 2003. Has anyone managed to beat it since? Come on who's got a Guiness World Records in the house?

[teamster1975]

How about this one?

Top Gear Caravan Record Attempt

Top Gear Caravan Race 2007

[Eric]

Nope record is 139mph as far as I know with a Merc.

It was 128.86mph before top gear failed to beat it in 2003. Has anyone managed to beat it since? Come on who's got a Guiness World Records in the house?

http://www.sa.caravanparks.com/Newslett ... efault.htm

[DaiRees]

Nice find Eric. Sout Afreakah have it"

[Eric]

I don't want you to think I spend any time on caravan sites btw

I just googled it!

[DaiRees]

So did I, but I didn't find it

[TooT]

By the look of things ive not been in anything that fast
Years and years ago i was a passenger in a chipped up Rover 620ti. Cant remember what speed we got up to but i thought it was well quick At work we have a couple of company Scoobies, a 54 plate standard WRX and a limited edition GB270 on a 57 plate, both feel fast but not really been up to any decent speeds in them.

As for me driving fast ive got up to 135mph on a private dual carriageway in my Saxo VTS with a Ford Galaxy V6 2 inches off my rear bumper Another memory is when i was 17 i took my dads company Sierra Saff 2.0 GLS up to 130

Nowadays i keep on the licence keeping side of a ton (only just tho)

[steve_earwig]

My bike does 0-60 in about 5 seconds odd

What bike you got Steve?

An ancient TDM