What's the highest you've ever seen your speedometer?

Crock Rock

I despise speeders, the fastest I've ever driven is 120 km/h (give or take accidental drift) when I wasn't using cruise control. But I won't judge you :P I just want to see if the aforementioned speeds are realistic or are they just talking from their arse?

A friend of mine admitted to doing 250 km/h in a BMW 5 series (I don't know whether or not to believe him) and another said he did close to 280 km/h on a Fireblade bike (again, I don't know whether or not to believe him).

is_that_so

Crock Rock wrote: »

I despise speeders, the fastest I've ever driven is 120 km/h (give or take accidental drift) when I wasn't using cruise control. But I won't judge you :P I just want to see if the aforementioned speeds are realistic or are they just talking from their arse?

A friend of mine admitted to doing 250 km/h in a BMW 5 series (I don't know whether or not to believe him) and another said he did close to 280 km/h on a Fireblade bike (again, I don't know whether or not to believe him).

A friend of mine did 250 kph briefly on the autobhan in Germany and averaged 240 kph over an hour long journey in a BMW 6 or 7 series. Can't say it was pleasant for me!:o Personally have hit 160 kph but very briefly and much prefer following speed limits.

Midnight_EG

I'll go with my legal one for this anyway...;) Still a gear left to go, and I certainly used it also but the pic happened to be taken at 240. Saw close to 300 that weekend

TheW1zard

302kph in Shane Lowry's GTR,on the M1, on national slow down day at about 7am!

s7ryf3925pivug

Why can cars go faster than double the maximum speed limit? Makes no sense really.

Speeding is the norm on the roads near me. I would say it's not uncommon to see cars going at 120 in a 60 kmph zone. There are frequent accidents.

bladespin

177mph indicated when testing my bike years ago was actually 167 when verified - felt a bit weird - tunnel vision

Crock Rock

Keyla Calm Armadillo wrote: »

Why can cars go faster than double the maximum speed limit? Makes no sense really.

Speeding is the norm on the roads near me. I would say it's not uncommon to see cars going at 120 in a 60 kmph zone. There are frequent accidents.

Christ. What type of road?
Keep yourself safe whatever you do and don't get dragged into that madness.

bazz26

Must be very quiet in After Hours today.

pablo128

These type of threads asking people to be honest (not just motoring threads) always attract the outraged. I've learned not to post in them. You're almost always called a liar or a maniac.

MetzgerMeister

529 km/h years ago in my MG ZR 1.4

Peatys

240kph 2ltr superb and a 2.2 civic

davycc

160 mph indicated in my old very Saab 9000 2.3 aero spec plus..

bazz26

My speedo is broke, do I win a prize?

peasant

The highest reading I've ever seen on a speedometer was "F"


in my old Mini





needle went past 140 all the way to F

colm_mcm

888




When I turn the car on.

Heres Johnny

In a BMW 530i E39 I did 250 kmph indicated on Speedo or twice the speed limit. Once and only once, only time I've ever gone over 200 actually. Just kept accelerating until the car wouldn't anymore. Then backed right off back down to a manageable 140/150 for rest of journey.

Heres Johnny

In a BMW 530i E39 I did 250 kmph indicated on Speedo or twice the speed limit. Once and only once, only time I've ever gone over 200 actually. Just kept accelerating until the car wouldn't anymore. Then backed right off back down to a manageable 140/150 for rest of journey.

RustyNut

The highest i ever seen my speedo was 9,045.



That's feet above sea level though.:D

BlackandGreen

206km/h in a 1.4L petrol.

Sexual Chocolate

Crock Rock wrote: »

But I won't judge you :P

Yeah because most of your threads/post the last couple of months on here weren't you complaining about people who speed and that if a speeder comes up behind you on a motorway you'll deliberately block them from passing you.

s7ryf3925pivug

Crock Rock wrote: »

Christ. What type of road?
Keep yourself safe whatever you do and don't get dragged into that madness.

Regional road from suburbs to countryside. Lots of spots where people pull out with bad visibility or militant psychopathic cyclists and dog walkers sometimes lurk. Also very very windy bends and a mental 5 road crossroads that surprise the unfamiliar.

Irish_rat

About 160km/hr.

blade1

I've seen over 400 on the Speedo on my bike.
Don't believe me?
Here's the proof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjoC7JbC1S0

Snotty

I had an auld Diahatsu with dodgy electrics, remember doing 8k revs and the speedo almost going full circle as I was pulling out of the driveway

deceit

289 recorded by my in car cam on a trip over to London from hamburg a few months back. Showed over 300 on the speedo (I'd say the cam was more likely to be right).

CiniO

Crock Rock wrote: »

I despise speeders, the fastest I've ever driven is 120 km/h (give or take accidental drift) when I wasn't using cruise control. But I won't judge you :P I just want to see if the aforementioned speeds are realistic or are they just talking from their arse?

A friend of mine admitted to doing 250 km/h in a BMW 5 series (I don't know whether or not to believe him) and another said he did close to 280 km/h on a Fireblade bike (again, I don't know whether or not to believe him).

217km/h in a 2.2 Civic.
However car normally overreads by about 4%, so this was more likely about 208-209 km/h real speed.
I'd say slightly downhill as well, as normally that car won't make over 210 km/h on a speedometer.

KevRossi

Indicated 318 Km/h in reality about 308 Km/h on the motorbike, a modified CBR 1000. A friend got the same bike to 328 the next day.

250 Km/h many times when living in Germany in my own car, 275 Km/h driving in a friends car.

Maxed my current car out at 200 Km/h several times and managed to do 180 KM in 1hr 5 mins . (Lexus RX 400h)

Rippy

blade1 wrote: »

I've seen over 400 on the Speedo on my bike.
Don't believe me?
Here's the proof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjoC7JbC1S0

Gotta love Italian electronics!

Charlie19

Escargo, my car go one sixty Swiftly. MPH :;

Tamara tamara

davycc wrote: »

160 mph indicated in my old very Saab 9000 2.3 aero spec plus..

Pulled at 180 many years ago in the same car and got away with a warning. Wouldn't happen now!

DaveyDave

200kph in an EcoBoost Mustang driving to New York from Toronto, spent most of the trip doing 140-160kph with the majority of the traffic.

Around 170-180kph on the M50 driving to hospital at 2am.

Bass Reeves

I have done 160KM/hour briefly in a VW transporter 15+ years ago. When i was younger still 100mph (i60km) was the target, I did it once once but the daftist speed I ever did was 93mph (nearly 150mph) in a Mark1 escort 1.1 when I was 20 years old. It was down a hill with the wind behind me, she was flat out at that, a lad in a Fiat 131 Mirafiori was trying to over take me. It was stupid there was 8-9 of us between the two cars. :eek::o:o

corks finest

163 mph on a bike ( Kawasaki) light year's ago

The chan chan man

80kph in the overtaking lane on the m50. What a thrill!

Neilw

According to the speedometer 265 so a little less in reality probably.

GRACKEA

140, in my tiny 2 door 1 litre car so it felt more like 240!

morritty

180kph-ish, Sorry i mean 119kph Guard.

Wanderer78

Roughly 100mph, wouldn't like to crashing at that speed, I know a couple of lads that have done 180mph plus on bikes, scary I'd imagine

meeeeh

There is this nice long hill with motorway going straight for a few kilometers where I come from. Road was relatively empty, mum was driving, we were chatting then she looks at the speedometer and screams noticing she was dong 200kmph. Her reaction and braking was a lot scarier than actual speed. I've driven over 200 kph and I think I was probably in the car when speedometer was showing 220 kph (no idea how accurate) but not very often. I've driven autobahns on the parts with no speed limit and it's grand in low traffic but for me hard work when roads are busier and you are doing longer distances.

Wibbs

My speedo only goes up to 190Kph(Jap import), but the needle has gone well beyond that once or twice.

Midnight_EG

Wibbs wrote: »

My speedo only goes up to 190Kph(Jap import), but the needle has gone well beyond that once or twice.

G'way outta that, your DC2 has never seen VTEC :pac:

CoBo55

227 Km/h

9935452

160mph in a ferrari F430
145mph in a Porsche GT3RS
140 mph in ford mustang gt

blade1

Rippy wrote: »

Gotta love Italian electronics!

I just needed to move the sensor about 2mm out from the wheel and now it's actually the most accurate Speedo I've ever had.
It's bang on with satnav anyway.

Voodoomelon

is_that_so wrote: »

A friend of mine did 250 kph briefly on the autobhan in Germany and averaged 240 kph over an hour long journey in a BMW 6 or 7 series. Can't say it was pleasant for me!:o Personally have hit 160 kph but very briefly and much prefer following speed limits.

Anyone that drives the autobahn knows this is realistically impossible, more than likely averaged 160-180 with highs of 240.

Eoinbmw

Have barely been past 140 kph the last 5 -10 ears to be honest due to the complete overkill road policing!
But a while back i hit 135-140 mph in a BMW 325ci a bit scary being honest as a slightly curved motorway suddenly starts to feel like a hairpin bend!

Henry Ford III

180mph in a Sierra Cosworth 3 door running a 360bhp engine. Bruntingthorpe. Pretty scary