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Accelerator jam car hits 135mph

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    Accelerator jam car hits 135mph

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4796264.stm

    And that A1's a bug ger for cameras. He's going to have sooo many points he won't be driving till 2010....

    Still - what an excuse.
    "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
    - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

    #2
    And what stopped him turning off the ignition?

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      #3
      Unless of course there's only software as a connection between the ignition key & the rest of the electrics...

      We're doomed, you know...

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        #4
        Originally posted by zeitghost
        And what stopped him turning off the ignition?
        Or changing gears down (if the car was manual) or going into neutral.

        I'd love to know what happens if you slip into second gear at 135 MPH. This would have been a great opportunity to find out

        Edit: Didn't one of those guys on Top Gear total a hideously expensive new sports car on a test run by changing to second gear doing only 60 ?
        Last edited by OwlHoot; 11 March 2006, 16:46.
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          #5
          The Beeb page says that he tried changing gear but the autogearbox wouldn't do anything.

          The electronics probably locks out gearchanging above a given speed.

          The tossers on Top Gear damaged a C or D type Jag in one of their "tests".

          Considering the value of the car, I'd have thought about 97 times before giving those w*nkers any access to a vehicle of mine.

          Even back in the 60s, high performance cars were quite capable of doing 60+ in 2nd gear... though I'll never forget trying to change down to 3rd in a 1100 Escort van at 60 trying to pass something... my Rover 90 wouldn't have thought it a problem at all...

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            #6
            My car hasn't got a second gear. It's an automatic.

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              #7
              He did well to do 135 in a 10 year old 318 (that had a top speed of 129 when new!)


              BTW if he'd turned the engine off the steering lock would have engaged and he'd have had no steering!
              I remember the good old days of this site when people used to moan about serious contractor related issues like house prices and immigration. How times have changed!?

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                #8
                He could have turned the ignition off but would have post the power steering. According to BMW he could have turned the ignition to cut the engine but allow the electrics to function. On my Ford that would cut the power steering.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Numptycorner
                  He did well to do 135 in a 10 year old 318 (that had a top speed of 129 when new!)


                  BTW if he'd turned the engine off the steering lock would have engaged and he'd have had no steering!
                  I heard 130, which really means more like 120 since most clocks overestimate by a fair wodge.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by stackpole
                    My car hasn't got a second gear. It's an automatic.
                    Unless it's cvt, yes you have!

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