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[mclarke36901]

Hi i have a 1987 mini mayfair with around 39 thousands on the clock. i was going on a dual carrageway yesterday and seemed to be flying past everyone but the speedo said i was only doing 70 ? are the dials reliable ? also what is the top speed of my car meant to be thanks matt.?

[duds_12]

Hi i have a 1987 mini mayfair with around 39 thousands on the clock. i was going on a dual carrageway yesterday and seemed to be flying past everyone but the speedo said i was only doing 70 ? are the dials reliable ? also what is the top speed of my car meant to be thanks matt.?

i would say that the dials are reliable after all it is only a cable runing from the back of the clock to the gearbox so not much can go wrong
as long as the needle is on dead zero when the car has stopped

i managed to get 90mph out of my mini 30 998cc so i would say around that area


and i get it all the time i had the exhaust come off at the downpipe on a dual carriageway so i decided to do 60 all the way back and i was still overtaking alot of cars

[mclarke36901]

oright cheers, yeah around 90 ish is what i was thinkin to be honest

[rich1889]

I got 100mph out of old dennis (998 mayfair) going down a hill with the wind (on a pirate road of course). Thats the read out on the sat nav as well.

[mclarke36901]

sweet not bad going, are there any small things i can do to improve top end speed ?

[L400RAS]

I got 100mph out of old dennis (998 mayfair) going down a hill with the wind (on a pirate road of course). Thats the read out on the sat nav as well.

Shiver me timbers...

[.998TANGO.]

it depends what day it is with mine,

ive had the speedo needle round to the p in the mph at the bottom of the speedo around 110, down a big long hill on "private road"
on a motorway it usualys get to 90ish i mean 70 . 998 with stage 1

[Sammy D]

Minis are a little scary at full chat over 100mph. A slight movement in the steering wheel and you have changed lanes.

I remember a few years ago being in a friends 1430cc mini, four of us in the car, and we got the speedo to go around to the needle stop pin at 0mph and the car was still pulling. That was scary.

[Shifty]

Ahem!! Can I remind you all that we don't condone speeding, this top speed type topic has been done to death now

[john1.2pearl]

I got 100mph out of old dennis (998 mayfair) going down a hill with the wind (on a pirate road of course). Thats the read out on the sat nav as well.

Shiver me timbers...

Haha had a bit of a chuckle lol !!

[sazal]

Speedos are normally out a little, mine says the cars going 5 mph under what it is (so if im doing 35 by the speedo the cars doing 30) Best thing is to use a sat nav for an accurate reading.

Think it was about 87mph they were spose to do when they were new. But I wouldnt push mine to do this at all. BANGG!!!!

[GTIAlex06]

I dont like to go above 55.
Had 90 out of it down hill. Standard 998cc. On a private raod.

[lawrence]

off topic but where is this pirate road? i want one!

[scotty_18]

Had mine off the clock, go around 100MPH out of it I have a 998cc with a stage one kit.

However, as i hit 100 MPH my chrome roof trim snapped and hit my back windown =/ good experience though