Hey has anybody got there R56's broke in and able 2 see there top speed yet?
b/c yesturday i was able 2 get mine up above 140 and i thought the limit was 130? thanx

 

I thought the limiter kicked in at 139 MPH. I'm amazed you got it above 140. Nice job.

 

You were on the autobahn right? :-)

 

By the way, was that 140 kilometers an hour, or miles? HAHAHA

 

Is that you Franz Klammer?

 

i thought TS was 144

 

You mignt want to check out this thread:


https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=98589

 

Top speed on mcs is 139. 140 is within the allowed error of the speedometer.

 

Well Folks 2day i got a little Braver and it actually went above 150MPH and still wanted 2 go more and it wasnt even @ the RedLine

 

very nice.......

 

Bart5467 you should be careful what you post. You were on the track or something like that right? If something g-d forbid happens, insurance companies could search this forum out and if they could prove who you are......

 

Bart5467's location says Germany, so I would imagine he could be traveling on the legendary Autobahn with no limits. How do insurance companies over in Germany handle those situations?

 

He's in Germany...doubtful US insurance companies could [or even would] do a lot there.

 

He's on the Autobahn. Unless he was in a speed-limited area what do we care. Just be careful. ;-)

 

Remember too that your V rated tires are only "good" to 149mph.

For those that haven't experienced the autobahn... they're getting rarer, but there are still many unregulated places with 3 (or more) lanes to open it up. The majority of the autobahn is now speed limited, or has too much traffic (especially trucks), or construction to really get to play.

Biggest concern is that 130kmh is the recommended speed. If you're in an accident (particularly if it involves another car), you're usually at fault if the polizei determine you were driving too fast... which can get an insurance claim denied.

 

Hey, with the 10% speedo error some are experiencing... 150 is only really 135. OK, OK... the average error sees to be more like 5-6% (now that I caught up on the other thread out there). So, more like 142. Sorry.

Still probably faster than I'd want to do in a MINI... but I must admit, I've had 110 (indicated) sneek up on me in this car. Scary-stable for a small 4-wheeled vehicle. I was very suprised. I love this car!

 

[post about street racing & illegal speeds removed - Edge]

 

illeagalhunter - please edit or delete your post. Streetracing / speeding etc... gets these types of threads locked.

Thanks.

 

Yes it was on the autobahn, in this area there is very little traffic and it is very fun blowing the doors off of the bigger cars in my MINI i do love this car i'm not really likeing the run flats cant wait 2 change them out

 

As I am in break-in I have not approached top speed. Nor is it likely I ever will. However, the default speed warning setting on the car, which is defaulted at it's supposed top speed, was set at 153, not 135. I reset it to 90.

 

Infraction issued to illeagalhunter for post about street racing.

 

My Bad, I did not see Germany on his Signature. I did not know we reached accross the Atlantic
My intentions were good

 

Lynn, what is the "default speed warning setting on the car"? Is this a warning buzzer or something?

 

Well-meant intentions are the best, so there was no harm done. Besides, you KNOW we always comment on each other...it's what makes NAM so great!

NAM is pretty far-flung...I think it's members are on all the continents as well as in many of the island groups.

 

yes i am also curious and how do you go about changing it??