How Come it Was NOT quicker than me??
#1
How Come it Was NOT quicker than me??
While this is the topic of the day
Transit 100PS T280 Front wheel drive, SWB, Low roof van. Laden with a motorbike, another bike worth of bits as cargo and 1 passenger.
Vs.
Citroen C5 HDi no passengers
Whilst on a charge overtaking some cars, flat out through the gears. Said Citroen pulled out infront of me with no indicators and gunned it, me not being happy that he pulled out seemingly without looking, I welded myself to his ****. He kept his foot down, thrashing through the gears (could see puffs of smoke between the gear changes), yet he still made no distance between us.
It was only until I hit the slight flat spot mid way through the transit's top speed that he made about 20ft, but once past that speed his accelaration started trailing off too, and I reeled him in slightly. Although both of us are still accelarating hard he could not outrun the transit - until we ran out of road 2 miles later and had to slow down
So is the transit quick or is the Citroen C5 HDi slow?
Thoughts and view please.
Btw Transit wasn't white
Transit 100PS T280 Front wheel drive, SWB, Low roof van. Laden with a motorbike, another bike worth of bits as cargo and 1 passenger.
Vs.
Citroen C5 HDi no passengers
Whilst on a charge overtaking some cars, flat out through the gears. Said Citroen pulled out infront of me with no indicators and gunned it, me not being happy that he pulled out seemingly without looking, I welded myself to his ****. He kept his foot down, thrashing through the gears (could see puffs of smoke between the gear changes), yet he still made no distance between us.
It was only until I hit the slight flat spot mid way through the transit's top speed that he made about 20ft, but once past that speed his accelaration started trailing off too, and I reeled him in slightly. Although both of us are still accelarating hard he could not outrun the transit - until we ran out of road 2 miles later and had to slow down
So is the transit quick or is the Citroen C5 HDi slow?
Thoughts and view please.
Btw Transit wasn't white
Last edited by ALi-B; 28 July 2005 at 11:10 AM.
#5
LOL, funny you should say that, as it I have tried that following a Merc Sprinter and it does work - can keep up no probs, pull out to overtake - oh dear where has my acelaration gone?
Must be the drag from all the dirt
Most days I act about 55-60, but there are the odd occasions when I do actually act my true age
Must be the drag from all the dirt
Most days I act about 55-60, but there are the odd occasions when I do actually act my true age
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
Don't dispair..the 2.4 diesels and petrols are still RWD, only the 2.0 diesels are FWD
#13
An unladen transit is actually very light because theres none of the seats and crap that's in the C5, so would have a similar power to weight ratio. the bikes in the back of yours probabaly made the contest even
#14
LOL - heading over to Islay last week (in Wife's Golf oil burner ) I had *real* problems putting some road between myself and a BT transit behind. He kept making it all back up as soon we hit villages
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