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Does anyone know what the 'limit' is on a TomTom speedo thingy? What does it go up to?

Got this tonight



car was indicating 150mph when the TomTom said 134mph, but kept pulling so TomTom said over 150mph and the car speedo needle was nearly snapping itself

Sorry for the blurry photo and missing the 150mph+ but its pretty difficult trying to take a photo of your satnav with your iPhone whilst doing 150mph in something with the same aerodynamics as a brick lol, very unstable at speed, especially one handed

ps. before any smart cunt says its a public road, it was actually on my uncles driveway
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24th Aug 11 at 23:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what car is the important question


i guess it could go forever as its all calculations

[Edited on 24-08-2011 by tom130691]
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Must be a bloody long driveway.
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To drive at that speed for 30 seconds, you will cover over a mile, thats without accelerating to that speed in the first place and then stopping before you hit your uncles automatic gates
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why the fuck do you make these threads??!!
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I've seen that photo somewhere else before too so I call B/S
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Uncles driveway

You love fishing for a reaction eh...
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Did you have the spacesaver on at the time or is this a completely new story?
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaDave
Did you have the spacesaver on at the time or is this a completely new story?


4 space savers, for reduced drag
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25th Aug 11 at 01:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by xa0s
Does anyone know what the 'limit' is on a TomTom speedo thingy? What does it go up to?
Assuming it uses NMEA sentences, you have a way to go.



I took this on my aunties driveway which as well as being very long is also quite high.
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ffs
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*with one hand
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
*with one hand

i'd poke you if this chat was on facebook
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odd, usually rally cars aren't geared for top speed.
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This is a weekly thing now. I expect one day we'll see an RIP thread for you at some point, that's usually the way these tales end on the internet.
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150mph in a diesel fabia skoda
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quote:
Originally posted by fazza
150mph in a diesel fabia skoda

Rich H
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http://www.pistonheads.com/Gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=47&t=947133&i=20&mid=0&nmt=
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and a top speed run in a private car-park on a TomTom sat-nav???

a private carpark has a 70mph limit?
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
http://www.pistonheads.com/Gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=47&t=947133&i=20&mid=0&nmt=
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I really can't work out if you're for real or not, but it's getting boring either way.
And with regards to this thread until you beat timrud don't bother posting
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
http://www.pistonheads.com/Gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=47&t=947133&i=20&mid=0&nmt=
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ffs who is this guy really?!?!?

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