General A bit of fun

[Fishguy]

Just out of interest, at what speed do you feel most comfortable driving your Sei. Please state your size of engine at beginning of your post

 

[Cento186]

Mine's basically a standard sporting but on most roads I find around 60 is just right or 75/80 if the mood takes me :devil:

 

[Fishguy]

Haha mine is a standard 2001 sporting too, I feel like 70 is my limit before my car is shouting its way down the motorway

 

[Lecook]

Flat out lol ive had 115 indicated downhill on a long straight but normally driving to/from work around 60-70 mostly on a-roads

 

[Cento186]

Yeah, motorways are no fun... sitting there at about 4000 rpm for ages, it feels like torturing the car. Also its frustrating being limited by the gears when you want to pass someone in the fast lane too. I prefer the higher gear ratios of an SX but the gear change doesn't feel as nice.

I do have trouble driving slowly though, unless there is someone in front to keep me at the limit I always find myself doing 60 or so especially on the country lanes around here, its just fun I can't help myself :slayer:

Edit: On a top speed note, I've had an indicated 110mph , but I prefer not to mention this was behind a Range Rover

 

[jatkinson]

Cinq sporting 60 mph officer

 

[Fishguy]

So we agreed on 60 being a comfortable speed for a little Sei ?

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

So we agreed on 60 being a comfortable speed for a little Sei ?

Define comfortable. Comfortable for speed, MPG, keeping up with traffic.....?

 

[Fishguy]

Comfortable as in you feel the car is not straining excessively to be at the speed and you are keeping up with other traffic

 

[Cento186]

I would say yes, 60 is a comfortable speed but as the car goes its perfectly happy plodding along at 70/80 despite the noise

 

[UnclaimedSock]

80s good for me on duel carridgeways and motorways no problems

 

[NeilCinq]

1108 spi standard most of the time...

i like sitting around 60 ish even on motorways.

 

[Cento186]

The best thing for fun is to find a decent country road and try and keep it above 60 :devil:

 

[alfacool]

I use the Cinq for my work car.
And it sits at 70/5 for my 64 mile round trip no worries.
Well thats totally true 60 i would say is the best speed for noise, vibration etc.

 

[tomtom23a]

sei sporting 53 plate, feel most comfy at around 70 screams a bit butfeels steady

 

[fingers99]

85 or so in a standard car -- (a Somali passenger advised slowing down as "your little car is dancing") -- 95 - 100 in a 1242 conversion.

60 makes you HGV fodder...........

 

[Pep0]

London to Scotland I sit at 60 in Sei sporting cept through lake district when it is 70.
Flash the HGVs when they can pull back in at night cut the dipped beams. It is difficult to judge and they appreciate the confirmation, I did when I was on the tacco.
Sei will do more than 60mpg on these trips even in winter but does use the 0-30 oil

 

[fingers99]

Perhaps because it expects 10-40?

 

[Pep0]

Perhaps because it expects 10-40?

yes but still less oil than Fiat say permessible it lives in a cold spot. New battery in fall new plugs leads and coils next as well as cover gasket and breather pipe.

 

[scott gilmour95]

368 miles back from scotland in my 1.1 sx and for a good chunk it held 90 nicely fully loaded!!! Some dude in an astra was not pleased when i buzzed past him as he pulled in front of me but yeah 65-70 was brill the rest of it