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that was fast
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that was fast
by pete_the_4x4 » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:44 pm
i overtook a new transit in my van i was doing about 100mph then i had it come up the inside of me and come past like i was doing 50mph it was flying!
if you think my van is dirty you should see my pants
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must have been a 130tdci or 140! 
by pete_the_4x4 » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:07 am
it was a swb 130 i think the bloke in it hag a big smile and waved as he went past
if you think my van is dirty you should see my pants
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by EasternT280 » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:34 pm
Dunno about the new ones, I thought it was still 135 maximum? I found that the engine in my old one was so torquey and responsive that the "low" 85bhp power wasn't as much a hardship as I thought it'd be though! So even though the Fords may "only" have 135, they're probably still as fast or faster than the big-power but less torque engines that the Germans sometimes use in their vans...
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by looneytransitdudey » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:45 pm
blimey it probs would still be impressive tho a 150ps don't ya think
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by EasternT280 » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:51 pm
Of course. 
A V6 TDI that uses the engine from Ford-owned Land Rover would be even sweeter, 320+lb/ft as well!
A V6 TDI that uses the engine from Ford-owned Land Rover would be even sweeter, 320+lb/ft as well!
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by Milemuncher » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:00 pm
I've driven a 174ps swb T5. Made my 135 Transit feel like a Fiesta 950. Makes me wonder what the Vr6 would be like......................
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mine is pushing around 165ps maybe without haveing it on the rollers i dont know ,but it flys its like driveing a turbo car! but the handleing is a difrent matter! by xbox360 » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:24 pm
madmark wrote::? mine is pushing around 165ps maybe without haveing it on the rollers i dont know ,but it flys its like driveing a turbo car! but the handleing is a difrent matter!
The side winds are a bit scary on the motorway
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by EasternT280 » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:24 pm
Milemuncher wrote:I've driven a 174ps swb T5. Made my 135 Transit feel like a Fiesta 950. Makes me wonder what the Vr6 would be like......................
Well damn!
They must be a real force on the road then, 'cos I've seen (but not driven, unfortunately) 135s going pretty bloody fast, impressed me even when I had my V6 Peugeot!
I know Mercs aren't popular here, but that 200bhp Vito CDI must be tremendous fun, using every free bit of the outside lane as a proving ground...
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