200 mile motorway journey at night, how fast would you go?

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Reply 20

BlackLipBastard

35mph so I can enjoy the long journey

Reply 21

IntriguedUser

Original post by cole-slaw

My needle would sit around ~80, which would translate to a speed between 70 and 75.

Why is everyone so suckedu p on the fact car speedos aren't 100% accurate. Sick of it lol.;

Done 120 MPH last night, always one person saying you probably only did 108 mph blah blah

Reply 22

Dr Pesto

Original post by mikeyd85

OK, so you're doing 77MPH down the motorway. How sure are you that your speedo is 100% accurate and doesn't read 2 MPH short?

My speedos are always 100% accurate.

Reply 23

username234673

Original post by Dr Pesto

My speedos are always 100% accurate.

Don't need to know about yer budgie smugglers man.

Reply 24

MissoniMissoni

Put it this way.

Would you feel comfortable driving 200 miles at 100 mph on a clear road (from a getting caught by the police perspective) ? Probably no

Would you feel comfortable in the above scenario at 80 mph ? Probably yes

What is the cut off speed ? 85 mph ? 90 mph ?

Reply 25

Joshhh

80, sometimes 90 without noticing.

Reply 26

tazza ma razza

in a 320d (nice choice - e90 or f10?) you can go pretty much any speed between 100 and 110 before it gets ever so slighlty fidegty. so keep it 95 for a brisk journey without sacrificing ride comfort

Reply 27

MissoniMissoni

Original post by tazza ma razza

in a 320d (nice choice - e90 or f10?) you can go pretty much any speed between 100 and 110 before it gets ever so slighlty fidegty. so keep it 95 for a brisk journey without sacrificing ride comfort

Erm it's 2006 not sure which one that is.

Yeah it can sit happily at 110 :smile:

Reply 28

tazza ma razza

ah e90 - the ride is remarkable - firm but forgiving; the diesel suits the car for fast motorway cruising :smile:

enjoy your trek!

Reply 29

Alfissti

If am doing a night journey in UK, generally stick to between 80-100mph if I'm familiar with that route.

In Norway, I generally stick to the speed limit of 100kph as it isn't unusual for speed trap operations even at 2am at some places and fines isn't something I want to deal with here. Also the motorways here isn't that fantastic for high speeds.

Reply 30

College_Dropout

Prob around the 95-100 mark, maybe knocking on 140 if its completely dead.

Reply 31

honeywhite

Original post by MissoniMissoni

Assuming a clear road, and you have 4 passengers to split the fuel bill with, it's 10 pm at night, what speed would you set the cruise control of your BMW 320d to and why?

Funny enough, I was in that exact same scenario only I had three passengers, was driving a 316i, and it was 4 in the morning.

I floored it. What the hell am I risking if I'm the only car on the motorway?

Reply 32

Sgt.Incontro

80-90.

Better fuel efficiency, and quick enough to not bother going any faster.

Reply 33

Flibble22

I'd sit at an indicated 80. Any more and my car really does drink the petrol, it's just not worth it in my book. If I'm driving at night I'm usually not in any particular hurry anyway.

Reply 34

DotDotCurve

Original post by MissoniMissoni

Assuming a clear road, and you have 4 passengers to split the fuel bill with, it's 10 pm at night, what speed would you set the cruise control of your BMW 320d to and why?

88mph.

Reply 35

Heimdall

Original post by MissoniMissoni

Assuming a clear road, and you have 4 passengers to split the fuel bill with, it's 10 pm at night, what speed would you set the cruise control of your BMW 320d to and why?