Scirocco Top Speed?

[Marc Getty <marc@getty.net>]

> Was that an indicated 130mph on your speedo, which will tend to overread by
> 5% to 10% at that speed, or was it timed with the use of a stopwatch and
> milestones?  When tested new the Scirocco had a top speed of 124mph, and its
> unlikely that a 255,000 mile engine would generate the same power, even with
> the mods you suggested.  Unless timed properly, people's estimates of the
> speed they were travelling at about as accurate as fisherman's recollections
> of the fish they caught <vbg>.

At both 60 and 90 MPH my speedo is 100% accurate, absolutely no margin of error.
While I can not speak for it's accuracy at higher speeds, I feel that's it's
damn close to accurate. As I said in the posting that I held this speed for a
good while and can guarantee that the needle said 127 to 128. If I were the type
to tell fisherman's recollections I would have just said 130, but I did not. I
strive for both accuracy and precision in my posts and don't rely on fisherman's
recollections.

-Marc

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