[RobbMeeX]

Are you member? Have you experienced that momentary engine stall? Have you put those 208 ponies to work? Have you felt the most intense speed you will feel out of our detuned m274's? Then this is the place for you.

I had a stretch of essentially bridge road heading the St. Pete I was able to "join" on. Its nifty enough. Very smooth shutdown.

So put [her] on a highway
And show [her] a sign
And take it to the limit one more time...

 

[Greenmanedlion]

Long ago and frequently. I bet you there's a way to kill the Limiter (along with your warranty!). I doubt that 101 is the best BB'll do.

 

[REMROB]

Robb, are you from Crown on 34th Street?
Thanks

 

[Metrisguy]

How about the 140+ mph club hahaha >

 

[Greenmanedlion]

What the?

 

[RobbMeeX]

How about the 140+ mph club hahaha >

Keep your hands on the wheel!

No, Atlanta. Was just visiting my brother.

 

[venturewised]

I accidentally got to 95 tonight. It runs so smooth and easy, all of a sudden I looked down at the speedo and was glad there were no cops around!

What is this momentary engine stall?? I have driven plenty of buses with governors on them, is that not what the Metris has at 101?

 

[Metrisguy]

Relax....... That is my old broken speedo, while arriving at the dealer for its first service A. It couldn't have had better timing. All is well now

 

[Greenmanedlion]

I'd try it out for yourself- I go 90 on the turnpike regularly, and have hit the limiter on it.

It's not really a stall. It's more like a sudden loss of acceleration. A bus when it hits a limiter is already close to all it can do. A Vito with less 13 less horsepower is electronically limited to 124 (200kmh), and I've heard they can do about 132 if you choke the limiter. So figure a Metris can do at least that, maybe 140. The feeling of a vehicle losing acceleration is different when it's at 95% of top end then when it's at 60% of top end.

 

[MOWO]

Yep, I joined about 1 month after ownership. I stay 'active' in this 101 Club every so often. If I had the choice right now, I wouldn't remove the limiter completely...but would have it raised to 125. Anything faster with that weight, height, tires, and tiny brakes is just asking for trouble.

 

[Greenmanedlion]

Tiny brakes? 12" ain't bad!

 

[DerDichter]

109 on a slow day XD

 

[RobbMeeX]

You're a real son of a gun, you know that!

 

[Greenmanedlion]

I'm not a man often taken to jealousy, but I am jealous.

 

[DerDichter]

You're a real son of a gun, you know that!

That was with the roof box on, I didn't want to try its limit! :grin:

 

[Sunrise Champion]

I'm jealous.

I mean, I could go for it, but in Ontario a law was introduced a few years ago that stipulates that the penalty for going 50kph ove the limit is a roadside suspension of licence and vehicle confiscation as well as a fine as high as 10k$. Our highways have a lame 100kph speed limit, ergo, the 160-something is not attainable to me.

Well, it is, but I'm not messing with this particular penalty. That being said, I regularly cruise at 145kph and can only dream of something better. Maybe when I travel out west this summer where some places have higher speed limits and no "racing" laws. Here's hoping.

 

[pawo007]

I joined that club last July about 2 months into ownership (waited till I was over about 1,500 miles on the engine). Easily hit the limiter, still smooth! I agree its more like a "loss of acceleration"....it could go much faster if *allowed* to.

101 is slow though....I've gone....much faster, in my 420SEL..... I think my bluetec has a 130 limiter but I've never tried it. It only turns about 2,600rpm at 100mph. Wish we could have that engine in the Metris!!!

Fastest I've ever been was at the limiter of a 2002 C220cdi wagon on the autobahn.....155mph! Stuff gets REAL at those speeds.


Even my ancient 1982 300SD would top out (at 5,200rpm) at 112mph.....sounded more like a prop plane than a car at those speeds/revs....