What where Citroen thinking ........

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wotsupnow
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What where Citroen thinking ........

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Flicking through my Xantia 1.9TD owners manual I noticed the performance figures near the back, one caught my eye!
Theoretical top speed 175mph , what, down a cliff face ?
Anyone reached this speed in a diesel ?
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rossd
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Unread post by rossd »

Thats probably 175Km/h.... It is French after all!
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wotsupnow
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It's definately MPH
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rossd
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Unread post by rossd »

Well I suspect it was meant to be Km/h then.... :-)
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175 Km/h is approximately 110 mph which is approximately the top speed for a Xantia 1.9 TD.
Seems to be too much of a coincidence for it not to be a simple mph/Kmh misprint.
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Flicking through my Xantia 1.9TD owners manual I noticed the performance figures near the back, one caught my eye!
Theoretical top speed 175mph ,
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I noticed that in mine when I got it in 1998 and had a little smile. Quickly realised their mix up between mph and kph.
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I`ve had 170mph+ out of mine.....................................................
When the speedo sensor played up!Was doing about 70 at the time,i thought the needle was going to break,as it went all the way around.Stayed like that for a few mins.
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Stuart McB
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It's just the way that they translate from French to English. You should see how the radio manual is for a paralell import Renault (none UK spec car) it's word for word and very confusing.
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Stempy
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Had my V6 up to 135mph, don't half make 70 seem slow.............
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jeremy
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Unread post by jeremy »

try making a warranty claim and let us know how you get on!
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