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Mk4 Fiesta Finesse Top Speed

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I have a 1.3 mk4 finesse. I CANNOT for the life of me get this car over 97... Is this the same for other cars or is it just my car is screwed?

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    you may find thats all it has.

    But as a responsible admin, i have to ask you that i hope your doing that on a track? ;)

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    All cars over time drop horse power and even in its hay day a 1.3 wouldn't get a whole lot more than 110mph

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    thats pretty much the max speed on a standard mk4 but i'm surprised the push rods didnt try and jump through the bonnet at the same time :P

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    Haha brilliant!!!! You must have that pedal welded to the floor. Thats all shes got mate dont kill it or yourself too soon!!

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    My newish 1.6 diesel only got up to 121, they're not sports cars :P

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    Yeah it was on private land. My mate lives on an estate, and he's got the same car as I do and he can get 105, but mines in better nic and less mileage on it. It's confusing tbh..

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    Mileage hasn't got a right lot to do with it, some engines just have more power than others. You can typically see around 10% from the best to the worst.

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