Am I the only one who thinks this is utter BS? 
TT
Not altogether sure why I'd post this if it was BS.
As I said in the original post the speed of 159mph was witnessed by myself and front passenger.
I have much better things to do with my time than make things up, just thought some on here may be interested or have done similar themselves.
Was that what the speedo said? Because, don't forget that most car speedos overread by upto 10% - so your genuine top speed would have been around 143 to 145 mph, which is what the GTI is geared for. If you were to go faster than that (if you actually could overcome the aerodynamic resistance), then you would simply be bouncing off the rev limiter in top gear.
Maybe you should try this for yourself on an unrestricted road before you place this type of comment.
I have. OK, not in a Mk6, but I have in my Mk5, RS4, S4, Vectra GSIs, and a few other high powered cars - all on the A-bahns in Germany. And I can assure you two things - firstly, ALL speedos get very inaccurate when above 100-120 mph, and secondly, ALL cars with a straight down back end (such as the Golf, and estate cars in general) all suffer from poor aerodynamics - which is why all 'saloons' can reach higher top speeds compared to their identical spec 'estates'.
Oh, and sorry it I came across as any kind of 'personal attack', because I didn't mean it like that. :embarassed: It is just the general
pi$$-taking relaxed sense of humour this forum enjoys - thankfully, JV and his crew haven't (yet) employed any 'humor police'.
