Max rpm - in mph

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I have a 2.0 CU with the 3-speed automatic. I'd like to know what the maximum speed I can go in 1st and 2nd is without over revving the engine. The speedo has the gear change dots on it but there are four sets of them so assume they're for a manual gearbox...?
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Page 14 of the owners manual gives the speeds. ( Caravelle one anyway)
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So it does - thanks! Never thought of looking there

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My speedo has a little orange dot, two dots and three dots around the edge. I always assumed -maybe I read it somewhere? that was the maximum speed for each gear?
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I think you're right, but they're the shift points for a 4-speed manual
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Just stick it in drive let the box decide.In the ten years of owning my auto, i can count on one hand the times the stick has been in the 1 and 2 positions.
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