"...speed limits are draconian here, anyway..."
...tell me about it, I've got a 2.5 and can't get above 3k in 2nd gear without breaking the law most places, 3rd maybe on the motorway
Also, despite the laid back image, cops are much more likely to book you here than they were when I lived in the UK. Coming back from Amsterdam at about 2am once on an empty motorway doing 150mph in a mates Golf R32, an unmarked car pulled up along side us, the driver motioned to us slow down, then he just turned his blue flashing lights on and sped off.. wouldn't happen here!
Sorry to veer off topic, no idea on the actual question I'm afraid!