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Speedo - accurate?
KaDargo
 

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Speedo - accurate?

2 questions

1 - Has anyone done a proper check on how accurate the speedo really is?

2 - Does anyone use the analog dial - both my wife and myself find ourselves just using the digital readout.

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17-08-2012 11:13am
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ED209
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

It will read over, the same as all cars do.

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17-08-2012 11:22am
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Zesty314
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

You could check quickly using a tomtom etc. Both our Kuga and C70 show 74 at a real 70.

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17-08-2012 11:48am
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PhilSkill
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

All cars generally read 4-5% fast by design,Hence 74 at 70 (actually 73.5 is 5%).

I find use the analog dial during normal driving, but look at the digital around speed cameras.

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17-08-2012 12:03pm
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Token
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

Mine is 6% over.

Only use the digital readout, no need for Analogue...

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17-08-2012 12:18pm
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PhilSkill
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

It's designed in to allow a tolerance for wheel/tyre differences and tyre wear (tyre wear can account for around 2% difference, gearbox/driveline differences etc on different models and options. This avoids ever selling a car that underreads and so causes an unsuspecting customer to get a speeding ticket because of the car speedo.

Imagine the litigation that could come back on a car company if that were to ever be proven, e.g if every Ford Mondeo owner that got a speeding ticket could suddenly blame the car manufactuer and claim costs!

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17-08-2012 12:41pm
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Barneyridge
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

I checked against my iPhone GPS and the speedo was within 2 kph.

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18-08-2012 10:23pm
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Sensorian
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

(18-08-2012 10:23pm)Barneyridge Wrote:  I checked against my iPhone GPS and the speedo was within 2 kph.

You might as well have checked it with a windsock Laughing

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19-08-2012 06:57am
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Urban Splash
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

I just use the digital readout. It would be great if you could make the speed reading bigger..

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19-08-2012 09:58am
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Cedric
 

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RE: Speedo - accurate?

(18-08-2012 10:23pm)Barneyridge Wrote:  I checked against my iPhone GPS and the speedo was within 2 kph.

52kph = 50 actual speed
73kph = 70
124 = 120

There is also some kind of tolerance on the speed cameras in Belgium. So I can drive around 130kph on the speedo without getting a ticket (120 allowed). Most people drive around 120 on the speedo to avoid getting tickets, which gives me a comfortable speed to overtake them. Unfortunately that speed also explains my poor mpg, but I like driving at this speed.
19-08-2012 10:05am
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