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[Slim Shady]

Name one benefit of having a speedo that you know is out by Xmph? You can go through speed cameras at the real speed of the road and not what your lame speedo says.

Benefit?

Well none really - I don't care as long as the car is going fast (and no OB or Gatsos/Truvellos are around!)

Most speedos on modded cars are going to be out:

wrong wheels, age blah

I'm still tickled by the fact you actually have a GPS device and you're serious

Let's all get our cars up to a dyno - battle of the dubs style

 

[tinman]

I'm still tickled by the fact you actually have a GPS device and you're serious

Let's all get our cars up to a dyno - battle of the dubs style

I bought the GPS without actually thinking through any reason to buy it.

Checking the speedo against the car has been very worthwhile. I checked my last car (Fiat Bravo) and found it to be accurate within 0.5% all the way to 115.

I even got stopped by a policeman who reckoned i was doing 58 in a 40 zone. I told him flat - i was doing 50 buddy. He said "are you calling me a liar?" so I replied "no, just short sighted".

Anyway, out popped the GPS and I challenged the validity of his car, or eyesight.

After alot of haggling, and insults, I let him off with a reprimand.

However, checking the Golf with a GPS is a real let down. It spoils your day, not to mention hundreds of wonderful stories about daring speeds you actually didn't get to.....

Tin

[Rodreguez]

Sure I heard somwhere that all speedo's in english cars are roughly 10% out anyway

[Slim Shady]

yeah and all French ones are 30% out

(bit of a broad random statement)

I reckon most speedos just show a rough approximation.

[golfvr6]

I heard that all speedos are about 10% fast.

[COCKEL]

NOT ALL CARS JUST MK2 GOLF GTI 8V BY THE SOUND OF IT...MINES GOT THAT PROBLEM AND IVE REPLACED THE CABLE, MAYBE ILL CHANGE THE SPEEDO NEXT.
THE COMPUTER DISPLAY IF I ZERO IT ON MPH AND KEEP AT A CONSTANT SPEED GIVES ME A READING 10MPH SLOWER THAN IM ARE ACTUALLY DOING...HMMM
I FOLLOWED A MATE THE OTHER DAY, I TOLD HIM TO STAY AT 30MPH.....I WAS DOING 40MPH...OH BUGGER

[tinman]

NOT ALL CARS JUST MK2 GOLF GTI 8V BY THE SOUND OF IT...MINES GOT THAT PROBLEM AND IVE REPLACED THE CABLE, MAYBE ILL CHANGE THE SPEEDO NEXT.
THE COMPUTER DISPLAY IF I ZERO IT ON MPH AND KEEP AT A CONSTANT SPEED GIVES ME A READING 10MPH SLOWER THAN IM ARE ACTUALLY DOING...HMMM
I FOLLOWED A MATE THE OTHER DAY, I TOLD HIM TO STAY AT 30MPH.....I WAS DOING 40MPH...OH BUGGER

you could just put bigger wheels on your car to compensate.

Tin

[COCKEL]

WOT!!! BIGGER THAN 15'S ON A 50 PROFILE?

WOTS THE STANDARD SIZE FOR A GTI 8VALVE 88?
WOT YA THINK I SHOULD USE?
NEVER HAD THIS PROB WITH OTHER CARS, IF I HAD IT WAS NOT THAT NOTICABLE......

[Blue MK2]

Im sure bigger wheels and tires on a car make it run/cruse faster?

[ducatimad]

As this topic seems to becoming mad, I took my hand held gps out yeterday and the figures were -

GPS                         Speedo
30mph                     30mph
40mph                     38/39mph
50mph                     47mph
60mph                     57mph
70mph                     66mph

Also I would take into consideration that other peoples/my speedo cable may be slacker or speedo drive worn - I used to have a Astra gte - please dont boo money was hard!  the electric speedo was 100% accurate the timing gear I use is professional as I test speed boats for a living!  As for the 0 - 60 time I have many views the whole 8 valve - 16 valve saga! this is my experience - I live in lovely North Devon and due to our painful hills the 8 valve copes much better because of its bottom grunt although it is only marginally different to the 16 valve but when we get to a decent road the 16 valve midrange will pull it off - for me personally I find the 8 valve more economical and less reving the engine right through the gears than the 16 valve, after all as well as a fun car these cars have to get you to work and back economically and you want a car thats pretty relaxing and grunty if you cant be bothered to change gear so much on the way home - but these are only in my circumstances!  If I lived in a urban envoirment then I would own a 16 valver!

regards to all

I hope you view my text as more of my experience and not saying my cars better thanyours this is not the case the GOLF GTI is great which ever you drive!