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anybodys speedometer off?
Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:04 PM
i noticed that the speedometer in my 05 cavalier Z24 will read 5KPH even when the car is dead stopped. ive had the car for almost a year but i just noticed this.
does this mean im going 5KPH slower then its reading.
anyone else noticed this?


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Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:16 PM
Mine is as close to perfect as it can get, laser and GPS confirmed


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Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Thursday, February 09, 2006 5:40 PM
mine's 2% fast (radar/laser confirmed) and it should be pretty dead on...















Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Thursday, February 09, 2006 5:41 PM
Dang it... I meant 5%, not 2









Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Thursday, February 09, 2006 7:34 PM
mines 2% off. i wish it would say mph so i can confirm the direct amount that the mph is really off rather than a percent.



Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:59 PM
thanks guys. i thought it was probably not just mine.


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Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Friday, February 10, 2006 10:31 AM
well if your going 100mph, and you 5% off, that means that you off 5mph. so if your going 50mph, your still 5% but now its only 2.5mph off. just need to figure if thats slower or faster than normal\
Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Friday, February 10, 2006 3:29 PM
How are you ggetting your speeds monitored? Are these shops that have the laser/radar setups or what? I have some suspicion that my speedometer is off.
Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Friday, February 10, 2006 9:15 PM
Mine's faster... got it checked courtesy of the local police dept (and no, I wasn't in any trouble at the time )









Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Saturday, February 11, 2006 2:27 PM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i got mine checked my the local police a few times but i was to busy going oh @!#$,oh @!#$,oh @!#$ to check the speedometer.


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Re: anybodys speedometer off?
Saturday, February 18, 2006 6:13 AM
cant you get your speedometer calibrated at the dealership or something? I know on the older cars when u change tire size you can calibrate it easily but dunno bout our J's cause there is lots of computer controlled things

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