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my speedometers are reading optomistic according to GPS :(

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Old 08-22-2014, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Driven
Whew, and here I was thinking it was going to be another Viper bragpo...oh, wait.
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Originally Posted by lleron
Originally Posted by Marioshi' timestamp='1408480864' post='23293692
Fairly typical. Also, tires deflect at high speed which may have an effect on your speedometer readout. Better to read high than low, save you from getting some tickets, keep the mileage down.
With a higher reading speedometer, your car is actually showing that it has more miles than you've actually traveled. I thought there was a lawsuit with a manufacturer about this at some point (I want to say Kia but can't remember).
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Nothing that you can't fix with slightly wider tires
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Originally Posted by Scot
Originally Posted by lleron' timestamp='1408646783' post='23296475

With a higher reading speedometer, your car is actually showing that it has more miles than you've actually traveled. I thought there was a lawsuit with a manufacturer about this at some point (I want to say Kia but can't remember).

Good point... if my speedo is reading 5% high I guess my warranty ends 5% sooner.... boooooo
I think that is why you get some wiggle room on the actual mileage for warranty to expire.
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