Any truth to the "speedo straight up" myth?
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Originally posted by PWRMKR
I remember hearing something about the speedometer position in the past. Not sure if it's truth or myth.
I remember hearing something about the speedometer position in the past. Not sure if it's truth or myth.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by WhiteS2k
Way back, I heard that auto makers always align the speedometer so that when cruising on the freeway (at the then normal cruising speed), the speedometer needle would be straight up.
Way back, I heard that auto makers always align the speedometer so that when cruising on the freeway (at the then normal cruising speed), the speedometer needle would be straight up.
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Originally posted by koala
My Acura RSX was really off...
100 miles per hour was at the top... 60 was at a right angle.
My Acura RSX was really off...
100 miles per hour was at the top... 60 was at a right angle.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by koala
My Acura RSX was really off... look at this
http://gallery.s2ki.com/imagecatalog/imageview/85071/1
My Acura RSX was really off... look at this
http://gallery.s2ki.com/imagecatalog/imageview/85071/1