Any truth to the "speedo straight up" myth?
09-23-2003, 09:01 AM
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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.
09-23-2003, 10:08 AM
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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.
10-14-2003, 02:41 PM
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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.
Maybe Acura is trying to tell you that your normal cruising speed ought to be 100 MPH. Or maybe they got confused by the metric system and thought they were putting 100 Kilometers straight up (yes, I know, there is a km/h dial underneath).
10-14-2003, 03:04 PM
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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
