70 MPH sure is SLOW!
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From: JoeSpareBedroom on 2 Sep 2009 23:21 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.09.02.23.25.27.998935(a)e86.GTS... > On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:44:52 -0700, PHATRS wrote: > >> >> >> I did 298 km/h in my RenaultSport Megane 225 the other day down Toorak >> Rd. > > > Hmmm... > > Speedo in my Scion tC said 122 (MPH), but GPS only registered 116. > Which do I believe? > > Would have tried to go a little more, but was coming up on an 18 wheeler > and a blind hill. I-91 in VT, 2 year old pavement. Nice and smooth. > > Must be getting cowardly in my 'old age'. I took the Hachi up to 131, then > to 125 for ~25 minutes, but only hit 122 for about 2 minutes. > > Maybe another run next time...see what top speed is... Wait for winter and add 20 mph. Do the world (and your mother) a favor.
From: ron on 2 Sep 2009 23:35 you might find older memory at www.pricegrabber.com or tigerdirect. used to be a site where they sold pulled prts Moe, but damned if I can remember the name ron
From: Michael on 3 Sep 2009 02:25 On Sep 2, 4:25 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:44:52 -0700, PHATRS wrote: > > > I did 298 km/h in my RenaultSport Megane 225 the other day down Toorak > > Rd. > > Hmmm... > > Speedo in my Scion tC said 122 (MPH), but GPS only registered 116. > Which do I believe? > > Would have tried to go a little more, but was coming up on an 18 wheeler > and a blind hill. I-91 in VT, 2 year old pavement. Nice and smooth. > > Must be getting cowardly in my 'old age'. I took the Hachi up to 131, then > to 125 for ~25 minutes, but only hit 122 for about 2 minutes. > > Maybe another run next time...see what top speed is... Be glad you don't live in Canada. 100 km/h max speed (63 mph?) I wonder if the Toyota speedometers are conservative, telling you you're going faster than you really are. I've seen a few SPEED LIMIT ENFORCED / YOUR SPEED = xx machines, and they seem to tell me I'm going slower than I think I'm going... re: cheap computer parts: try Craigslist. I just got a 400 GB IDE hard drive for $40. I refuse to go SATA - I'd have to upgrade my mainboard for starters... Michael
From: Peter Hill on 3 Sep 2009 02:38 On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:25:55 -0700 (PDT), Michael <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I wonder if the Toyota speedometers are conservative, telling you >you're going faster than you really are. I've seen a few SPEED LIMIT >ENFORCED / YOUR SPEED = xx machines, and they seem to tell me I'm >going slower than I think I'm going... Speedo's always read low. Usually within 1 or 2 mph at low speeds <40mph but error gets larger at higher speeds. -- Peter Hill Spamtrap reply domain as per NNTP-Posting-Host in header Can of worms - what every fisherman wants. Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!
From: Sharx35 on 3 Sep 2009 04:39
"Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.09.02.23.25.27.998935(a)e86.GTS... > On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:44:52 -0700, PHATRS wrote: > >> >> >> I did 298 km/h in my RenaultSport Megane 225 the other day down Toorak >> Rd. > > > Hmmm... > > Speedo in my Scion tC said 122 (MPH), but GPS only registered 116. > Which do I believe? > > Would have tried to go a little more, but was coming up on an 18 wheeler > and a blind hill. I-91 in VT, 2 year old pavement. Nice and smooth. > > Must be getting cowardly in my 'old age'. I took the Hachi up to 131, then > to 125 for ~25 minutes, but only hit 122 for about 2 minutes. > > Maybe another run next time...see what top speed is... > > I'd suggest that GPS would be more accurate than 99% of auto speedometers. So many things can affect the accuracy of those speedometers. Tire wear, even. |