Speedometer Reading! Help!

[famz]

hey guys, been a wile sinc iv had any questions but ones just come up and i need help asap. i was driving home from work this morning and noticed that it was sayin i was doin 45/50 up a hill that i usually do 30 n i was sure i was doin 30. i ignored it at 1st then when i was driving at aprox. 20mph it said i was doin 30/35 n i know i definately wasnt. i drove round abit more n noticed it takes a wile for the car to get to 0 when iv come to a stop about afew seconds. n when i set off it goes straight to 15/20 n i know i definately aint doin that speed.

now with all the speed cameras this is a problem lol can anyone at all let me know whats up with it because i know thrs definately something wrong n i just noticed today.

thanx

[Demonic Angel]

You say you definitely werent doing the speeds you say the car was telling you.... but how can you be definitely sure?

Speed is a very hard thing for your brain to judge....

Edit: Sorry, I didnt read the end bit!

So it starts at 15mph before you even set off? I'd get it checked out then, as it defo shouldnt do that!!

Edited October 6, 2005 by Demonic Angel

[famz]

i know what ur sayin but trust me when ur goin over humps in the road n u see every single day that ur doin up to 20 over em n suddly its sayin u doin 30/35 its rong, n when ur doin walkin speed n its sayin 30 now thats definately rong too!! lol

[Gnome]

Speak to MR T.

It may be that the calibration on the speedo is out?

[Symes]

MPH or KPH?

[Gnome]

Ahhh.... Good point Symes!

You haven't accidentally hit the MPH/ KPH button on your dash have you Famz?

[Demonic Angel]

That makes sense...

30mph = 48kph

[Blue84]

Hmm yeah sounds like it's not set properly, check the MPH/KMPH thing and then go see MrT.

[famz]

good idea lol i never thought of that im goin out in a bit ill check it and hopefully it will be that and if not :ffs: thanx so far guys being a great help

famz

[Blue84]

Let us know it that was the problem ;)

[famz]

hey guys ul neva guess u wer right Symes. i had accidently changed it into KPH from MPH. PHEW!!!! thats such a relief, thanx anyway guys u wer a gr8 help

till next time lol

famzz

[Demonic Angel]

Glad its sorted Famz!

[Gnome]

Glad to hear you've fixed it famz. ;)

[Lenry]

thats what I was just going to post "check that you havn't switch to Kph"

I've done this before I was driving about 30Mph Down a street, The speedo thingy stated that I was doing 47-48 I slowed down to 30. I thought "hang about that's was to slow."

Thought about it a bit more, then realised that it must be in Kph, and guest what.......... It was.

LOL

[Woody27]

Same thing my mates mum did in her blue. I kept telling my mate this was a bit slow and she kept complaining telling her blokey he was making it slower :P

[seveer unaek]

Jesus H... does nobody read what their car says... Km/h is different to MPH or do i need to draw a picture. Sorry, but this is a pet peeve, but if people don't know how to oerate their cars basic functions then how are they ever likely to be a safe enough driver on the roads?? Surely they'll turn into the sort that dawdles, hestitates, drives at 40mph in a 60mph zone and drives in the middle lane of the motorway 'because it's safer'.

Learn your cars people, otherwise you won't be able to concentrate on the main focus of the road and reading it well so that you are driving safely and properly. This lack of concentration and poor driving standars will only result in upset and turmoil... especially if you hit me!!

[Red Yaris 54]

Jesus H... does nobody read what their car says... Km/h is different to MPH or do i need to draw a picture. Sorry, but this is a pet peeve, but if people don't know how to oerate their cars basic functions then how are they ever likely to be a safe enough driver on the roads?? Surely they'll turn into the sort that dawdles, hestitates, drives at 40mph in a 60mph zone and drives in the middle lane of the motorway 'because it's safer'.

Learn your cars people, otherwise you won't be able to concentrate on the main focus of the road and reading it well so that you are driving safely and properly. This lack of concentration and poor driving standars will only result in upset and turmoil... especially if you hit me!! 

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Graham................as ever you bring a "Down to Earth" air to these forums :D ;)

[seveer unaek]

Graham................as ever you bring a "Down to Earth" air to these forums :D  ;) 

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I do my best Steve, I do my best.

[Blue84]

I done it once in the past too, figured it out within a few seconds tho..

We all make mistakes after all!

Glad you got it sorted Famz :)

[Tegan]

Jesus H... does nobody read what their car says... Km/h is different to MPH or do i need to draw a picture. Sorry, but this is a pet peeve, but if people don't know how to oerate their cars basic functions then how are they ever likely to be a safe enough driver on the roads?? Surely they'll turn into the sort that dawdles, hestitates, drives at 40mph in a 60mph zone and drives in the middle lane of the motorway 'because it's safer'.

Learn your cars people, otherwise you won't be able to concentrate on the main focus of the road and reading it well so that you are driving safely and properly. This lack of concentration and poor driving standars will only result in upset and turmoil... especially if you hit me!! 

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Blimey people make mistakes! give the poor lad a break!

We all do daft stuff - even when you know your car inside out!

I once drove all the way to the petrol station with the handbrake still on my fiesta -wondered why it wasnt moving very fast! and i know that car like the back of my hand! ;)

T x

[Lenry]

yeah you tell him!!

[famz]

no offenc GET OVER IT .......it was a simple mistake, i do have alot mor important things on my mind other than my car!

[Moffmo]

lol, i done this before, but i kinda realised straight away, its not like my car got a turbo overnight :D

[Al J]

Yeah, as soon as I read the first post I'd sussed it out but only because I've done it myself.

Mind you, I was doing it on a country road and thought I was going a bit fast!

Glad it's sorted anyway.

[famz]

Thank you Al J