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BBO
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Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:53 pm Post subject:
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Oldun wrote:
| Quote: | OK, you've had your fun, now can any of you find me a maker who guarantees
their cars speedometers are 100% accurate all of the time?
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It's not a car, but my Ducati have a 100% accurate speedo. Tested and
veryfied with a GPS.
Cheers,
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azoth@dod.no
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Pete Stolz
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:35 am Post subject:
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OK Oldun, maybe we're just a little too defensive here. I was just asking
you a fricking question. The first thing I wrote in that message was "That
makes sense...." Geez, relax.
"Oldun" <wjoxofrancis@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:432db628_3@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
| Quote: | OK, you've had your fun, now can any of you find me a maker who guarantees
their cars speedometers are 100% accurate all of the time?
Maybe it would be wise to search Google before trying to redicule someones
statement first. Or as they say "engage brain before pressing keys".
Have a nice day.
Oldun
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Oldun
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:58 am Post subject:
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All is forgiven, I did not intend to offend anyone just trying to make a
point.
Oldun
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Pete Stolz
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:11 am Post subject:
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At the risk of myself now being accused of being too defensive, I didn't do
anything that needed to be forgiven. I wasn't messing with you; it was a
serious question about whether the speed board are purposely calibrated to
be inaccurate.
"Oldun" <wjoxofrancis@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:432dff2a$1_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
| Quote: | All is forgiven, I did not intend to offend anyone just trying to make a
point.
Oldun
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Peter Bell
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject:
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In message <p7uqi1pmc9o94r6kkfapsrfb1f7esup8fr@4ax.com>
"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | does anyone know whether the DVD drive in the Audi Nav+ RNS-E is
intended to be able to play DVD movies, or is it only a DVD ROM drive
for navigation map files and MP3s?
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The drive built in to the RNS-E will play normal Audio CDs, data CDs
containing MP3s and will read the navigation DVDs. For anything else
you will need a separate drive.
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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily') |
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Anthony R. Gold
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:14 pm Post subject:
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:18:22 +0100, Peter Bell <peter@invalid.org.uk>
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| Quote: | The drive built in to the RNS-E will play normal Audio CDs, data CDs
containing MP3s and will read the navigation DVDs. For anything else
you will need a separate drive.
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Thanks; glad to learn that my system is just limited and not faulty.
Tony |
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Dano58
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject:
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I don't think those speed board's are particularly accurate. I was once
clocked at 20 mph by one near my parents house - and I was walking! I
mean, I'm a fast walker but not THAT fast.....
My $.02 on this issue is that since the regulations generally state
that a speedo cannot read LOW, the manufacturers tend to calibrate them
to read higher so they don't read low.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
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Anthony R. Gold
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:26 pm Post subject:
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:06:19 GMT, Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I tested the speedo by driving at
exactly 60mph between two mile markers and timing the run using a
stop-watch; time was within a tenth of 60 seconds. I repeated the test at
70mph and 80 mph. That also gave an accurate result.
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My allroad's speedo reads 75mph at 70 and 32 at 30 (as calibrated by GPS).
Tony |
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Ronny
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Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:27 am Post subject:
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"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message
news:mgiti1102epj34b8iqkdvgeajgv1o14gh0@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:06:19 GMT, Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote:
I tested the speedo by driving at
exactly 60mph between two mile markers and timing the run using a
stop-watch; time was within a tenth of 60 seconds. I repeated the test at
70mph and 80 mph. That also gave an accurate result.
My allroad's speedo reads 75mph at 70 and 32 at 30 (as calibrated by GPS).
Tony
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My 1.8T quattro reads 75mph at 70mph as well :)
Those new signs in the UK that say slow down are set below 30mph but I think
they are more of a "speed Aware" device than speed cameras are, I would
prefer to see more of them on the road, people actually make a conscious
effort to slow down then. |
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Hairy One Kenobi
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Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:54 am Post subject:
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"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message
news:mgiti1102epj34b8iqkdvgeajgv1o14gh0@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:06:19 GMT, Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote:
I tested the speedo by driving at
exactly 60mph between two mile markers and timing the run using a
stop-watch; time was within a tenth of 60 seconds. I repeated the test
at
70mph and 80 mph. That also gave an accurate result.
My allroad's speedo reads 75mph at 70 and 32 at 30 (as calibrated by GPS).
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My TT reads accurately, but starts to drift over about 115mph. At 155mph
indicated, the GPS (accuracy of 1mph) read just over 147mph.
Pretty much on the money.
A stopwatch gives the same results (but at a lower speed - in the UK 100mph
= bye bye license)
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Hairy One Kenobi
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there! |
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Rusty NAilz
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Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:12 am Post subject:
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Gad-Zoots!! watch a movie whist motoring an Audi. Sounds like an American
feat.
"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message
news:oo3ti15b6gjn7n40jvf0u5nbui0g8dighs@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:18:22 +0100, Peter Bell <peter@invalid.org.uk
wrote:
The drive built in to the RNS-E will play normal Audio CDs, data CDs
containing MP3s and will read the navigation DVDs. For anything else
you will need a separate drive.
Thanks; glad to learn that my system is just limited and not faulty.
Tony |
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Rusty NAilz
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Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:14 pm Post subject:
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I never look down when flying a Ducati
"BBO" <azoth@dod.no> wrote in message
news:eqydnT-DR__3KrDe4p2dnA@telenor.com...
| Quote: | Oldun wrote:
OK, you've had your fun, now can any of you find me a maker who
guarantees
their cars speedometers are 100% accurate all of the time?
It's not a car, but my Ducati have a 100% accurate speedo. Tested and
veryfied with a GPS.
Cheers,
--
azoth@dod.no
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Wenn im Zweifel, Volleistung! DoD#2101
'90 BMW 318i '93 Audi 100 2.3E When in doubt, floor it! |
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BBO
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Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:58 pm Post subject:
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"Rusty NAilz" <dustnaz@yahoo.com> writes:
| Quote: | "BBO" <azoth@dod.no> wrote in message
news:eqydnT-DR__3KrDe4p2dnA@telenor.com...
Oldun wrote:
OK, you've had your fun, now can any of you find me a maker who
guarantees
their cars speedometers are 100% accurate all of the time?
It's not a car, but my Ducati have a 100% accurate speedo. Tested and
veryfied with a GPS.
I never look down when flying a Ducati
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As with any pilots my helmet is equipped with a HUD... ;-)
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azoth@dod.no
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'93 Audi 100 2.3E When in doubt, floor it! |
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