Jay Somerset

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 06:27:25 +0000 (UTC), Douglas Siebert
<dsiebert@excisethis.khamsin.net> wrote:

> "BOB" <emailaddress@aemail.address> writes:
>
> >Anyone done any tests of how accurate the A4 speedo is (UK 2003 in this
> >case)? I normally cruise around at ~80mph in 70 limits and have never been
> >troubled before but I've now had some (ahem) unwanted attention and wonder
> >if my earlier cars read 5~10% high and my Audi doesn't.
>
>
> Well, mine's a 2002 US so I don't know how similar they are, but I've
> checked mine against the radar signs they put up sometimes in the US (a
> sign that shows you the speed limit, and uses radar to measure and
> display your current speed as you go by, as gentle way of "reminding"
> people to slow down) I've found my speedo seems to read about 1-2 mph
> high at 35 mph, and 2-3 mph high at 70 mph.

My 1998 A6 Quattro agrees within 1 mile per hour to my GPS, at all speeds
between 30 and 80 mph.

Mark

"Jay Somerset" <jay@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 06:27:25 +0000 (UTC), Douglas Siebert
> <dsiebert@excisethis.khamsin.net> wrote:
>
>> "BOB" <emailaddress@aemail.address> writes:
>>
>> >Anyone done any tests of how accurate the A4 speedo is (UK 2003 in this
>> >case)? I normally cruise around at ~80mph in 70 limits and have never
>> >been
>> >troubled before but I've now had some (ahem) unwanted attention and
>> >wonder
>> >if my earlier cars read 5~10% high and my Audi doesn't.
>>
>>
>> Well, mine's a 2002 US so I don't know how similar they are, but I've
>> checked mine against the radar signs they put up sometimes in the US (a
>> sign that shows you the speed limit, and uses radar to measure and
>> display your current speed as you go by, as gentle way of "reminding"
>> people to slow down) I've found my speedo seems to read about 1-2 mph
>> high at 35 mph, and 2-3 mph high at 70 mph.
>
> My 1998 A6 Quattro agrees within 1 mile per hour to my GPS, at all speeds
> between 30 and 80 mph.

My 2002 A6 Avant is about 8% out all the way according to both of my GPS
units - 80mph on the speedo is about 73mph - 85mph speedo is 77mph.

I did the average speed trick when in cruise and its consistantly about 1mph
fast - I asked Audi to put the speedo right or at least the same as it
thinks its doling- but they said they couldn't. IMHO B****cks!

Mark

Mark

"Jay Somerset" <jay@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 06:27:25 +0000 (UTC), Douglas Siebert
> <dsiebert@excisethis.khamsin.net> wrote:
>
>> "BOB" <emailaddress@aemail.address> writes:
>>
>> >Anyone done any tests of how accurate the A4 speedo is (UK 2003 in this
>> >case)? I normally cruise around at ~80mph in 70 limits and have never
>> >been
>> >troubled before but I've now had some (ahem) unwanted attention and
>> >wonder
>> >if my earlier cars read 5~10% high and my Audi doesn't.
>>
>>
>> Well, mine's a 2002 US so I don't know how similar they are, but I've
>> checked mine against the radar signs they put up sometimes in the US (a
>> sign that shows you the speed limit, and uses radar to measure and
>> display your current speed as you go by, as gentle way of "reminding"
>> people to slow down) I've found my speedo seems to read about 1-2 mph
>> high at 35 mph, and 2-3 mph high at 70 mph.
>
> My 1998 A6 Quattro agrees within 1 mile per hour to my GPS, at all speeds
> between 30 and 80 mph.

My 2002 A6 Avant is about 8% out all the way according to both of my GPS
units - 80mph on the speedo is about 73mph - 85mph speedo is 77mph.

I did the average speed trick when in cruise and its consistantly about 1mph
fast - I asked Audi to put the speedo right or at least the same as it
thinks its doling- but they said they couldn't. IMHO B****cks!

Mark

Tom Jeffs

My 98 A4 was consistently 4mph slower than the speedo (according to the
TomTom GPS). My TT is about 2-3mph slower than the speedo with the same
GPS.

Tom

Tom Jeffs

My 98 A4 was consistently 4mph slower than the speedo (according to the
TomTom GPS). My TT is about 2-3mph slower than the speedo with the same
GPS.

Tom

C.R. Krieger

"Mark" <markcolston@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3l9cd.92091$BI5.49143@fe2.news.blueyonder.co .uk>...
>
> My 2002 A6 Avant is about 8% out all the way according to both of my GPS
> units - 80mph on the speedo is about 73mph - 85mph speedo is 77mph.
>
> I did the average speed trick when in cruise and its consistantly about 1mph
> fast - I asked Audi to put the speedo right or at least the same as it
> thinks its doling- but they said they couldn't. IMHO B****cks!

Although the *amount* of inaccuracy varies, they all do that. Deal with it.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Not slip-sliding away)

C.R. Krieger

"Mark" <markcolston@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3l9cd.92091$BI5.49143@fe2.news.blueyonder.co .uk>...
>
> My 2002 A6 Avant is about 8% out all the way according to both of my GPS
> units - 80mph on the speedo is about 73mph - 85mph speedo is 77mph.
>
> I did the average speed trick when in cruise and its consistantly about 1mph
> fast - I asked Audi to put the speedo right or at least the same as it
> thinks its doling- but they said they couldn't. IMHO B****cks!

Although the *amount* of inaccuracy varies, they all do that. Deal with it.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Not slip-sliding away)

Mark

"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Mark" <markcolston@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:<3l9cd.92091$BI5.49143@fe2.news.blueyonder.co .uk>...
>>
>> My 2002 A6 Avant is about 8% out all the way according to both of my GPS
>> units - 80mph on the speedo is about 73mph - 85mph speedo is 77mph.
>>
>> I did the average speed trick when in cruise and its consistantly about
>> 1mph
>> fast - I asked Audi to put the speedo right or at least the same as it
>> thinks its doling- but they said they couldn't. IMHO B****cks!
>
> Although the *amount* of inaccuracy varies, they all do that. Deal with
> it.
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Not slip-sliding away)

Yes I appriciate that all speedo's are out to a degree - and I don't have a
problem with it - what pisses me off is that they add an error (Or that is
what I percieve when I check it against the computer average speed in
cruise)
Ok its the right side of the law, but it means that I can legally go faster
than my speedo indicates. All I want is a reasonable degree of accuracy.
And yes I can "Deal with it".

Mark

"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Mark" <markcolston@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> My 2002 A6 Avant is about 8% out all the way according to both of my GPS
>> units - 80mph on the speedo is about 73mph - 85mph speedo is 77mph.
>>
>> I did the average speed trick when in cruise and its consistantly about
>> 1mph
>> fast - I asked Audi to put the speedo right or at least the same as it
>> thinks its doling- but they said they couldn't. IMHO B****cks!
>
> Although the *amount* of inaccuracy varies, they all do that. Deal with
> it.
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Not slip-sliding away)

Yes I appriciate that all speedo's are out to a degree - and I don't have a
problem with it - what pisses me off is that they add an error (Or that is
what I percieve when I check it against the computer average speed in
cruise)
Ok its the right side of the law, but it means that I can legally go faster
than my speedo indicates. All I want is a reasonable degree of accuracy.
And yes I can "Deal with it".