New Purchase Advice Pls

Post by **alex_holden** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:53 pm

Yes, or possibly slightly lower.

Post by **PSL184** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:02 pm

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:55 pm

Just folllow trucks on flat ground - they should be doing 56 mph max! May be the old speedo has been kept and is reading low. Otherwise - learn to live with it!

Post by **PSL184** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:31 pm

Having finally checked the speedo against a GPS thingy I find it's reading between 5 - 8 mph slow so this explains somewhat the high noise levels at 60 mph (actualy 68 mph). She's also a bit quieter now I've refitted the carpets with sound deadening underneath them and at an indicated 50 mph she quite purrs along

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:46 pm

Slow reading speedo is unusual - watch out for the cameras!

Post by **PSL184** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:48 pm

Yes I will. She should of had a 4.55 diff originally (now 4.22) so I guess this is why its reading slow? At least I know now what speed I am doing, I just hope I haven't already been done

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:51 pm

You get a few mph lea-way anyway. So as long as you don't do my 'add 10mph' to the limit trick - you should be ok!

Post by **MoggyTech** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:41 pm

bmcecosse wrote:You get a few mph lea-way anyway. So as long as you don't do my 'add 10mph' to the limit trick - you should be ok!

Gatso cameras are set at 10%+2MPH of posted limit. Camera Vans are the real problem, as it's up to the operator, same goes for the laser guns.

Post by **PSL184** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:04 pm

My wife got done by a camera van (which I found funny but shouldn't laugh just in case) the weird thing was though that it did her going away from the van not coming towards it. I didn't think they could do that but apparently (£60 and 3 points later) they can. So just because you ain't heading for one of them vans..... SLOW DOWN anyways !!!

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:19 am

Diffs are normally stamped on the casing as well as on the rim of the crown wheel. So in theory if you scrape off the paint/gunge in the right place you can read it. Its on a little flat area near to the mounting flange.