Not for vans, well, more accurately, vans can't reach the illegal speeds except in school zones, when driven by BenT, or that turbo Porsche powered one in LA. Mike > From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> > Reply-To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> > Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 07:20:53 -0500 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication > > At 11:42 PM 2/18/2002, developtrust wrote: >> What is the big deal about MPH being not accurate with different tires. Is >> there a police following you ready to give a ticket? Is it really that >> important to be so accurate? Does 3 to 4 miles per hour really matter that >> much. >> >> Please enlighten me as to why it is so important. > > Well...strictly speaking it doesn't matter what the gauge reads as long as > you know what it means. It's esthetically satisfying though to have it > actually read correctly, and makes it easier for other folks to drive the > beast. As to the police following -- well yes, there is. Don't you have > speed limits in California? > > david > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" > |
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