Speedometer seems off.

[Raine]

Yeah this is pretty BS...used a GPS, found out my speedometer is off by 3mph or (~5km/hr) faster.

As for if I can feel the difference between 84mph and 87 mph? Of course I can I always drive 14 km/hr (or ~9mph) above the speed limit so I don't get demerit points even if I get a ticket. You know something's wrong when you're driving "87mph" in a BMW and you have mini-vans tailing your ass vs. driving an Odyssey and no one tailing you.

[jeremyc74]

Originally Posted by Raine

Yeah this is pretty BS...used a GPS, found out my speedometer is off by 3mph or (~5km/hr) faster.

Nothing you can do about it other than changing tire sizes though.

[135i Cabrio]

I have the 5% high reading speedometer as well.

Also interesting is that the odometer error is quite different.

[jc_lbc]

In 13 years of BMW ownership I've yet to have a moving violation and I wouldn't be surprised if this built in error has saved me a solid chunk of change over the years.

[jeremyc74]

Originally Posted by 135i Cabrio

I have the 5% high reading speedometer as well.

Also interesting is that the odometer error is quite different.

I checked mine against a GPS on a trip to FL and a couple of other times and found that the OD seemed to be right on. Are you seeing something different on yours, or just saying that it's different from the speedometer?

[Raine]

Originally Posted by jc_lbc

In 13 years of BMW ownership I've yet to have a moving violation and I wouldn't be surprised if this built in error has saved me a solid chunk of change over the years.

It's not so much as the ticket...it's the insurance spike that happens after you get a ticket =(

at least here in the great north