finger to the photo radar

**ShagMag** · 08-16-2009, 06:56 AM

Lol so i was joking around flipping off the camera and I really got flashed... I think the photos worth the ticket but I think my speedometer is off. I got flashed twice on the way home from Cali, both in a 65 zone where I believe my speedometer was reading about 70.. both the tickets were cited at 77 mph. I'll be going in monday to get it calibrated and I just thought I'd share!

**jasonr_01** · 08-16-2009, 09:01 AM

lol know thats funny

**cincyoldguy** · 08-16-2009, 10:53 AM

Yeah. my speedo reads about 2% slow compared to my aftermarket GPS- and that's with the stock (225/60HR18) size tires on it. No biggy around town, but something to be aware on the interstate. Most cars actually are off a little at the speedometer, but my experience has been that they tend to read a bit faster thn you're actually going. This is the first car I've ever had that's actually pessimistic about it's speed.

**Blank Dave** · 08-16-2009, 11:14 AM

As said above, my speedo does the same. At highway/freeway speeds my speedo and GPS can typically have a 3-5KPH difference, with the speedo being the lower of the two.

**GoManGo613** · 08-16-2009, 12:45 PM

O Funny S^$t

**ShagMag** · 08-16-2009, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by cincyoldguy

Yeah. my speedo reads about 2% slow compared to my aftermarket GPS- and that's with the stock (225/60HR18) size tires on it. No biggy around town, but something to be aware on the interstate. Most cars actually are off a little at the speedometer, but my experience has been that they tend to read a bit faster thn you're actually going. This is the first car I've ever had that's actually pessimistic about it's speed.

That's interesting, mine always read slower.. but then again the last car I had was a Jeep wrangler with 35's and I was reading 85 on my speedo when I got pulled over i was clocked doing 97

oops! lol

**ChuckWagon** · 08-16-2009, 02:30 PM

LOL! Beans for the finger!

**Jdizzle0305** · 08-16-2009, 02:38 PM

haha thats a great picture

**biggz2544** · 08-16-2009, 03:32 PM

That Picture is worth a thousand words to all of us that hate those damn things!

**ShagMag** · 08-16-2009, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by ChuckWagon

LOL! Beans for the finger!

Lol thank you!

Originally Posted by biggz2544

That Picture is worth a thousand words to all of us that hate those damn things!

Amen to that! Can't stand them.

**Pappa John** · 08-16-2009, 06:31 PM

Hey,
You need to do like the guys on Top Gear did and make a life size picture of your govenor Arnold, and everytime you go through those photo radars, just put his face in front of yours...

**JOKERCANTSMOKE-EM** · 08-16-2009, 08:48 PM

Thats fantastic!!

**ShagMag** · 08-16-2009, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Pappa John

Hey,
You need to do like the guys on Top Gear did and make a life size picture of your govenor Arnold, and everytime you go through those photo radars, just put his face in front of yours...

Lol that sounds like a pretty funny idea, the only thing is that I'm hoping not to get any more!