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Re: Odometer Accuracy [modula2] by ljgbjg
Apr 14, 2008 (8:27 am)
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Replying to: modula2 (Apr 14, 2008 7:50 am)

If so, more important than MPG, your warranty will last 3% longer!
 
As for MPG - the difference is totally insignificant. 100/6 gallons = 16.66,, 97/6 = 16.66, 300/12 = 25, 291/12= 24.25
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Re: Odometer Accuracy [modula2] by sunnfun
Apr 14, 2008 (4:54 pm)
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Replying to: modula2 (Apr 14, 2008 7:50 am)

Uh oh. Didn't Honda just settle a lawsuit over this very thing? I forget what year(s)and models but I just read about it recently.
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Re: Odometer Accuracy [modula2] by tankbeans
Apr 14, 2008 (5:12 pm)
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Replying to: modula2 (Apr 14, 2008 7:50 am)

Just curious, how did you determine that your odometer was inaccurate? It's sort of a point that was glossed over, I thought. I know tire size has an affect, how large of an affect I don't know, but anyway how you determined the 3% inaccuracy would be interesting to find out. I guess I've never put much thought into it.
 
I know that when people start changing tire sizes they say that you need to have the car 'reset' to make up for the larger tires. I don't think that was what you did, but I tend to get side-tracked. Sorry about that.
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Re: Odometer Accuracy [sunnfun] by tallman1
Apr 14, 2008 (7:14 pm)
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Replying to: sunnfun (Apr 14, 2008 4:54 pm)

Didn't Honda just settle a lawsuit over this very thing?
 
You can read all about it here:
 
Accord Class Action Suit
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Re: Odometer Accuracy [tankbeans] by isellhondas
Apr 15, 2008 (5:29 am)
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Replying to: tankbeans (Apr 14, 2008 5:12 pm)

I knew a guy who determined his speedometer was off by using the mile marker signs along the highway.
 
Then I learned that they use the county pick up trucks to place those signs!
 
So, whose speedometer is off?
 
And who really cares? I sure don't! a 3% error if this is for real is nothing. I don't think a speedometer/odometer was ever meant to be a precision measuring devise.
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Re: Odometer Accuracy [isellhondas] by bug4
Apr 15, 2008 (6:58 am)
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Replying to: isellhondas (Apr 15, 2008 5:29 am)

Except that, after 100k miles, your odometer indicates you've taken an extra trip from New York to Los Angeles. . . . .
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Re: Odometer Accuracy [bug4] by isellhondas
Apr 15, 2008 (7:02 am)
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Replying to: bug4 (Apr 15, 2008 6:58 am)

Unless, it is off in the opposite direction.
 
On a 100,000 mile car, nobody would care anyway.
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So in conclusion..... by fxguy
Apr 15, 2008 (7:22 am)
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....if you have the extra cash, get the V6. The gas mileage between the 4 and the 6 is negligible. At least that is what i think i will be doing after reading a lot of these posts.
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Re: Odometer Accuracy [isellhondas] by thegraduate
Apr 15, 2008 (7:24 am)
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Replying to: isellhondas (Apr 15, 2008 5:29 am)

I just used my GPS system to determine mine; also helped determine how accurate my speedo is - my old (1996 model) Accord reads 75 MPH at an actual 72 (1 MPH extra per actual 24 MPH), but my newer one (2006 model) is pretty much dead on.
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Re: Odometer Accuracy [thegraduate] by ljgbjg
Apr 15, 2008 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Apr 15, 2008 7:24 am)

Helpful to know too because if the odometer is off, so too is the speedometer. Nice to know you are doing 75 and really 72 - helsp with speeding tickets! According to those highway radar readings my 2008 EXL V6 speedometer is right on the money.

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