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Old 06-04-2005, 07:34 PM
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Old 06-04-2005, 07:36 PM
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"So the next time you get stopped for speeding, you can show the police man that your car is fitted with a calibrated speedo...."

Old 06-04-2005, 07:37 PM
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wot a joke the funniest bit is
"So the next time you get stopped for speeding, you can show the police man that your car is fitted with a calibrated speedo....."
Old 06-04-2005, 07:38 PM
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Oh dear
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IIRC, Dont genuine cossie speedo's go up to 170 mph ????????
Old 06-04-2005, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by SECS
IIRC, Dont genuine cossie speedo's go up to 170 mph ????????
yes, even granada cossies have 170mph speedos!
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just sent him a message lovely clocks pity there 20mph shy though
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yep definitely go to 170 this guys just a joke
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Thats probably how the calibrated them, take 20pmh off the scale - job done!
Old 06-04-2005, 08:25 PM
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must try this myself tommorow.
Old 06-04-2005, 08:30 PM
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would it not depend on wheel, tyre size etc you have fitted as well
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hmmmmmmmmmm
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I thought the wheel size would nock the accuracey out
Old 06-04-2005, 09:23 PM
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Can't be that well calibrated, says theres half a tank of fuel left in it.
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lol
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im looking for some nice clocks for the cossie but i dont wanna pay what moist people reckon they are worth
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Fooking Loser whoever bids
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lol....u want a good digital speedo...then ur laffin' .... one that tell u how fast ur goin wen ur off the end of the speedo!
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Gutted i sold my old ones from my saph i stripped on ebay a while back, my new one has white dials and not keen on em tbh so might stick some black ones back in there
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Did u have digital speedo Toe Knee?
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Some years ago i bought several Vauxhall Senators from the plod via auction and they had the same type of speedo markings as that one with the extra white marks between the numbers! They all had a date sticker on them also to say when they were last calibrated.
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Originally Posted by Cozzy Drew
Did u have digital speedo Toe Knee?
Digital?! No mate just the standard black cossie dash clocks before
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Ohh.....ok m8
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theats also NOT a cossie revcounter, so theyre blatantly out of a 2.0 twincam
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Originally Posted by Rhys


im looking for some nice clocks for the cossie but i dont wanna pay what moist people reckon they are worth
Dry people give better value for money then I take it?
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He likes em moist it reminds him of sheep
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Originally Posted by BlueSmoke
Originally Posted by Rhys


im looking for some nice clocks for the cossie but i dont wanna pay what moist people reckon they are worth
Dry people give better value for money then I take it?

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