Ferrari Mailing List: Re: some F355 questions

[Dennis Liu (BigHeadDennis]

Yup, that's exactly what I'm saying.  When your speedo reads 100 mph, you're
lucky to be going 90 mph (actual), more likely to be in the upper 80s.  

Any of you with a handheld GPS device can check it out, or else just use a
decent watch and time the mileage markers.

Vty,

--Dennis

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From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:43 PM
To: BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net; ferrari
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] some F355 questions


Let me make sure I understand your sentence Dennis.  You are saying that
Ferrari speedometers read faster than the car is actually going.  Right?
That statement is consistent with Ric Rainbolt's measurements when he owned
my 308GTB.   I can check that against my Mercedes once I get the 308
licensed for general use.  The SL500 is frightfully precise.
 
rick

Dennis Liu <BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

        Nope. Every Ferrari is this way. You'll also find that virtually all
        Ferraris up to the 355, and perhaps including the 360, have VERY
optimistic
        speedos, on the order of at least 10%.