Re: 85mph speedos

[Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>]

The funny thing was that if a cop stopped you and asked with what speed 
were you going -> you couldn't even tell him!  

Ok, sorry for starting this "remember the good times" thread... enough now!

Alex

On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Sean Ford wrote:

> How 'bout an '80 AMC Concord that did not have a needle stop pin and would
> point to "D" in the PRNDL display below the speedo? I was 17 (immortal at
> the time) and foolish, please no flaming replies.
> 
> Sean Ford
> sean@nwh.org
> Newton-Wellesley Hospital
> Newton, MA  02162 (USA)
> '92 Audi 100CS 5spd  16K miles (and counting!)
> '89 Suzuki Katana 600 14K miles (and hibernating)
> 
> ----------
> > From: Luis Marques <marques@ti.com>
> > To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > Subject: Re: 85mph speedos
> > Date: Wednesday, March 12, 1997 9:49 AM
> > 
> > > Hey, that was cool! Back then I could make my Taurus speedo point 
> > > directly down! 
> > > Try that with you 160MPH Audi Speedo or even 120 MPH Neon .... I think 
> > > the speedo is only guaranteed to work upto 110 MPH on that thing..
> > 
> > I have one better: a Pont**c Sunbidr that the the needle would hit the
> > bottom of the gauge cluster and then BEND!! 
> > 
> > Luis
>