May I say that manufacturers don't "cheat" on speedo
accuracy, but many European countries have pretty
strict laws on speedo accuracy with fines for errors;
so they are careful and choose to error on the other
side to prevent costly fines. Germany is one of the
worst, and some of their older cars were off by 10% or
more; although modern electronics have improved that
problem by quite a bit.
- Bob Bruce <bobbruce@mts.net> wrote:
> Peugeot did the same thing with the 14" mag wheeled
> 405. The best sizes are 195/65R14
> or 205/60R14 but they came with 195/60R14s. Looked
> too small in the wheel wells
> and made the speedo and odo read too high.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: august
> To: peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] Re: Two tire specs for
> '88 Turbo S
>
>
> wait a sec. Why would peugeot recommend a 195/60
> (not 195/65) and
> 205/60 to both work.. especially if the speedo is
> going to be off
> with 195/60's!?! ...or am i misunderstanding.
>
> /august
>
> On 7/28/05, Karydas <karydas@hol.gr> wrote:
> > Well, no, because it also takes more work to
> rotate the larger wheel,
> > that's why acceleration suffers a bit. Then
> again, if you are looking
> > for a grand scheme, your speedometer reading
> will be closer to actual
> > speed. They normally "cheat" by 2 or 3 mph and
> this will be partially
> > offset by the 2% grater speed for the same
> rpm's.
> > Thanos
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of jidoo
> > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 2:42 AM
> > To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Peugeot-L] Re: Two tire specs for '88
> Turbo S
> >
> > To All
> >
> > Thanks much for the responses re the above.
> Being shallow I may stay
> > with the machismo and the 205 size.
> >
> > P.S.
> >
> > (If the car is going 2% faster [per Karydas] for
> a given rpm, wouldnt
> > that offset the MPG loss due to rolling
> resistance in some grand
> > scheme of things...?)
> >
> > Bill T
> > -- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "Karydas"
> <karydas@h...> wrote:
> > > The 195 tire is about quarter inch shorter and
> 0.4 inches narrower.
> > It
> > > will be better in the wet and snow, accelerate
> faster and give better
> > > mileage. The 205 will corner and brake better
> and at the same rpm's
> > the
> > > car will travel about 2% faster than it will
> with the 195. In
> > general,
> > > the overall difference is small and the 205 is
> the aesthetically more
> > > pleasing choice.
> > >
> > > Thanos
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com] On
> > > Behalf Of august
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 12:17 AM
> > > To: peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] Two tire specs for
> '88 Turbo S
> > >
> > > 195 better for snow maybe? narrower? more
> pounds per square inch.
> > >
> > > On 7/27/05, Bob Bruce <bobbruce@m...> wrote:
> > > > The 205's look much better in the wheel well
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: jidoo
> > > > To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:22 PM
> > > > Subject: [Peugeot-L] Two tire specs for
> '88 Turbo S
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The door jamb mentions without any detail,
> two sizes for the
> > turbo;
> > > > 195/60 and 205/60 (If Im recalling
> correctly).
> > > >
> > > > What would be the advantage or
> disadvantage of the larger/smaller
> > > > footprint? I will be purchasing H
> rateds--either Kumho or Fulda.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Bill T
> > > >
> > > >
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