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      12-12-2019, 07:05 PM   #45
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Just took delivery of 2020 M50i and noticed +1 mph compared to waze and Uniden R7 for a 100 mile drive back home.
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      12-13-2019, 11:53 AM   #46
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gave up wading through this thread so thought i'd just ask: is it still overstated by about 10% or did a fw update address it?
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      12-13-2019, 05:43 PM   #47
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We are not using our cell phones as "benchmarks" - we are using our own verified observations AND BMW's own statements contained in Service Information Bulletin SI B62 02 96 which confirms our observations.

And I beg to differ about what "anyone who owns a BMW knows." How in the world would you know what I know?? Fact is, I didn't know and I suspect the great majority of first time buyers "don't know" until they make the same observations AFTER purchase.

There's no value in posts which seek to judge how we should "feel" about the issue - that's a personal thing. This thread is about finding a fix not evaluating feelings.
This has been BMW’s way since the 1980s. Subtract 5 miles an hour and you know how fast you’re going. It isn’t hard.
I find it hard to believe that BMWs in general read 5mph higher.

So you saying if I am going 5 mph the speedo is reading 10mph?

Or if I am going 40 mph it is saying I'm going 45mph?

Makes no sense.

I could see 5% higher... so reading 2.75 mph higher if actual speed is 55 mph etc.

So if I'm going 5 mph, I'm actually going 5.25 mph.
And if I'm going 40 mph... I'm actually going 42 mph. Etc.
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      12-13-2019, 09:03 PM   #48
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I find it hard to believe that BMWs in general read 5mph higher.

So you saying if I am going 5 mph the speedo is reading 10mph?

Or if I am going 40 mph it is saying I'm going 45mph?

Makes no sense.

I could see 5% higher... so reading 2.75 mph higher if actual speed is 55 mph etc.

So if I'm going 5 mph, I'm actually going 5.25 mph.
And if I'm going 40 mph... I'm actually going 42 mph. Etc.
Use 5 MPH and you'll never get in trouble with the police. You know, just like BMW intends. Just like the 'ding' when the thermometer hits 37 degrees.

At low speeds in 25 and 30 MPH zones, shame on you if you're doing 50+, the only way you'd get a ticket on local streets anyway, but you can subtract 3 MPH if it makes you happy. I don't bother.

At high speeds, when the speedo says you're doing 80, you're doing 75. If you want to drive 80, step on the gas until the speedo says 85. Or let BMW's psychological coaxing do the right thing and keep your speed down. No need to rush in a gigantic truck. This isn't a 4 Series.
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