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      01-11-2015, 01:33 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer View Post
Interesting. Every BMW I've owned this century has been 2 MPH off -- indicating a faster speed than the car is actually traveling,
I believe that all German manufacturers do this on purpose due to a law stating that the car can't read slower than it is actually going. If you get into the code of the car you can see where they bias it (factor of 1.06 I think).
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