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MetroMPG · 06-28-2011, 11:29 AM

Used the Google Earth technique to check the accuracy of the UFO's (2000 Honda Insight) odometer yesterday:

35.9 km indicated
35.35 km plotted on Google Earth

Assuming no error in Google Earth (* there were a few elevation changes on this route that might skew it to measure lower than actual), that means the odo is over-reporting distance traveled by 1.5%

I'll borrow a GPS to compare...

06-28-2011, 11:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
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