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For those of you that have Android phones, there are GPS based speedometer programs (some free and some paid) in the market. I use them with a windshield holder and

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Old 01-11-2011, 11:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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For those of you that have Android phones, there are GPS based speedometer programs (some free and some paid) in the market. I use them with a windshield holder and can see my accurate speed without having to look down at my dash speedo.

Iphone may have the same programs but I dont know as I am not an Iphone owner.

In a perfect world I would rather see my speed on my NAV unit instead but thats up to Nissan (and a software upgrade).
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Welcome to 2009. There are a lot of great apps out there. Check out Torque.
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i use my odo for speed? i know the guage is kinda hard to look at.
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^Haha, I used my GPS speedo to figure out how accurate my speedometer is and they are both spot on so I never bother with the app anymore unless I am doing 0-60 or 1/4 mile runs.
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^Haha, I used my GPS speedo to figure out how accurate my speedometer is and they are both spot on so I never bother with the app anymore unless I am doing 0-60 or 1/4 mile runs.
I did the same and it turns out that my speedometer is 2 mph fast
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I just find a work zone and use the radar sign to check my speed. But once you hit 100 it just flashes ?? LOL
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I have my garmin to check my speed and many other things.
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I just find a work zone and use the radar sign to check my speed. But once you hit 100 it just flashes ?? LOL
That's awesome. I don't know that I would have the balls to try this. Most of ours are setup on 45 mph streets.
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