Originally Posted by JettaX74

I first noticed the problem driving the beltway around DC last weekend. The signs would indicate X miles to such and such exit, and I would compare the distance to my trip meter. In 1/4 mile, the trip meter clicked over 6/10.

A few minutes later, when we had gotten off the beltway, I asked my wife to tell me when one minute had gone by and I checked the trip meter. I would guess we were going about 45 (if everyone was ignoring the speed limit as usual) and the trip meter ticked off 1.4 miles.