No, he probably thought he was going 3-4 miles over the limit when he
was actually going 8 miles over the limit.  If that was the case then I
think
he makes a good case that he was, in fact, issued a ticket, since as you
point out, very few cops will write a ticket for 3-4 miles over the speed
limit.

I suspect your trying to make the point that he shouldn't have even tried
going over the speed limit at all, in the first place.  I don't have a
problem
with that philosophy - as long as none of the drivers -in front- of me adopt
it.  (Heh Heh)

I disagree.  A responsible automaker would produce a speedo that reads
too HIGH  rather than too LOW if they are going to produce an inaccurate
speedo.  That would tend to reduce the drivers actual speed.

In any case, I don't understand why this isn't a solvable problem.  Why
doesen't
the dealership simply program in a larger set of wheels into the car
computer?
The speedo will then read high and the driver will be saved from having to
think
when he is driving.

The interesting thing I think here is the OP is bitching that he got a
ticket since
his speedo is reading low - but I don't hear him bitching that he's getting
extra
mileage under his vehicle warranty since his odometer is reading low.  Funny
how when the error is in their favor that they don't complain! ;-)

Ted