At 05:23 PM 5/12/2002, developtrust wrote: >Are you all serious??? My 1989 speedometer has BOTH the MPH and KPH printed >clearly on the dial!! Don't all vanagons have both printed? > >William No, just US -- it's part of the failed attempt to metricate our country. Notice how easy the km/h markings are to read -- NOT! Around the same time they started doing this, there was a short period when US speedometers didn't read over 85 mph...and a short period when you couldn't start your car if all heavy objects in the front seats weren't belted in (and occasionally not then). david
-- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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