<VV> Re: Metric speedometers

[Dave Morris]

You can get a GPS for under $100 all day long
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=73332&item=5733556279&rd=1 
for example.

Dave Morris


At 01:14 PM 11/23/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Message: 6
>From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>
>To: "Clark Hartzel" <chartzel@comcast.net>,
>    "Virtual Vairs"
>   <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Metric speedometers
>Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:34:59 -0000
>
>I always drive on the rev counter anyway, partly because i have driven a lot
>of mph cars in km/h countries and vice versa, and partly because rev
>counters tend to be more accurate, and so if you know the mph or km/h per
>1000 rpm figure of your car you have a *much* better take on its speed.
>
>And the GPS thing I borrowed from a friend when I came to Hershey (and which
>incidentally I think gave Tony U a false impression of my material wealth,
>as it wasn't mine!) was very fun as well, and was switchable from mph to
>km/h. I think they are down to $200 or so in CompUSA now, and still falling,
>so it won't be too long before I can have one...
>
>Cheers
>
>Alan
>
>P.S. Mind you, $200 is the kind of money I usually spend on a *whole car*...
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