<VV> Re: Metric speedometers

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

Thanks Dave - you have changed my life! I shall get bidding! This is only 50 
pounds...

cheers

Alan

www.xtraspecialsevens.co.uk
Lotus 7 S2 and S3 spares and restoration specialists

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Morris" <BigD@DaveMorris.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 6:38 PM
Subject: <VV> Re: Metric speedometers


> 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*...
>>www.xtraspecialsevens.co.uk
>>Lotus 7 S2 and S3 spares and restoration specialists
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