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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 03:02 PM
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Car: 1989 Gray ttop GTA
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Miles or Kilometers?

Hi,

this picture was taken from an europe imported Trans AM GTA.
Is the mileage expressed in Miles or Kilometers?
It is possible for the mileage to be expressed in kilometers somehow?

THANKS!!


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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 07:15 PM
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Re: Miles or Kilometers?

The mileage will be in miles. Only way to have mileage in km is to get a car that originally came with with metric gauges (km being the larger size)......Like mine.

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My fuel gauge also has an empty circle for empty and full circle for full (instead of "E" and "F"). It also does not say Unleaded Fuel only (although the car does take unleaded fuel only)

My car is a Canadian car originally.
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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 07:24 PM
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Re: Miles or Kilometers?

Whichever numbers are most prominent on the speedo will be what the total mileage is calibrated to.

The first speedo picture is in miles. The second face on picture speedo is in kilometers.
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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 08:38 PM
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Re: Miles or Kilometers?

Reid- that's a cool brain-twister with the metric gagues.

"What's your oil pressure?"
"About 210."
<mechanic faints dead away on the floor>

Heh heh.
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 05:02 PM
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Re: Miles or Kilometers?

Thanks!
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