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Old 02-13-2009, 11:05 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by gascort View Post
I'm very much opposed to using Gallons/100 miles. If we're going to switch, do it to units that make sense to everyone.
Have you misinterpreted formula413's request? I don't see anything about wanting to replace the existing numbers, just a request for a way to display Gallons/100 miles in each log entry.

I'm absolutely in favor of the USA making a switch to the metric system, but it hasn't happened yet.
In a landscape where fuel pumps read only in gallons; odometers display only in miles; and highway signs show distances only in miles, is it truly accurate to characterize l/100km as making sense to everyone?

Putting l/100km first in the sigs gets an enthusiastic
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