 | | Re: question about the metric system —Christopher Tracey
| | | | (...) um... yes and no. my question was more so aimed at straight distance like "the mileage on my car's odometer is 52000 miles (or ~83686 km). But either meaning should work. :) -c (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: question about the metric system —Ross Crawford
| | | | | | (...) In Aus, a common way to say it is "my car has 83000 Ks[1] on it". Officially, engine economy is measured in litres per 100km. Because that's way too long to say, most people don't bother trying - it generally only comes up when you're buying a (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: question about the metric system —Fredrik Glöckner
| | | | | (...) Ah, well, in that case, we usually say that a car has gone 45'000, say, to indicate that it has 45'000 km on the speedometer. Fredrik (23 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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