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'69Custom
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 Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:23 pm Post subject: Odometer Readings |
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For all you out there driving early models: do you ever miss not having your odometers read tenths of a mile? I'm curious now that most of us have gotten used to that in newer vehicles.
Matter?
Somewhat matters?
Doesn't matter?
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Tenths are over rated and unnecessary..
ALL drivers...quit looking down and drive the car....
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doesn't really bother me...not a huge deal!!
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'69Custom
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I wonder how this moved to this forum. I posted it in the early bug forum initially, as it's early-specific.
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My 04 wrangler doesn't show tenths.
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My '68 Mercedes 230S (Last of the Fintails, Baby!) doesn't have it, either.
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My family rums a small map business, dad loved the tenths of a mile for road checking and penning the map
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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| '69Custom wrote: | | I wonder how this moved to this forum. I posted it in the early bug forum initially, as it's early-specific. |
Because its not technical...merely a discussion and inquiry that can apply to more than just the Beetle.
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'69Custom
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| VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: | | '69Custom wrote: | | I wonder how this moved to this forum. I posted it in the early bug forum initially, as it's early-specific. |
Because its not technical...merely a discussion and inquiry that can apply to more than just the Beetle. |
Good point. I guess I'm just a bit disappointed it happened because I don't believe this particular forum gets the same high volume of traffic. I know I've never been here before yesterday.
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10ths of a mile are over rated.
I'd rather have a buzzer that tells me I've left the headlights on after I've shut off the engine.
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'69Custom
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| my59 wrote: | 10ths of a mile are over rated.
I'd rather have a buzzer that tells me I've left the headlights on after I've shut off the engine. |
Amen to that! I've left mine on during foggy/rainy days many times because I couldn't tell they were on.
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| '69Custom wrote: | | VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: | | '69Custom wrote: | | I wonder how this moved to this forum. I posted it in the early bug forum initially, as it's early-specific. |
Because its not technical...merely a discussion and inquiry that can apply to more than just the Beetle. |
Good point. I guess I'm just a bit disappointed it happened because I don't believe this particular forum gets the same high volume of traffic. I know I've never been here before yesterday. |
When life gives you lemons make lemonade. You'd be surprised how much fun the discussion forums can be. This topic IS in the right place now.
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Better to roll em' how you want and wear em' out.... then let em' rot out.
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| my59 wrote: | 10ths of a mile are over rated.
I'd rather have a buzzer that tells me I've left the headlights on after I've shut off the engine. |
The headlights will go out in a couple hours!
This reminded me of my first factory 12 volt car. A 70 beetle with an annoying door buzzer that went off if you left the keys in the ignition. I never had anything like that on my other VW's.
So one day I decided to disconnect that annoying buzzer. The very same evening I locked the keys in the car.
As for tenths I would like to have them. We do a lot of extream gravity racing and we are always looking for new hills to run. It helps to know how long the hills are and not having tenths makes for some bad guesses.
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| drscope wrote: | | my59 wrote: | 10ths of a mile are over rated.
I'd rather have a buzzer that tells me I've left the headlights on after I've shut off the engine. |
So one day I decided to disconnect that annoying buzzer. The very same evening I locked the keys in the car. |
I've locked my key in my bug so many times that I always keep a spare in my pocket. It happens to me every time I park and don't pull the key out of the ignition right away. Of I don't, I forget. I got tired of breaking in.
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| VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: | | '69Custom wrote: | | VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: | | '69Custom wrote: | | I wonder how this moved to this forum. I posted it in the early bug forum initially, as it's early-specific. |
Because its not technical...merely a discussion and inquiry that can apply to more than just the Beetle. |
Good point. I guess I'm just a bit disappointed it happened because I don't believe this particular forum gets the same high volume of traffic. I know I've never been here before yesterday. |
When life gives you lemons make lemonade. You'd be surprised how much fun the discussion forums can be. This topic IS in the right place now. |
Now that I've visited, I'll stick around and see what kind of mischief I can dig up!
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| I have 10ths and I don`t care one bit. Its like a fuckin penny. We should just stop making them. Jalama beach store has been a copper free business for 25-30 years. |
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| ned wrote: | | I have 10ths and I don`t care one bit. Its like a fuckin penny. We should just stop making them. Jalama beach store has been a copper free business for 25-30 years. |
No kidding...^ Currently it takes .03 to make a penny, and .11 to make a nickle.... Bad economy yeah right....... STUPID.
It wont keep me from picking up every one I find though...
The weight in copper pennies is worth more than the amount, but its illegal to melt down currrecy..... 
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| VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: | | ned wrote: | | I have 10ths and I don`t care one bit. Its like a fuckin penny. We should just stop making them. Jalama beach store has been a copper free business for 25-30 years. |
No kidding...^ Currently it takes .03 to make a penny, and .11 to make a nickle.... Bad economy yeah right....... STUPID.
It wont keep me from picking up every one I find though...
The weight in copper pennies is worth more than the amount, but its illegal to melt down currrecy..... |
Bear in mind that any made after 1982 are only copper-clad zinc.
The downside to doing away with cents is that everything will be rounded up, meaning having to spend between one and four extra cents for every single transaction. It does add up. I don't know if the savings on the government end of things by ending manufacture would make that worthwhile. Perhaps changing metals again would be a better solution.
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