Their speedometers and other readouts are calibrated in kilometres and litres. You would have to go metric.LRTDI said:If they have stacks of TDIs up there, bring them south. We could use them!
I don't see your point . The metric system was designed for unskilled labor (i.e. people with minimum abilities that can only count to 10 and cannot handle rudimentary math ---- fractions). Since most developed countries (i.e. the US) have compulsory education in fractions --- I think we could handle it (i.e. for the right price )Jack Frost said:Their speedometers and other readouts are calibrated in kilometres and litres. You would have to go metric.
that is a simple dealer flash as the odometer and speedo are digitalJack Frost said:Their speedometers and other readouts are calibrated in kilometres and litres. You would have to go metric.
Actually I don't believe that was correct. I understand about 70% of VW sales during the "cash for clunkers" program were TDIs. That is substantially higher than the proportion of TDIs that VW has sold over the past year. Did they overtake Toyota and Honda in numbers of vehicles sold. Well, of course not, but that hardly tells you anything about TDIs in particular. Chrysler didn't overtake Toyota and Honda either. That had even less to do with TDIs.Dodoma said:Without significant price reduction, VW will have a problem in selling these TDIs in large numbers. That explains why the recent federal clunker program did not result in many TDIs sales compared with Hondas, Toyota, etc.
I guess that is why most in the USA cannot understand the metric system.thebigarniedog said:I don't see your point . The metric system was designed for unskilled labor (i.e. people with minimum abilities that can only count to 10 and cannot handle rudimentary math ---- fractions). Since most developed countries (i.e. the US) have compulsory education in fractions --- I think we could handle it (i.e. for the right price )
We just don't use it ... kinda like VHS Tapes .k1xv said:I guess that is why most in the USA cannot understand the metric system.
I hope this was tongue in cheek.
This is very sophisticated comment... well done.thebigarniedog said:I don't see your point . The metric system was designed for unskilled labor (i.e. people with minimum abilities that can only count to 10 and cannot handle rudimentary math ---- fractions). Since most developed countries (i.e. the US) have compulsory education in fractions --- I think we could handle it (i.e. for the right price )
Chill out and learn to laugh a little. KthnxbaiPadrino said:This is very sophisticated comment... well done.
Comments and attitude like this one give the US citizen abroad bad name...trust me, I know what I am talking about. If you ever been to Europe you should know that as well.
I don't want to start a war here but please respect the rest of the world...you don't own it.
People think that mathematics must be an act of intelligence. Most likely, it is not reading your comment, perhaps you know what the Rudimentary Math is...but do you know that insulting other people is not intelligence.... more often is sigh of something else, I will let you work this one yourself.
Peace
Looks like you need to do some more study on the metric system - the Newton is a unit of force - the kilogramme is the unit of mass in the metric system.A watt of electricity is the electrical power needed to raise a newton of mass one metre in one second.
That was brilliantchimaera said:Looks like you need to do some more study on the metric system - the Newton is a unit of force - the kilogramme is the unit of mass in the metric system.
Here is NIST's summary of the SI units for reference: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html
VW could invent its own system of measurement and I still wouldn't be buying another TDI.DickSilver said:Funny how a thread about Canadian Govt. & VW rebates for buying Jetta TDIs has morphed into a metric/Inperial/English(USA) units discussion. Both are interesting anyway.....
Really? Boeing, Chrysler, Ford, and GM new designs are all in metric. I can still remember as far back as 1995-96 when I was involved in designing '98 JGC new rear suspension (boomerang shaped upper link) replacing the old 5-link live rear suspension, the unit system was metric.thebigarniedog said:I don't see your point . The metric system was designed for unskilled labor (i.e. people with minimum abilities that can only count to 10 and cannot handle rudimentary math ---- fractions). Since most developed countries (i.e. the US) have compulsory education in fractions --- I think we could handle it (i.e. for the right price )