Could the display be changed from english to metric by a setting inside the instrument? On my wife's 2003 Buick, the display can be toggled back and forth by pushing a button on the dash.... purchase a new dash from a Canadian dealership... .
That may be possible for the temperature, but the speedometer cannot be switched like that.Could the display be changed from english to metric by a setting inside the instrument? On my wife's 2003 Buick, the display can be toggled back and forth by pushing a button on the dash.
Unfortunately not, my friend and mechanic is a Subaru tech and when the last influx of US models came through (thanks to the strong Canadian dollar), they investigated what would be necessary.Could the display be changed from english to metric by a setting inside the instrument? On my wife's 2003 Buick, the display can be toggled back and forth by pushing a button on the dash.
Zabulon, us Canadians have been screwed(up the poop shoot) price wise for many years. Not just the price of the car either. Noticed the current price of gasoline lately? Here in Regina, the gas just went up to $101.9L:crazy:HAHA sounds good... well im from the States now living in Canada and yea the whole Celcius thing is WACK!!!
saving about 9-10k by bring up a U.S. car over canadian car... so stupid!
This is true, the original mileage is always stored in the computer... but I'm pretty sure that the display ends up operating independant of the ECU.I thought that the mileage was stored on a computer and not in the Spedo unit...
This is where I think a speed sensor off the transmission comes into play it's part of the conversion, changing just the sensor won't operate the speedo (calibration?) properly, you need the sensor and speedo to match, both in either Miles or Kilometres.This is true, the original mileage is always stored in the computer... but I'm pretty sure that the display ends up operating independant of the ECU.
How can you NOT understand Celcius - water freezes at 0 and boils at 100...it's just logical. That's why the entire world - except the U.S. - uses Celcius.HAHA sounds good... well im from the States now living in Canada and yea the whole Celcius thing is WACK!!!
saving about 9-10k by bring up a U.S. car over canadian car... so stupid!
That would be tough for me. Being old enough to have learned Imperial measurement first then being introduced to the metric system later in school. Compound that by working in a motorcycle shop for some time where everything was metric and some Imperial, I'm a mishmash of measurement. My great nephew has to use a reference chart to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit.Let's take a different approach: can't mes amis du nord petition their govt. to go back to the English system of measurement? I can recall that President Carter was pushing the metric system here in the States, and one of Reagan's first acts was to drive a stake thru the heart of that changeover! Well I didn't agree w/old Ron on much, but that was a proud moment. Come on back to miles and pounds, guys, before the girl at Tim Horton's can't understand your request for a dozen donuts (excuse me sir...do you mean 10.2 donuts???):biggrin:
Steve
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No, no, no...water freezes at 32, boils at 212....how hard is that? Let me tell you, 0 degrees is pretty damn cold, that's block heater cold. When we were vacationing in Ontario last summer, I was impressed w/how high the speed limits were...until I realized they were in K's! I sympathize w/ the OP, I really would have needed bifocals to read the kilometer dial on the speedo. Alright, checking out, think I'll quaff a pint of Labatt's at lunchtime (can you guys get a pint up there, or is it....dunno, .75 liter, .67....):biggrin: Treehugger, you know I'm just pulling your leg, right?How can you NOT understand Celcius - water freezes at 0 and boils at 100...it's just logical. That's why the entire world - except the U.S. - uses Celcius.
When I lived in the U.S. I had to always try to do a conversion to figure out the damn temperature - all I know is I get happier as soon as it hits 75.No, no, no...water freezes at 32, boils at 212....how hard is that? Let me tell you, 0 degrees is pretty damn cold, that's block heater cold. When we were vacationing in Ontario last summer, I was impressed w/how high the speed limits were...until I realized they were in K's! I sympathize w/ the OP, I really would have needed bifocals to read the kilometer dial on the speedo. Alright, checking out, think I'll quaff a pint of Labatt's at lunchtime (can you guys get a pint up there, or is it....dunno, .75 liter, .67....):biggrin: Treehugger, you know I'm just pulling your leg, right?
Steve
09 2.5X AT