#96752
02/23/2003 10:59 AM
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Anyone know a word like mileage that applies to kilometres; therefore meaning the number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a given quantity of fuel.
BTW, does anyone spell mileage like so: 'milage'?
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#96753
02/23/2003 11:04 AM
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Sorry, BY, here in Zild we still say "mileage" Car sales yards often say things like "Low mileage! Only XXX KMs!"
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#96754
02/23/2003 11:10 AM
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> "Low mileage! Only XXX KMs!"
Yeah, odd isn't it? I've also heard people say things like, "It gets great mileage, only 7 litres!"
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#96755
02/23/2003 11:14 AM
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I've also heard people say things like, "It gets great mileage, only 7 litres!"
Actually, in that specific circumstance, Zilders are probably quite likely to say "economy" - "It's got good economy, 7l/100km." That's ssuming they use that standard measurement. Most people I know measure it by how many k's to a tank, very scientific.
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#96756
02/23/2003 1:11 PM
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Dear sjm: One form of anti-Americanism I cannot criticize is annoyance caused by
our resistance to adoption of the cgs system.
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#96757
02/23/2003 5:21 PM
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#96758
02/23/2003 5:32 PM
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Interestingly enough, there is a reference to be googled for metridge: "Dear Digest, You are an innocent traveler in time and space, navigating a strange unexplored frontier called... the information superhighway, when you stumble upon a conundrum upon your favorite digest... ..."The Twilight Zone Brake Malady Riddle"... THE CAR- ... an '88 4AGZE, clean, 73,6XX.X miles (multiply by 1.609 for "metridge"). http://www.mr2.com/DIGEST/VOLUME1/1494.txtIt's nearly at the bottom of the page.
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#96759
02/23/2003 6:35 PM
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Anyone know a word like mileage that applies to kilometres
Yeah, people say "How many klics?" for how many kilometers.
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#96760
02/23/2003 9:51 PM
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"How many klics?"
Right on Plutrach. A term that came from the military. First time I heard it used was by "foot soldiers" in Viet Nam.
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#96761
02/23/2003 10:52 PM
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A klick is one kilometer. It is a measure of distance, not a measure of fuel efficiency.
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#96762
02/24/2003 1:07 AM
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Here on the left side of the pond we use miles per galon when referring to fuel efficiency (or inefficiency if are talking about my wifes SUV). On the right side, they speakin terms of how many liters it takes to go 100 km. The larger the number the worse the fuel efficiency, contrary to the way it is here, where the lower numbers mean lesser efficiency.
I'm pretty sure I've heard people from Europe referring to their cars as being 7 liters, while others bragged that their cars are 4 liters, inplying almost twice the fuel efficiency. I am pretty certain that was when I was in Ireland, but it's quite possible the reference may have been muddled in my brain, which was at times encumbered by a liter or three of my own. A good subject of research when we arrive "in country." The way they refer to their mileage, of course, not the human consumption.
TEd
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#96763
02/24/2003 3:04 AM
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Human consumption???[gulp] 
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#96764
02/24/2003 6:45 AM
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Hi Ted, You are quite right - in Europe we use litres per 100 kilometres to specifiy fuel consumption. Sometimes, too, we even go per pedes .
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#96765
02/24/2003 11:24 AM
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referring to their cars as being 7 liters, while others bragged that their cars are 4 liters
Which could cause some confusion since liter can also be a measure of engine size.
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#96766
02/24/2003 12:06 PM
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Human consumption???[gulp]
Exactly.
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#96767
02/24/2003 1:21 PM
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On the right side, they speakin terms of how many liters it takes to go 100 km.
Of, no they don't! At least, only in the mainland. Britains still measue distances in miles, and judge the relative efficiency or otherwise of ICE-powered engines in terms of "m.p.g." (miles per gallon)
Electric powered vehicles are measured in terms of "miles per charge" - i.e., the distance you can go before you have to hook up t the mains electric to re-charge the battery.
Now - I wonder how fiberbabe meaures the economy of her little econo-wonder? ( I suppose it must be m.p.g., as she doesn't have to hook up to the mains at any time?)
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