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Car mileometers

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:38 pm
by nosey
I have a friend who has a car with a digital trip-meter and he tells me that every time the outside temperature drops to something near freezing the trip-meter always reverts to no miles recorded. What could be the cause??

Re: Car mileometers

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:46 pm
by mutanthalibut
........."The Cold"?

Re: Car mileometers

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 12:39 pm
by IdolDroog
lolllllll mutanthalibut.

i found this on a web site....

>>>>

lol fucking dumbass, they reset themselves every 999.9 .....3's into 4000 hmmm

j/k

i bet its a bmw isnt it :P

Re: Car mileometers

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 6:32 pm
by Lizard
Er, .....criminal activity!


Re: Car mileometers

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:40 pm
by nosey
I had an inkling that some clever bugger would come up with that suggestion, but apart from that obvious suggestion, can anyone come up with a technical reason?. My friend also states that actual mileage recorded does not get erased only the trip-meter.


Re: Car mileometers

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 11:10 pm
by mutanthalibut
Err......see posts below.

Re: Car mileometers

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:01 am
by mart
Maybe the author of that post was the guy who set his RV on cruise control and went in back to make a cup of coffee.

Mart


Re: Car mileometers

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:25 pm
by nosey
Problem solved!!!!!!! He booked his car in for a service at the dealership and was advised that he needed a new battery which was the cause of the trip meter reverting to zero in cold weather, it was on its way out.