Rainy Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I am buying a 2000 Outback wagon that was built at the Indiana factory. The primary scale on the speedometer is in Kilometers per hour, and the secondary scale is in miles per hour. Do I read the odometer as kilometers or miles? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 drive it and see for yourself. the discrepancy between the two is large enough that it will become apparent rather quickly. pre-mark a particular area/road as you're driving to wherever the car is, then drive that same length and see what the odometer shows. only take a mile or two to figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Some easy numbers to know while in the USA 30 mph is 48 kmph 40 mph is 64 kmph 50 mph is 80 kmph 55 mph is 88 kmph 65 mph is 104 kmph 75 mph is 120 kmph that should cover you nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinthe202 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 quickest way would be to drive a mile according to the odometer at 60 MPH and see if it takes a minute. Even if you're speedo is off by a bit (which they all are) it should be obvious if it's reading kilometers 'cause it will only take a little over half a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 i misread your question. It will be in Kilometers. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainy Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 Thanks. The car is still at the dealer's getting door locks fixed so I can't drive it to figure it out. Logically I am with Nipper's reply, plus I called Subaru and was told (as I suspected, being as I live by the Canadian border) that the VIN indicates Canadian specs. It was too late in the day to confirm that with Subaru CA, which I will do tomorrow. The dealer has it listed in miles and has based his price on that because he overlooked the speedometer configuration. If it checks out I am getting an awesome deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 The dealer has it listed in miles and has based his price on that because he overlooked the speedometer configuration. If it checks out I am getting an awesome deal. Yes he made an assumption Run like hell once you get the car. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 [...]The dealer has it listed in miles and has based his price on that because he overlooked the speedometer configuration.[...] Now I understand why some people claim to get nearly 40 "miles" per gallon with their Subaru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Now I understand why some people claim to get nearly 40 "miles" per gallon with their Subaru. :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 :-p i can get 40 miles out of a gal. if the last 15 miles are down hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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