[Info-vax] Anyone in the DC area interested in an Integrity?

[Steven Schweda]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:

> My tire gauge reads in PSI, thank you!  I haven't felt any need to get a
> new one.

   Next time you get a new car, consider splurging.

>  The gauge on the air hose at the local service station also
> reads in PSI.  I'd have to find the owner's manual for the last car I
> bought, a couple of years ago, to see if it uses SI units exclusively.
> I doubt it very much.  It MAY not use SI units at all since it's written
> for Americans who mostly don't have a clue about SI.

   Reading the owner's manual is probably a good idea, but for
many years, cars in the US have had tire pressure labels, and
these days they show multiple units.  (Perhaps your owner's
manual will tell you where to find your label, if it's not
reproduced in the manual.)  There's no need or reason to have a
manual or tire label which "uses SI units exclusively".  One
advantage of a multi-unit tire label is the way it obviates
unit conversions when you do or don't have a particular type of
pressure gauge.

   Perhaps you should find your tire label, see what it says,
and _then_ rave on about the need for a calculator, or who
hasn't a clue about what.

   And if anyone knows how to get a 2008 (US) Mazdaspeed 3 to
display temperatures in C instead of F, please let me know.