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

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.

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

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.

i misread your question. It will be in Kilometers.

 

 

 

nipper

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.

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

[...]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.

Now I understand why some people claim to get nearly 40 "miles" per gallon with their Subaru.

 

:-p

:-p

i can get 40 miles out of a gal. if the last 15 miles are down hill.