Honda Car Forum

Michael Pardee wrote:

> When you figure how to change the display back from km to miles it will read
> 43,150. Look in the owner's manual for details.
>
> Mike

I think we have a winner. I didn't even consider the possibility of km to
miles when I suggested toggling between the main and trip odo's. :-)

Erik <erik@spam.this> wrote in
news:erik-EBA5B8.01032211122008@news.dslextreme.com:

> In article <g5ednTJkG_7H8t3UnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@earthlink.com> ,
> "Strudelsmith" <toml37@excite.com> wrote:
>
>> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>>
>> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has
>> anyone else had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell
>> them to fix it and how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove
>> car and drives with brake on a lot but not sure if this had anything
>> to do with this problem.
>
> Hi,
>
> Your odometer somehow got switched over to kilometers...
>
> (69,444 kilometers = 43,150.5 miles... check it out.)
>
> As far as the parking brake issue... I don't think it would be
> difficult to cobble her up a parking brake 'on' warning buzzer.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Erik
>

isn't there a dash light to tell the parking brake is on?
Wire a piezo buzzer to that.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
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> Erik <erik@spam.this> wrote in
> news:erik-EBA5B8.01032211122008@news.dslextreme.com:
>
>> In article <g5ednTJkG_7H8t3UnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@earthlink.com> ,
>> "Strudelsmith" <toml37@excite.com> wrote:
>>
>>> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>>>
>>> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has
>>> anyone else had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell
>>> them to fix it and how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove
>>> car and drives with brake on a lot but not sure if this had anything
>>> to do with this problem.
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Your odometer somehow got switched over to kilometers...
>>
>> (69,444 kilometers = 43,150.5 miles... check it out.)
>>
>> As far as the parking brake issue... I don't think it would be
>> difficult to cobble her up a parking brake 'on' warning buzzer.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Erik
>>
>
> isn't there a dash light to tell the parking brake is on?
> Wire a piezo buzzer to that.

Maybe wire it to a conductive polymer that will send a gentle reminder up
through the steering column.

>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

Thus spake "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> :

>
>"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
>news:Xns9B715CDB3230Ejyanikkuanet@74.209.136.85.. .
>> Erik <erik@spam.this> wrote in
>> news:erik-EBA5B8.01032211122008@news.dslextreme.com:
>>
>>> In article <g5ednTJkG_7H8t3UnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@earthlink.com> ,
>>> "Strudelsmith" <toml37@excite.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>>>>
>>>> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has
>>>> anyone else had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell
>>>> them to fix it and how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove
>>>> car and drives with brake on a lot but not sure if this had anything
>>>> to do with this problem.
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Your odometer somehow got switched over to kilometers...
>>>
>>> (69,444 kilometers = 43,150.5 miles... check it out.)
>>>
>>> As far as the parking brake issue... I don't think it would be
>>> difficult to cobble her up a parking brake 'on' warning buzzer.
>>>
>>> Good luck!
>>>
>>> Erik
>>>
>>
>> isn't there a dash light to tell the parking brake is on?
>> Wire a piezo buzzer to that.
>
>Maybe wire it to a conductive polymer that will send a gentle reminder up
>through the steering column.

I was going to suggest the seat, but a psych friend of mine loaned me
his latest issue of the APA Journal, which had an interesting article
about a study that showed that 25+% of women might enjoy that.

>
>>
>> --
>> Jim Yanik
>> jyanik
>> at
>> kua.net
>
--
- dillon I am not invalid

When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams come true.
Unless it's really a meteorite hurtling to the Earth which
will destroy all life. Then you're pretty much hosed no
matter what you wish for. Unless it's death by meteor.

"Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Thus spake "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> :
>
>>
>>"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
>>news:Xns9B715CDB3230Ejyanikkuanet@74.209.136.85. ..
>>> Erik <erik@spam.this> wrote in
>>> news:erik-EBA5B8.01032211122008@news.dslextreme.com:
>>>
>>>> In article <g5ednTJkG_7H8t3UnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@earthlink.com> ,
>>>> "Strudelsmith" <toml37@excite.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has
>>>>> anyone else had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I
>>>>> tell
>>>>> them to fix it and how much miles were really on car??? Wife
>>>>> drove
>>>>> car and drives with brake on a lot but not sure if this had
>>>>> anything
>>>>> to do with this problem.
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Your odometer somehow got switched over to kilometers...
>>>>
>>>> (69,444 kilometers = 43,150.5 miles... check it out.)
>>>>
>>>> As far as the parking brake issue... I don't think it would be
>>>> difficult to cobble her up a parking brake 'on' warning buzzer.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck!
>>>>
>>>> Erik
>>>>
>>>
>>> isn't there a dash light to tell the parking brake is on?
>>> Wire a piezo buzzer to that.
>>
>>Maybe wire it to a conductive polymer that will send a gentle
>>reminder up
>>through the steering column.
>
> I was going to suggest the seat, but a psych friend of mine loaned
> me
> his latest issue of the APA Journal, which had an interesting
> article
> about a study that showed that 25+% of women might enjoy that.

Hmm, yes, that could raise other issues.....

>
>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jim Yanik
>>> jyanik
>>> at
>>> kua.net
>>
> --
> - dillon I am not invalid
>
> When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams come true.
> Unless it's really a meteorite hurtling to the Earth which
> will destroy all life. Then you're pretty much hosed no
> matter what you wish for. Unless it's death by meteor.
>
>

Yup that was it. thank you.



"Erik" <erik@spam.this> wrote in message
news:erik-EBA5B8.01032211122008@news.dslextreme.com...
> In article <g5ednTJkG_7H8t3UnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@earthlink.com> ,
> "Strudelsmith" <toml37@excite.com> wrote:
>
>> A few days ago my car had about 43,000 miles on it.
>>
>> Got in car today it says 69,444 miles. WHAT IS THIS??? Has anyone
>> else
>> had thiis problem? Will dealer believe me when I tell them to fix it and
>> how much miles were really on car??? Wife drove car and drives with
>> brake
>> on a lot but not sure if this had anything to do with this problem.
>
> Hi,
>
> Your odometer somehow got switched over to kilometers...
>
> (69,444 kilometers = 43,150.5 miles... check it out.)
>
> As far as the parking brake issue... I don't think it would be difficult
> to cobble her up a parking brake 'on' warning buzzer.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Erik