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When did cars in Ireland start using KM mileage clocks?..

  • 25-01-2009 9:29am
    #1
    truecrippler
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    Hey there, I'm planning on getting a new car but was curious about when cars started using KM mileage clocks here.

    It's a 2005 car btw.

    Thanks :D.


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  • #2
    MarkN
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    Late '04 on some cars.


  • #3
    truecrippler
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    Cheers man, appreciated.


  • #4
    Richard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    MarkN wrote: »
    Late '04 on some cars.


    Out if interest, if you import a UK car, do the odometer and speedometer have to be changed? Can they be changed?


  • #5
    MarkN
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    you can purchase a km display but the cost, hassle etc might not be worth it plus most UK cars will have kms - just not as the main font.


  • #6
    Tipsy Mac
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    Richard wrote: »
    Out if interest, if you import a UK car, do the odometer and speedometer have to be changed? Can they be changed?

    No you don't. The Irish cars with KM only speedos are in my opinion unsafe for anyone travelling through the UK as they don't have the MPH speeds, take on the other hand the UK setup where all cars have MPH and KMH and it's much better.


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  • #7
    frag4
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    Tipsy Mac wrote: »
    No you don't. The Irish cars with KM only speedos are in my opinion unsafe for anyone travelling through the UK as they don't have the MPH speeds, take on the other hand the UK setup where all cars have MPH and KMH and it's much better.

    Very true .
    We even share a land border with a MPH country.


  • #8
    DubTony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭DubTony


    Tipsy Mac wrote: »
    No you don't. The Irish cars with KM only speedos are in my opinion unsafe for anyone travelling through the UK as they don't have the MPH speeds, take on the other hand the UK setup where all cars have MPH and KMH and it's much better.

    As soon as we finally completed the change to metric, the manufacturers stopped providing dual measurement speedos. Most cars outside the USA and UK don't have MPH on the speedo. In America most cars have dual measurement speedos as they're exported to metric countries or imported from metric countries. It's extremely unusual for cars made and / or sold in metric countries to have MPH on the speedo.


  • #9
    Healyc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Healyc


    MarkN wrote: »
    you can purchase a km display but the cost, hassle etc might not be worth it plus most UK cars will have kms - just not as the main font.
    Tipsy Mac wrote: »
    No you don't. The Irish cars with KM only speedos are in my opinion unsafe for anyone travelling through the UK as they don't have the MPH speeds, take on the other hand the UK setup where all cars have MPH and KMH and it's much better.

    +1 to both comments


  • #10
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    I've seen a 2003 original Irish car with a KM only clock.


    I don't see how having a KM/h only speedometer is 'unsafe' when travelling through the UK, though. Anyone old enough to drive here remembers the changeover to km/h speed limits and should be able to remember the equivalents. The real problems comes with them using the same signs for different meanings than we did, e.g. the NSL sign meaning 70 when used on motorways or dual carriageways (and the 70 sign being very very rare).


  • #11
    McSpud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 612 ✭✭✭McSpud


    When looking at newish cars for sale in Ireland the speedometer is a clear indicator that car has been imported if seller has not declared it in the description.


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