I think My car's odometer is screwed up

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by kilroybass, Jan 23, 2005.

  1. kilroybass

    kilroybass Guest

    94 accord. Mechanical odometer.

    I noticed something weird. On top of the odometer, there is the meter
    that constantly rolls when you drive. It tells you how many miles you
    have driven that week. Well, here's what's weird.

    It's at 14.5 miles, and then suddenly, the odometer rolls to the next
    mile.

    Example:
    The odometer is reading 1000, the meter above the odometer rolls to
    14.5, when the odometer rolls to 1001. WTF? Shouldn't the meter roll
    to 15.0 before the odometer rolls to 1001?
    That's an example, but I hope someone can answer this.
     
    kilroybass, Jan 23, 2005
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  2. If you mean, should the trip odometer change to x.0 when the main
    odometer rolls to the next full mile, the answer is no. The trip
    odometer measures from the point you reset it. Unless you happen to
    reset it just as the main odo flips to the next mile, they won't be in
    synch.
     
    Gordon McGrew, Jan 23, 2005
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  3. kilroybass

    kilroybass Guest

    thanks. 1 less thing to worry about.
     
    kilroybass, Jan 23, 2005
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