John, this was actually a very good article, more about the metric system than the car. My thank you note is in the mail as well.
Remek On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 7:16 AM, John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704662604576257300108686920.html?mod=googlenews_wsj > > The author of this car review expresses strong advocacy for the metric > system in the body of his review, but then goes on to use the dreaded "kph" > and mostly Customary specs for the vehicle. He does express strong support > for liters per 100 kilometers as a fuel economy measure. > > I have sent a note thanking him for the metric support, pointing out that > "km/h" is the correct symbol, not "kph," and suggesting one way to show > metric support is to use metric specs or at least dual units for all specs > in his reviews. >
