Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: 07 R320CDI with 320259000meters
As opposed to "me ol hunting dog has goann and been living in dere cause he is too incontent (ya know pissing and crapping everywhere and anytime) to be in the house"? Well I would probably go for the maths geek mobile than Cletuses mobile dog house. Hendrik who is usually in the dog house for some reason or other E M wrote: If it was a description of a car in Craig's List, it's probably one you would want to pass on. ;-) Ed 300E The "correct way" would be to use "M" rather than "k km". Though I'm pretty sure not even I would correctly interpret "395 Mm". -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: 07 R320CDI with 320259000meters
If it was a description of a car in Craig's List, it's probably one you would want to pass on. ;-) Ed 300E > > The "correct way" would be to use "M" rather than "k km". > Though I'm pretty sure not even I would correctly interpret > "395 Mm". > > -- Philip > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: 07 R320CDI with 320259000meters
> > Jim Cathey wrote: > > > > One can rate many things in kilos. Kilobuck, Kilowatt, etc. > > Why not Kilomile? > Hendrik & Fay wrote: > Because I was stirring up Wilton ;-) > However I am now thinking about abbreviating km, has my TE > travelled 395kkm? 395 x 1000 x 1000 meters = 39500 meters > so that's 395 million meters? The "correct way" would be to use "M" rather than "k km". Though I'm pretty sure not even I would correctly interpret "395 Mm". -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: 07 R320CDI with 320259000meters
Stirred up? Who, me?! Maybe y'oughta consider "mega" as in "tons" while I'm calling in a B-52 strike. ;<))) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik & Fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: 07 R320CDI with 320259000meters Because I was stirring up Wilton ;-) However I am now thinking about abbreviating km, has my TE travelled 395kkm? 395 x 1000 x 1000 meters = 39500 meters so that's 395 million meters? Hendrik who's brain is hurting now Jim Cathey wrote: You can use k to abbreviate kilo, meaning a 1000 and you can use km to abbreviate kilometers but a kilomile would be 1609.344km, so if that R320 has done 199kilomiles, it has in fact traveled.well..lots One can rate many things in kilos. Kilobuck, Kilowatt, etc. Why not Kilomile? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: 07 R320CDI with 320259000meters
Because I was stirring up Wilton ;-) However I am now thinking about abbreviating km, has my TE travelled 395kkm? 395 x 1000 x 1000 meters = 39500 meters so that's 395 million meters? Hendrik who's brain is hurting now Jim Cathey wrote: You can use k to abbreviate kilo, meaning a 1000 and you can use km to abbreviate kilometers but a kilomile would be 1609.344km, so if that R320 has done 199kilomiles, it has in fact traveled.well..lots One can rate many things in kilos. Kilobuck, Kilowatt, etc. Why not Kilomile? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
