A quick moan about the utterly fascinating subject of bootspace. I’ve been writing about cars for years and never realised there’s a difference between bootspace measured in dm3, and that measured in litres. I thought that since 1dm3 = 1 litre, they’ll be the same. But oh no, life is never that simple.
Ford, for example, measures bootspace in terms of the number of 1dm3 solid blocks you can fit in the back. Many other manufacturers measure the number of litres of water you could pour into the space – in other words, filling up every little nook and cranny. The two figures are totally different. Ford’s method makes sense in that it gives a far better indication of useable space but it does mean you can’t compare, say, the luggage capacity of a Renault Clio with that of a Ford Fiesta (although many magazines do). Moral: never believe what you read in the press. Well, not always…
Yes I agree it’s all very confusing unless you’re lucky enough to possess an entire suite of soft squashy luggage and a pocket atomic fragment/defrag’ device.
But I would have expected you to be very well practiced at fluid measurements Charis….. Ermm – mine’s a large gin & tonic whilst you’re there!
AlfaMartini | 26 Feb 07 - 14:05Charis. I am looking for a decent CB aerial to fit to my Landy. Could you please tell me where you got the one fitted to the roof of the car in your picture?
Graham Whyte | 08 Mar 07 - 13:14Graham,
You might want to select your new antenna from those displayed here…
http://www.prankplace.com/kittens.htm
AlfaMartini | 10 Mar 07 - 14:24What in the name of Jerry Brightonhammer was that all about?
JerryBrightonhammer | 31 Mar 07 - 0:18I dont’ know but it doesn’t make sense to me.