Re: Dodge caravan Metric Tools?

Nicholas wrote:
> Tegger <tegger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>clifto <clifto@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote: 
>>> Bob M. wrote:
>>>> All vehicles, even those made in the US of A, have been metric for
>>>> the past 25 years. 
>>> 
>>> There's a big difference between a vehicle being metric and a vehicle
>>> having some metric parts.
>>
>>Vehicles designed in North America have been created entirely in Metric
for 
>>at least the last 20 years.
>>
>>In the CAD/CAM files, cars are subdivided into one-decimeter (10cm,
about 
>>4") cubes.
>>
>>With a few exceptions, fasteners have been Metric for at least that
long, 
>>I'm sure.
> 
> Not exactly.  I've got a Merc Sable that has both Metric and English
> fasteners and bolts.  So I bought one of those combination socket sets
> to cover all the bases.

My 1989 and 1991 Grand Marquises have more English than metric parts.
My 1994 Acclaim has a good number of English parts, and they're always
the ones I approach with a metric socket. All were made in the last 20
years.

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