2006-09-01 13:52:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Odometer is actual miles driven of the life of the vehicle. Trip meter, is miles driven and is capable of being reset.
2006-09-01 13:54:58 · answer #1 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi what the odometer does is measure the miles on the car. for example if the car has been driven 120,000 miles so far in its life it will show 120,000 miles on the odometer. where as the tripmeter you can reset usually by holding in the lever next to it for a few seconds. (on some cars you pull on it.) this you can use to see like how far it is from one place to the other. i good thing i use it for is to see what my cars get for gas mileage. when you fill up yor tank reset your tripmeter so it goes back to zero. then drive your car till its on empty!(but dont run your car out of gas) when your at empty check your tripmeter. divide the gallons of gas your tank holds by the mileage and this will tell you what your car gets for miles per gallons. for example i have a 1989 ford t.bird super coupe with a 13gallon tank she will go 300 miles before being on empty. so on average i get about 23miles to the gallon. hope this info was helpful!! if you have any more auto related questions fell free to e-mail me at birdman89@verizon.net
2006-09-01 14:29:49 · answer #2 · answered by birdman89@verizon.net 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
odometer reads the overall milage on the car and the trip meter just shows how far you've gone in so long and you can reset a tripmeter
2006-09-02 03:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by Scott G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tthe odometer reads total milage on the vehical the tripmeter reads how many miles you went then can be reset for the next trip
2006-09-01 13:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by david j k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
odometer displays the overall mileage of your car since it was made....the tripmeter can be reset to show the exact distance traveled on a perticular trip
2006-09-01 13:56:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The odometer is permanent miles on the car, and the trip meters is miles driven since the last time it was reset.
2006-09-01 13:57:38 · answer #6 · answered by Life after 45 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Odometer is the factory original mileage counter that can't be change or set back to zero without tampering with the transmission while trip meters can be re-set per trip via push button on dash or screw types.
2006-09-05 13:47:32 · answer #7 · answered by Tracy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there basically the same thing,,they both do the same job,,and can be re-set,,after a trip,,really the difference is very little the trip meter will monitor individual trip,,but so will the odometer,,i own a repair shop,,and this is a good question,,i bet you get some good answer,s on it,,good luck,,i hope this help,s.
2006-09-01 13:58:29 · answer #8 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Same function but the trip is like a stop watch you can rewind it to zero and start over.
2006-09-01 14:05:53 · answer #9 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋