Re: Back to the Odometer Topic

From: Bill Pitz (bill@pitz.net)
Date: Sun Jun 08 2008 - 14:16:04 EDT


David Gersic wrote:
> On Saturday 07 June 2008 04:42 pm, Terrible Tom wrote:
>> Well what I'm looking at right now is a 2001 Dodge Neon 5 speed stick,
>> but no tach. I don't like vehicals with no tach heh.
>
> I like the eye-candy of a tach as well, but you should be able to drive it
> without. I drove my last truck for 10+ years without having a tach.
>
> What has always puzzled me is the cars with auto transmissions that have
> tachs.

I like to have a tach, even on an auto. I like to know what the car is
doing. It's also nice to have for downshifting when going down hills, etc.

In general, though, I'm a fan of as many relevant gauges as possible.
It's disappointing to me that gauges are disappearing in newer cars and
not being replaced with anything but idiot lights.



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