ugonow
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Post by ugonow on Jan 31, 2011 11:41:05 GMT -5
Even when I drove a stick,I never used it,I shifted by ear. Do they serve a usefull enough purpose to dominate such a prominent place on the dash that I am not aware of?
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Jan 31, 2011 11:43:03 GMT -5
Even when I drove a stick,I never used it,I shifted by ear. Do they serve a usefull enough purpose to dominate such a prominate place on the dash that I am not aware of? Good question, although when my transmission was acting weird on my relatively new van, I was able to give the shop an actual RPM reading rather than just saying they increased. |
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domeasingold
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Post by domeasingold on Jan 31, 2011 18:09:38 GMT -5
Because they're cool.  |
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Post by rick on Jan 31, 2011 18:39:47 GMT -5
Even when I drove a stick,I never used it,I shifted by ear. Do they serve a usefull enough purpose to dominate such a prominent place on the dash that I am not aware of? Why do cars have a gas gauge or a speedometer when a lot of folks dont use them?  |
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domeasingold
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Post by domeasingold on Jan 31, 2011 18:57:19 GMT -5
Are they useful to an everyday owner? Not really. They were added to most vehicles in the late 80's because they tended to enhance the performance image. Like you really need it in a Focus. Most were added because of the standardization of the electonics that were in dash clusters. Do I use it in my Corvette? Sure when I am ringing it out down a country road. I want to make sure I shift before the red line. Like the speed limiter would let me anyhow. If you pay attention to the dash gauges at all you probably would notice that engine speed changes as the gear ratios are changed. If you are going down the road and you notice that the engine is running fast just glance at the tach to check engine speed. About that time you notice you just bumped the selector into nuetral as you were texting or applying eye makeup.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2011 13:54:58 GMT -5
Since 99% of the people out there don't understand the difference between torque and horsepower they find it mostly useless. When towing big loads in non-flat terrain it is indispensable when matching gears to road speed. This naturally carries over when you get out of the truck and get into the car.
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Post by shibby on Mar 22, 2011 12:43:46 GMT -5
Its important, especially if/when your motor isnt running right. You can see dips in the idle caused by misses, etc.
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Post by pig on Apr 11, 2011 8:35:24 GMT -5
"Tachometers are present in cars with automatic transmissions due to producer attempts to limit costs/designs and consumer demand."
Makes sense to me.
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