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'06 Civic - Stupid Digital Speedometer
I really wanted to like the new '06 Civic but the steering wheel and
general interior are something from a Star Wars film and the plastics seem more at home on a Fisher-Price toy. And what's with the digital speedo? Doesn't Honda learn from the mistakes of others? The digital speedo was foisted on the car buying public 10-15 years ago and was an utter failure. [soap box mode off]. I must be getting old; I just don't get it.... |
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I saw that on pictures on their website and also agree it is a major
disappointment. Analog gauges [or digital gauges that simulate analog gauges] are much better in that you can generally keep an eye on them in your field of vision while still paying attention to driving. What the hell were they thinking? --- Steve > wrote in message ps.com... >I really wanted to like the new '06 Civic but the steering wheel and > general interior are something from a Star Wars film and the plastics > seem more at home on a Fisher-Price toy. And what's with the digital > speedo? Doesn't Honda learn from the mistakes of others? The digital > speedo was foisted on the car buying public 10-15 years ago and was an > utter failure. [soap box mode off]. I must be getting old; I just don't > get it.... > |
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SoCalMike wrote:
> wrote: >> I really wanted to like the new '06 Civic but the steering wheel and >> general interior are something from a Star Wars film and the plastics >> seem more at home on a Fisher-Price toy. And what's with the digital >> speedo? Doesn't Honda learn from the mistakes of others? The digital >> speedo was foisted on the car buying public 10-15 years ago and was an >> utter failure. [soap box mode off]. I must be getting old; I just don't >> get it.... >> > > try 20 years ago. they even tried it in the prelude, and it sucked so > bad they changed the dashboard a year or 2 into it. I seem to remember riding in a 1970s Lincoln that had a digital instrument cluster. However, I was only a kid at the time, so if I am wrong, then I am probably thinking of something else at some other time. :-/ |
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"High Tech Misfit" > wrote in message ... > SoCalMike wrote: > > > wrote: > >> I really wanted to like the new '06 Civic but the steering wheel and > >> general interior are something from a Star Wars film and the plastics > >> seem more at home on a Fisher-Price toy. And what's with the digital > >> speedo? Doesn't Honda learn from the mistakes of others? The digital > >> speedo was foisted on the car buying public 10-15 years ago and was an > >> utter failure. [soap box mode off]. I must be getting old; I just don't > >> get it.... > >> > > > > try 20 years ago. they even tried it in the prelude, and it sucked so > > bad they changed the dashboard a year or 2 into it. > > I seem to remember riding in a 1970s Lincoln that had a digital instrument > cluster. However, I was only a kid at the time, so if I am wrong, then I am > probably thinking of something else at some other time. :-/ The 1988 or so, Lincoln had a digital speedometer. I thought it was cool, at the time. Personally, I don't have a problem with the digital speedometer. With the analog, it's kinda cool to see how fast it can climb once you gun it, which is not possible with the digital. A cool addition to the techno theme, is to have the digital speedometer also calculate your acceleration rate (or 'G')...that way, you've got some hard numbers to confirm your seat of the pant feel. Pars |
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"Steven l Umbach" > wrote in message news > I saw that on pictures on their website and also agree it is a major > disappointment. Analog gauges [or digital gauges that simulate analog > gauges] are much better in that you can generally keep an eye on them in > your field of vision while still paying attention to driving. What the hell > were they thinking? --- Steve I think the digital speedometer would be easier to read, oppose to an analog. However, in the case of the tachometer, going analog is a must!. If it wasn't for all the speed traps around the city, the speedometer would be a redundant equipment in my car, while the tachometer would be getting all the attention. Pars > > > > wrote in message > ps.com... > >I really wanted to like the new '06 Civic but the steering wheel and > > general interior are something from a Star Wars film and the plastics > > seem more at home on a Fisher-Price toy. And what's with the digital > > speedo? Doesn't Honda learn from the mistakes of others? The digital > > speedo was foisted on the car buying public 10-15 years ago and was an > > utter failure. [soap box mode off]. I must be getting old; I just don't > > get it.... > > > > |
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Pars (remove) wrote:
> I think the digital speedometer would be easier to read, oppose to an > analog. No, absolutely not. I remember renting a Cadillac in the 80s with a digital speedometer. I was cool for the first 15 minutes, then the novelty quickly wore off. If you ever drive with a digital speedometer, you'll quickly find out why it is harder to read. When you drive, the readout is continuously changing. It's very difficult and annoying to try to read numbers while they are changing! |
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Pars remove wrote:
> have the digital speedometer also calculate your acceleration rate (or > 'G')...that way, you've got some hard numbers to confirm your seat of the > pant feel. Calculating acceleration rate is irrelevant to having a digital speedometer. The speedometer these days are probably digital sensors hooked to analog gauges. Even if it was an analog sensor, you can still calculate acceleration rate analogly (after all, speed is a rate too). I would still want the acceleration gauge to be analog. All fluctuating rates are easier to read with an analog-style gauge. Side note: I remember seeing an analog gauge on a BWM over 10 years ago that showed real-time fuel consumption, I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. |
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Pars wrote:
> "High Tech Misfit" > wrote in message > ... >> I seem to remember riding in a 1970s Lincoln that had a digital instrument >> cluster. However, I was only a kid at the time, so if I am wrong, then I > am >> probably thinking of something else at some other time. :-/ > > The 1988 or so, Lincoln had a digital speedometer. I thought it was cool, at > the time. > I found the info I was looking for regarding that Lincoln I rode in, and I was almost correct. It was an early 1980s Mark VI coupe. According to this site, the digital instrument cluster first appeared in the 1980 model. http://www.geocities.com/fivelincoln...tcleIndex.html |
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