Posted by red on August 6, 2006, 10:32 am
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 22:27:37 -0700, "Michael Pardee"
>>
>>>
>>> "richard schumacher" wrote
>>>>
>>>> They are no "standard" gauges on the Prius dash. If you require those
>>>> to be able to drive a car then you're out of luck with your Prius.
>>>
>>> You are not necessarily out of luck. There are after-market add-ons such
>>> as this http://scangauge.com/ that supposedly can provide this
>>> information.
>>>
>>> Al
>>>
>> Right. Connecting a scanner will give him a hell of a lot more
>> information than, for example, a tachometer. Besides, the gauges, there
>> all the time, are generally ignored until the associated warning lamp
>> lights.
>>
>>
>Good point. I've seen occasional wishes for oil pressure guages or
>voltmeters in the Prius, but I'd expect those to be too alarming (my oil
>pressure has been zero for a minute now!) or too boring ("still 13.4
>volts"). The real question revolves around what we need to know when
>operating the vehicle, since we don't have to worry about the alternator
>failing or the belt slipping. I don't think the final chapter has been
>written on that yet, not by a long shot.
>Mike
Wow. You can talk about a subject after all.
Uh, you misspelled gauges. Back at ya, Einstein.
Posted by Mike Rosenberg on August 5, 2006, 9:14 pm
> Yeah, show me where the complete standard set of gauges are located on
> the dash.
What kind of idiot buys a car that doesn't have a feature that's so
obviously important to him? Did you actually buy your Prius without
knowing what the dash looks like?
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Posted by red on August 6, 2006, 9:59 am
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 17:14:10 -0400, mike@POSTTOGROUP.invalid (Mike
Rosenberg) wrote:
>> Yeah, show me where the complete standard set of gauges are located on
>> the dash.
>What kind of idiot buys a car that doesn't have a feature that's so
>obviously important to him? Did you actually buy your Prius without
>knowing what the dash looks like?
Yet another chance to use this observation:
"Look at it this way: a troll must be born when an angry fool like you
replies. It's a retroactive thing."
Posted by no one on August 6, 2006, 10:22 am
PLONK!
> On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:58:01 -0500, richard schumacher
>
>>
>>> Hate toy cars with a toy cars dash display. Any car that ditches
>>> gauges in favor a warning to take it to the dealer is all BS.
>>
>>Hate toy posts with toy post grammar. But thanks for sharing; be sure
>>to write again when you can use your real name.
>
>
> If we are talking toy post grammar, you might work on capitalizing
> your own "name" "richard schumacher."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar_nazi
>
> http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Grammar_Nazi
>
> Too bad that the topic of being disappointed with a dash board that
> doesn't have normal gauges so that any minor problem escalates until
> you must run to the dealer$hip resulted in your toy post but I am glad
> you just discovered grammar in summer school., since you can't
> interact in adult situations except as a proofreader. :-)
Posted by red on August 6, 2006, 10:34 am
ID 1OT !
>PLONK!
>> On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:58:01 -0500, richard schumacher
>>
>>>
>>>> Hate toy cars with a toy cars dash display. Any car that ditches
>>>> gauges in favor a warning to take it to the dealer is all BS.
>>>
>>>Hate toy posts with toy post grammar. But thanks for sharing; be sure
>>>to write again when you can use your real name.
>>
>>
>> If we are talking toy post grammar, you might work on capitalizing
>> your own "name" "richard schumacher."
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar_nazi
>>
>> http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Grammar_Nazi
>>
>> Too bad that the topic of being disappointed with a dash board that
>> doesn't have normal gauges so that any minor problem escalates until
>> you must run to the dealer$hip resulted in your toy post but I am glad
>> you just discovered grammar in summer school., since you can't
>> interact in adult situations except as a proofreader. :-)
>>>
>>> "richard schumacher" wrote
>>>>
>>>> They are no "standard" gauges on the Prius dash. If you require those
>>>> to be able to drive a car then you're out of luck with your Prius.
>>>
>>> You are not necessarily out of luck. There are after-market add-ons such
>>> as this http://scangauge.com/ that supposedly can provide this
>>> information.
>>>
>>> Al
>>>
>> Right. Connecting a scanner will give him a hell of a lot more
>> information than, for example, a tachometer. Besides, the gauges, there
>> all the time, are generally ignored until the associated warning lamp
>> lights.
>>
>>
>Good point. I've seen occasional wishes for oil pressure guages or
>voltmeters in the Prius, but I'd expect those to be too alarming (my oil
>pressure has been zero for a minute now!) or too boring ("still 13.4
>volts"). The real question revolves around what we need to know when
>operating the vehicle, since we don't have to worry about the alternator
>failing or the belt slipping. I don't think the final chapter has been
>written on that yet, not by a long shot.
>Mike