Originally Posted By: Miller88
Most cars have a blue low temperature light and a red overheating light now. No more (fauke) gauges!
I've never seen ANY vehicle with a "fake" temp gauge. Not saying they aren't out there, but I've never seen one. Some have idiot lights, but none that I would buy.
I've never owned a car without a real, live, working temp gauge since that '62 Oldsmobile. The only fake gauge I've owned is oil pressure in the 08 Ram and that's why it has a mechanical gauge mounted on the dash. Even the Cheap Cherokees have fairly well calibrated, oil pressure gauges and coolant temp gauges. The older cars have oil idiot lights and temp gauges. The SRT has a coolant temp gauge, a bunch of warning lights, and everything else you want to know (including oil pressure and temp digital readouts with bar graphs below) in the EVIC display.
I'm not a big fan of idiot lights. A full complement of gauges and a "check gauges!" light and chime when any one goes out of range is the best solution of all, IMO.
Most cars have a blue low temperature light and a red overheating light now. No more (fauke) gauges!
I've never seen ANY vehicle with a "fake" temp gauge. Not saying they aren't out there, but I've never seen one. Some have idiot lights, but none that I would buy.
I've never owned a car without a real, live, working temp gauge since that '62 Oldsmobile. The only fake gauge I've owned is oil pressure in the 08 Ram and that's why it has a mechanical gauge mounted on the dash. Even the Cheap Cherokees have fairly well calibrated, oil pressure gauges and coolant temp gauges. The older cars have oil idiot lights and temp gauges. The SRT has a coolant temp gauge, a bunch of warning lights, and everything else you want to know (including oil pressure and temp digital readouts with bar graphs below) in the EVIC display.
I'm not a big fan of idiot lights. A full complement of gauges and a "check gauges!" light and chime when any one goes out of range is the best solution of all, IMO.