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How often do you use the tachometer in your vehicle?
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:50 am
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:50 am
Not just a glance, but actively watch it for engine data.
It seems to me that tachs are more prolific than years and years ago, but I wonder how many people actually use them, vs the manufacturers deciding to include them to simply provide an impression of sportiness.
It seems to me that tachs are more prolific than years and years ago, but I wonder how many people actually use them, vs the manufacturers deciding to include them to simply provide an impression of sportiness.
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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:52 am to weagle99
Every drive. Every shift.
I don't own a vehicle with an automatic transmission. I enjoy driving.
I don't own a vehicle with an automatic transmission. I enjoy driving.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:52 am to weagle99
I use it more than I use my turn signals at least.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:53 am to weagle99
I look at my tach about 10 times more often than my speedometer.
I don’t even need to as I could accurately guess which RPM I’m hitting by the sound of the engine. But it helps with knowing how efficiently you’re driving and with driving a stick.
I don’t even need to as I could accurately guess which RPM I’m hitting by the sound of the engine. But it helps with knowing how efficiently you’re driving and with driving a stick.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:53 am to weagle99
A tachometer is pointless to 99% of the driving population.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:53 am to weagle99
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manufacturers deciding to include them to simply provide an impression of sportiness.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:54 am to weagle99
when i open the NOS bottle on my fast and furious modified 2004 sentra
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:55 am to weagle99
Depends what i'm driving.
Tundra, never.
GTR, constantly.
Tundra, never.
GTR, constantly.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:55 am to subtle
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Every drive. Every shift.
You actually look rather than feel it? I've driven a stick for nearly 25 years and I can honestly say that other than the first few months after leaning how to drive one, I've never once looked at it in favor of just feeling the engine and listening to the sound of it.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:56 am to weagle99
Pretty much never. Probably because it doesn't have one.
Neither does my motorcycle, and that works out just fine.
Neither does my motorcycle, and that works out just fine.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:57 am to weagle99
I like to pay attention to it when idling, but certainly don't watch it every time I drive.
I did watch it more when I drove a stick, but eventually got to where I shifted based on feel more than watching the tach.
I did watch it more when I drove a stick, but eventually got to where I shifted based on feel more than watching the tach.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:57 am to subtle
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I don't own a vehicle with an automatic transmission. I enjoy driving.
If i had autopilot or a driver i would never drive again.
If you are driving a 1972 911 then sure, get the manual and "enjoy driving".
But you people who get the manual version of every day drive cars and then act like you are some hobbyist at the track are fricking rubes.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:58 am to weagle99
Use my ears when stick/paddle shifting.
Best use of a tach I ever heard about was when Richard used it to beat David Pearson (who had a faster car) in the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona. Richard beat him by the about a foot, but he won.
Best use of a tach I ever heard about was when Richard used it to beat David Pearson (who had a faster car) in the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona. Richard beat him by the about a foot, but he won.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:59 am to weagle99
When I'm engine braking, baw.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:59 am to weagle99
Only when engine breaking while driving down a mountain.
So almost never.
So almost never.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:59 am to GeauxTigerTM
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You actually look rather than feel it? I've driven a stick for nearly 25 years and I can honestly say that other than the first few months after leaning how to drive one, I've never once looked at it in favor of just feeling the engine and listening to the sound of it.
I don't drive stick anymore, but when I did, I never looked at the tach that often either. Just kinda had it memorized by the sound
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:00 am to subtle
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Every drive. Every shift.
When trying to sound cool actually shows that you're bad at driving stick.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:01 am to weagle99
Std transmission, so I look at it pretty often but mostly in my peripheral vision.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:01 am to weagle99
only when I have nothing else on my mind or am not rushing around like a mindless droid...which is never
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:02 am to LNCHBOX
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When trying to sound cool actually shows that you're bad at driving stick.
I actually use it as a cross reference when hand flying the jet
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