atvman29
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Don't most car's steering wheels when you're turning?? With the exception of 90+ degree turns I haven't noticed it. Plus, when are you looking at the cluster when you're turning that sharply??
Your thoughts on the digital speedometer
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Don't most car's steering wheels when you're turning?? With the exception of 90+ degree turns I haven't noticed it. Plus, when are you looking at the cluster when you're turning that sharply??
MDBob
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That what i was thinking. It has to be a combination of position of the wheel plus the height of the driver.
atvman29 said:
I think they guy meant during general driving situations. Not just turning.
The only complaint I have about the speedo is the refresh rate.
This rate is fixed, and refreshes about ever 0.5 secs. This is bad if you are accelerating quickly, since you may see a jump of about 5 MPH increments(depending on how quickly you are accelerating) on the display.
I understand older folks wouldnt want to see something flashy, like a digital speedo that refreshed at a much higher rate to ensure the speedo would display ALL single digit MPH's you go though...BUT I WANT IT!!! lol
How can I change this SethV???
btw, what kind of engineer are you??
I took a look at my speedo tonight, and it has 3 7-segment displays. This means the speedo can theoretically read a max of 999. Good luck going that fast.
This rate is fixed, and refreshes about ever 0.5 secs. This is bad if you are accelerating quickly, since you may see a jump of about 5 MPH increments(depending on how quickly you are accelerating) on the display.
I understand older folks wouldnt want to see something flashy, like a digital speedo that refreshed at a much higher rate to ensure the speedo would display ALL single digit MPH's you go though...BUT I WANT IT!!! lol
How can I change this SethV???
btw, what kind of engineer are you??
I took a look at my speedo tonight, and it has 3 7-segment displays. This means the speedo can theoretically read a max of 999. Good luck going that fast.
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Sonic Drivin'
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The engine has a nice growl to it and sounds GREAT !!!
The handling leaves some to be desired as the stock 15" tires SUCK!!
Sonic Drivin'
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Just for the record, it was that idiot Jimmy Carter who forced the entire nation's speed limits down to a strict 55 MPH because of the so-called "Oil/Gas Crisis" we were supposedly having. A crisis, by the way, he almost single-handedly created by himself.
Strange thing... we're going through almost a carbon-copy scenario now of what was happening then. That's what happens when people blindly vote for some moron (or morons) who promise them the world simply by making everything "sound" good, or by making people "feel" good. People are such "sheep" sometimes. Tell them something that "feels" good and they'll fall for it every time.
People need to stop thinking with their feelings...
By the way, It wasn't the 80's... the 80's finally cured the idiocy and arrogance of Jimmy Carter. It was the 70's when Carter crushed speed limits and almost completely crushed our economy in the process.
Hmmm, come to think of it, apparently history really does repeat itself!
Yeah Bush sucked. Lol.
laborsmith
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I'm not sure Jimmy Carter created the crisis but I am one who believes the Republican 1980 presidential campaign extended it, why else would their vice-presidential candidate have made the trip to Paris in October 1980, which trip he has never admitted to making even though credible evidence exists that he did.
I was one of those who made sure I had a car with an even numbered license plate and one with an odd numbered license plate, so any day of the week I could get gas. The energy crisis may have been fake but for those of us who lived thru it, the crisis was for a brief time very real. And influenced decisions even to this day, ie: I am looking at Sonics in part for their vaunted MPGs.
Laborsmith
I was one of those who made sure I had a car with an even numbered license plate and one with an odd numbered license plate, so any day of the week I could get gas. The energy crisis may have been fake but for those of us who lived thru it, the crisis was for a brief time very real. And influenced decisions even to this day, ie: I am looking at Sonics in part for their vaunted MPGs.
Laborsmith
Can you check the record again???
From Wiki:
The Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act was a bill in the U.S. Congress that enacted the National Maximum Speed Law.[10] States had to agree to the limit if they desired to receive federal funding for highway repair. The uniform speed limit was signed into law by President Nixon on January 2, 1974, and became effective 60 days later,[11] by requiring the limit as a condition of each state receiving highway funds, a use of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.[12]
The legislation required 55 mph (89 km/h) speed limits on all four-lane divided highways unless the road had a lower limit before November 1, 1973. In some cases, like the New York Thruway, the 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit had to be raised to comply with the law. The law capped speed limits at 55 mph (89 km/h) on all other roads.[11]
RockTheShazbot
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Obviously since then the speed limit has gone up in some areas. West of DeKalb on I-88 in Illinois it goes up to 65 and there are spots in California that are 65-75 for the speed limit. In California (not sure about other states), they have "environmental speeding" tickets. I got pulled over for doing 80 in a 65 and researched the actual law he ticketed me for and it was basically a littering ticket since you lose fuel efficiency once you pass 65MPH. What is really funny is two days before getting the ticket was when I maxed out my 95 Honda Accord at 136 on the exact same stretch of road the CHP officer pulled me over at
SRGilbert
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Me no like
I test drove the 1.8 Sonic automatic. I like everything about the car: the exterior look, the hatch, the comfort of the driving position and seat, the instrumentation, the way the car drives, and the deal they wanted to give me. The one thing I just can't live with is that awful digital speedo. I don't think I can stand to look at that every day. I walked away and went to the Kia dealer. Just because of the speedo. I haven't bought yet, in hopes that GM will put a "real" speedometer into the Sonic. The Rio is OK, but just not as comfy as the Sonic. Anyone heard of any plans to change that speedo?
Avlisk
I test drove the 1.8 Sonic automatic. I like everything about the car: the exterior look, the hatch, the comfort of the driving position and seat, the instrumentation, the way the car drives, and the deal they wanted to give me. The one thing I just can't live with is that awful digital speedo. I don't think I can stand to look at that every day. I walked away and went to the Kia dealer. Just because of the speedo. I haven't bought yet, in hopes that GM will put a "real" speedometer into the Sonic. The Rio is OK, but just not as comfy as the Sonic. Anyone heard of any plans to change that speedo?
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laborsmith
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Call me old fashioned, but I love the digital speedometer, and frankly find it to be much better than the dial speedometer. Also, it reminds me of the Head Up Display in a positive way as most of my use for the HUD was for the digital speedometer.
Laborsmith
After I posted, I realized that just as it took a while to get used to using the HUD, it may take a day or two to get used to the Sonic speedometer, but I suspect once one does expend that training effort one will be quite happy having the display rendered digitally. -- Laborsmith
Laborsmith
After I posted, I realized that just as it took a while to get used to using the HUD, it may take a day or two to get used to the Sonic speedometer, but I suspect once one does expend that training effort one will be quite happy having the display rendered digitally. -- Laborsmith
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