YACT: Was just about to drive a Lincoln Town Car...

[Ikonomi]

There's no RPM readout!

Edit: Tachometer, thank you, vshah. I just got up and my brain ain't think right.

 

[vshah]

tachometer.

and a lot of cars dont have them

 

[Ikonomi]

Tach, that's what I was looking for.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Why would you expect a boat like the Town Car to have a tach?

 

[EarthwormJim]

It's an automatic, it's not too important to have a tachometer (though it would be nice).

 

[Ikonomi]

I thought it was standard stuff. I have honestly never driven a car without a tachometer, ever, and I've driven some road boats too.

I got in and I was like, "Something is missing. :Q"

 

[The Stigenator]

My 2000 Focus does not have a tach and its stick. I plan to install a tach someday.

 

[Czar]

my corola doesnt have one and its a manual

 

[Vortex22]

No tach on a manual is just goofy. My auto Civic has one, lol.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Why would you expect a boat like the Town Car to have a tach?

lol, sad but true

 

[vshah]

tachs should be standard on stick cars. its just wierd otherwise. although i guess you'd get real good at shifting by ear only

 

[Squisher]

Why have a tach on any automatic?

I've driven plenty of manuals without one also.

 

[SpunkyJones]

I never use the tach anyways, do you really need it?

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: vshah
tachs should be standard on stick cars. its just wierd otherwise. although i guess you'd get real good at shifting by ear only

My VW Beetles (real air cooled ones) didn't have tachs and I could shift them without the clutch just by the sound of the engine. It was one of those useful things to learn in case the clutch cable broke.

 

[SWScorch]

I almost bought a Ranger that had no tach. It was a standard, too! It's hard to judge when is too high without a tach. If I knew the car intimately, it would be no problem, but what if I had just bought it and was forced to accelerate quickly? I might accidentally redline it without even knowing.

And most autos that I've driven had not had tachs.

 

[cavemanmoron]

no tach yet on my car either.

its 40 years old too,LOL

 

[Ikonomi]

Originally posted by: SpunkyJones
I never use the tach anyways, do you really need it?

It's not that I need it, it's just that the thing was sitting in my driveway (rental car) and I wanted to sail around in it, but I was surprised when I got in.

I didn't know so many cars didn't have tachometers.

 

[faenix]

what's the difference between a TACHometer(???) and an RPM meter?

 

[Leetman]

Originally posted by: faenix
what's the difference between a TACHometer(???) and an RPM meter?

A Tach is an RPM meter.

 

[Ikonomi]

Originally posted by: Leetman

Originally posted by: faenix
what's the difference between a TACHometer(???) and an RPM meter?

A Tach is an RPM meter.

An RPM-o-mometer is a tach when you can't think of the right word.

 

[Tremulant]

Originally posted by: The_good_guy
My 2000 Focus does not have a tach and its stick. I plan to install a tach someday.

I drive a 2001 Focus ZX3 (ugly hatchback!) and I have a tach. Although, I think it was removed for the '02 models, or something. I dunno, I never use it, except to see how much my car is straining to go nowhere.

 

[kyparrish]

tachometer

 

[Ornery]

I wanted to sail around in it...

Was it seaworthy? Needs more engine, eh? Only thing I don't like about 'em.

 

[Savij]

My dad's 98 s10 manual didn't have a tach. After driving for about 1 year I could shift w/o using the clutch.

 

[wiredspider]

My auto 2000 Neon has one, just makes me feel bad about how fast I accelerate .