You may think I have an unusual bee in my bonnet about this, but I find most fuel guages too small.
To give three examples of good and bad: -
Good - The Mercedes SL has a fuel gauge which is circular and the needle travels about 270 degrees from full to empty. Easy to read and you can probably see it move when accelerating.
Poor - The S-Max with the 'glass cockpit' has a small gauge which travels less than 90 degrees but has little room for anything more.
Very Poor - by contrast I am renting a Hyundai i30 in Israel at the moment. I really like the car but it too has a circular fuel gauge, but its travel is only say 75 degrees. It seems so limited to have such a small range of movement from full to empty when it would be possible to have much more - I think the latest Golf is also a good example.
It wouldn't put me off buying the car, but I just think of the teachers comment 'could do better'.
What do you think?
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I think I'm jealous of where you are on holiday. It's horrible here !
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25 degrees, bright and sunny - BUT - I am coming home this afternoon [sigh]. Is Manchester Airport open Humph?
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Yes it's open. The last remaining place on earth where shell suits and velour leisure clothing items in pastel shades can still be seen in any numbers. Have a good trip !
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Thanks
Interesting difference in driving characteristics between a small car with a small petrol engine and automatic and a large automatic TDCi. i30 very quick away from the lights but no ooomph on the motorway to overtake (despite only 22mph per 1000rpm in top). Whereas the S-Max loves overtaking.
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This was the primary reason I never got a Squashcow, and got the Altea instead.
The squashy had a stupid pathetic little electronic gauge thing hidden in tunnel deep in the middle of one of the major dials. It was a cause of constant irritation.
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Its 9.0c and very wet here. Lot of rain last night.
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Thanks - the difference in temperature is now only 16 degrees not 30 degrees it was on Christmas Day when I flew out.
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Yes, that feature annoys me too. Clock is pathetically small.
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Rubbish - cars where the fuel gauge is digital and calibrated by 6-8 square boxes %$¬@&
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In the Peugeot, I could drive 100 miles before the fuel gauge started to move. It made me think I was getting something for nothing.
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Mondeo was like that Dave. Strangely pleasing.
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>> Mondeo was like that Dave. Strangely pleasing.
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Most gauges seem to do that, but then when they get to half they drop like a stone.
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Fuel gauge size - Runfer D'Hills
