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Post by dynamicequilibrium on Sept 8, 2007 17:37:41 GMT -5
I've been trying to figure out if cars have a set of gauges visible within their field of view. Like speed, rpm, engine temperature, oil pressure, mileage, etc. And does it change from country to country? (Like US and UK cars would have miles and mph, while everyone else would have kilometres and km/h) Maybe you people could shed some light on the subject By the way, I KNOW that Lightning didn't see his fuel level that time, but maybe he wasn't paying attention.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 8, 2007 19:28:04 GMT -5
I think that cars would either be born with it or they have to acquire it through modifications because there are different types of models and makes of cars from every year that it's hard to tell which one is capable of accepting such a change. It's like breeding a certain trait into an animal.
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Post by Reiji Neko Mitsukai on Sept 8, 2007 23:24:02 GMT -5
Would they even really need it? They could probably tell when they're low on fluids (Sheriff: Thanks, Doc! I've been feelin' a quart low!") and can probably tell when their RPMs are too high, due to engine temperature. And speed is probably something they can learn to gague visually with experience.
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Post by pookydoc on Sept 9, 2007 0:03:00 GMT -5
i'm with Reiji abit...i believe they can sense all that naturally/instinctively..just like how we know when we feel hot/cold/hungry/sick....and i think their senses can be sharp enough that they'd "know" how fast their going..
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Post by dynamicequilibrium on Sept 9, 2007 0:06:01 GMT -5
Would they even really need it? They could probably tell when they're low on fluids (Sheriff: Thanks, Doc! I've been feelin' a quart low!") and can probably tell when their RPMs are too high, due to engine temperature. And speed is probably something they can learn to gague visually with experience. Maybe, but I thought it would be more accurate to have a HUD. I don't know, seems like it would be a cooler feature, too. Like, how people buy electronic devices that they could just as soon live without? Same concept. You do have good points, though. Speed could also be calculated through tyre rotation.
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Post by Amethyst on Sept 9, 2007 15:35:13 GMT -5
Maybe they just know it naturally....
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 9, 2007 19:34:26 GMT -5
I suppose it would be something you'd acquire a feel for, like walking and running. Someone like an athlete might have use for it, particularly if it can record performance logs and track progress.
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