Does any 6 speed owners see a need for a gear indicator?

[drperry]

Originally Posted by djsnoflake

After awhile, you'll just be able to tell by feel. I know the rough position of when I'm in 3rd or 5th. Takes some time, but other than that, take a glance at the tach.

It still works even when you have ABBA cranked

Spend enough time in a vehicle and you don't need a speedometer or a tach...

My Blazer, just by the vibration in the gas pedal and my hand I can tell my speeds, and that's with the stereo cranked... I don't need my guages... But I still use them, just in case

[duder4thgen]

Originally Posted by Russ Hunsaker

Duder...thanks, duh. That was really helpful.

A simple NO would have been sufficient. I have NEVER responded to a thread with anything insulting no matter how dumb I thought the question was. But I guess that's just me.

OK geniuses, if I am such an idiot why do you need a gear indicator in an automatic?

Hey, you asked if it needed one. I responded by saying it already had one. All I did was answer your question, can't help you if you don't like the answer.

Originally Posted by CWIweldace

I work in a lot of dangerous surroundings around a lot of dangerous heavy equipment. One of the most important things is to constantly be aware of your situation and your surroundings. Driving a car should be no different. Learn the equipment and pay attention and live to work another day.

This.

[rex113]

Hey guys this is getting a little rediculous its getting to the point where you have to think twice before making a post for fear of some people tearing into it and attacking you. The OP just asked a simple question some responses were funny but others were very rude. If this keeps up I think alot of sensative people will stop posting.

[Number 3]

My BMW Motorcycle has a gear indicator. It is actually quite handy if you stop at a light and don't quite click down to first. I don't use it a lot, but it is a nice feature for a motorcycle.

I was going to suggest that the OP learn to use the tachometer, but the photo from duder4thgen kinda pointed that out.

In a performance car, you need to learn to feel the engine and use the RPMs to help you with what gear you are in. Learn what speed in what gear results in what RPMs.

As I recall though, the LMP cars have gear indicators for the drivers, and I am pretty sure they have shift lights.................so no, it isn't a bad question at all...................it's just one that as you can see would result in a lot of (friendly) ribbing.

Of course in THE NASCAR, you are just roundy rounding in top gear for 3 or 4 hours and knowing what gear you are in is less critical....................unless you needed gas and a tire change.

[SPANKT U]

Originally Posted by Russ Hunsaker

Yep, kind of what I expected from some of you....

Hey SPANKT U...for your information there are many cars w/ manual transmissions that have a gear indicator. I'm sure you are such an expert driver you would never need such nonsense. Like a gear indicator in an automatic is necessary? Who the hell ever looks to see if you are in drive, reverse, or park with an automatic? Like you don't know?? Yet there is one in every car with an automatic transmission.

I gear indicator would be more useful to me than some of the stuff on the DIC. Like I give a damn about my instant fuel mileage, or what my coolant temp is. Yeah you need to know that all the time.

Opinions are like a-holes, everyone has one.

I guess I should have been more clear in my reply and taken the time instead.

You DO have a gear indicator. It's called a tachometer and sits right next to your speedometer.

I really didn't mean to ruffle your feathers AS MUCH as I did. I was just poking a bit...

Oh, and I AM an expert driver. If you only knew.

[SPANKT U]

Originally Posted by drperry

The car doesn't have a shift light, does it?

I loved my V6 '85 S10, because it did NOT come with one...

Rev limiter.

[97one]

[U]

Originally Posted by mercuryman96

Good thing the Camaro does not come with a ten speed!

Its only a matter of a 5 years or LESS and it WILL come with a 8 speed AUTO.....I don't think they will make a 8 speed manual.
If they only make 8 speeds in the auto, then the auto will have a VAST advantage over the stick.

[VR Code R6P]

I agree the tach is the best indicator that you have right now.

[Road_Warrior85]

OK

I dont get it....


If your stick is up, your in an odd gear.
If you stick is down, your in an even gear.

That helps narrow it down for sure.... but this is where I get confused,

If you cant look at that BIG ASS, HUGE Tach and see that you are running 2500 RPMS....
Then how are you going to see a MUCH SMALLER, gear indicator on the DIC?

In the V6 stick shift.... there is an indicator when you shift in Reverse (I thought it was cool as hell when somebody showed me)

I can assure you, if you had an indicator for every gear, like you do for Reverse on that car...... it would not be ANYWHERE CLOSE to being as noticeable as the needle on the tach

[CloudXTC]

just drive it some more... you will be fine

[THUMPER20X]

The only need for a gear indicator is for Paddle shifts. And thats only with a real one. These Autos with the flappy paddles are kinda poser crash boxes. No offense to anyone with auto buttons but its just peripherals. Ive driven about 10 real true paddle shift cars Ferarri F1 cars and its so different.

[THUMPER20X]

Technically no.

This is more accurate lol

[CamaroFemme]

Originally Posted by Captain Awesome

The reason for the digital speedo is pretty obvious if you have ever driven one of these things... the style of the speedo makes the numbers so close together it's hard to tell when you're breaking the speed limit. The addition of the digital readout is to answer that.

Then why the analog one? Just in case the digital breaks?

[TJ91]

its no problem for me, you probably just need to get used to it more but it would be nice to just have it there like in the auto cars