Railgun
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- Mar 27, 2010
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Why companies do this? Because they think their customers do not want a dipstick or gauge that in 99% is stuck in the middle and doesn't even move (not counting the warm-up phase when it comes from zero to ... the ideal temperature) or maybe they even want these cars to brake - we live in a world where consumption fuels or economies.
Has nothing to do with customer demand. There's zero reason to add the necessary electronics AND maintain a zero cost dipstick. It's technology for the sake of technology. It's also due to the reason that most consumers are lazy and either 1) don't know how to check it, 2) can't be bothered to check it, 3) are too naive to check it, or 4) forget to check it.
The fact that it warns you well ahead of time from the perspective that there's still enough oil, just needs a little more should be sufficient. However, there should still be a manual way to do it since we all know German cars love their electrical bugs.
Also, the more performance oriented cars DO have a temp gauge. Whatever28s, no. Whatever35, M whatever, yes.
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