The Hud For The Elio

[Lil4X]

Not to beat a dead horse, but an alternative instrument panel would be a WHOLE lot cheaper than all of the zoomy technology. I'll certainly have a stand-alone GPS on my Elio, and I'm considering a TPMS because a slow leak could be critical - and an incipient flat near invisible thanks to the wheel fairings. I'd hate to wait to hear that tell-tale flap-flap-flap . . . I'm not fond of surprises out on the two-lane.

 

[Ty]

Yes Ty, it's probably the same picture as the one in the Configurator, but I got it from the Trending Topics.. it's bigger and easier to see

The thing that really convinced me though was the asymmetrical positions of the blindspot cameras. If the whole works is mounted on the right (starboard) side of a vehicle (as it would be for a vehicle in Singapore) the left side camera would need to be pointed more to the side then the right side one. And, that appears to be the case in that picture.

If they're going to be making these things for an Elio, they'll need to make the blindspot camera positioning symmetrical.. and that could mean manufacturing in the USA?? Long shot, I know.. but, maybe.. Spade Techs did just open an office in LA in April. Think they're hiring?

I figured. You are right. That picture is larger format. I was just poking in fun anyway.

 

[Hob]

Or, looking at it again.. maybe that white dot on the right isn't a camera. Still looks like an iSCOUT though.

 

[Coss]

I figured. You are right. That picture is larger format. I was just poking in fun anyway.

You think the "Dat one by da O ........" was serious? Ok.... Moving right along

 

[Ty]

You think the "Dat one by da O ........" was serious? Ok.... Moving right along

Well, in Shreveport, they (Saints Fans) call it "Who Dat Nation" I think they stole it from the Bengals who used "Who Dey"... Further, the LSU Tigers... It seems every other car down there had "GEAUX Tigers!" on it somewhere.

 

[Coss]

Not to beat a dead horse, but an alternative instrument panel would be a WHOLE lot cheaper than all of the zoomy technology. I'll certainly have a stand-alone GPS on my Elio, and I'm considering a TPMS because a slow leak could be critical - and an incipient flat near invisible thanks to the wheel fairings. I'd hate to wait to hear that tell-tale flap-flap-flap . . . I'm not fond of surprises out on the two-lane.

You don't check the air in your tires on a regular basis? Just like checking your fluid levels?
Hmm must be my OCD that makes me do it once a week then.

 

[Ty]

You don't check the air in your tires on a regular basis? Just like checking your fluid levels?
Hmm must be my OCD that makes me do it once a week then.

I look my tires over but don't bother checking them more often than every other month or so. I know, bad maintenance practice... it's hard to tell when a tire is down by 5% but TPMS will only tell you if they are down by 25%!!! Well, according to this, that's all they are required to do: http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/rulings/TPMSfinalrule.6/TPMSfinalrule.6.html

I'd like to think that on a 40lb tire, I could tell if it were 10 pounds low but you can't always be sure. Of course, from the driver's seat, you would be able to see the front two tires.

 

[Lil4X]

You don't check the air in your tires on a regular basis? Just like checking your fluid levels?
Hmm must be my OCD that makes me do it once a week then.

Naw, I just give 'em a kick every few days . . . thunk vs. thud. Fortunately radials are very quick to show low pressure. I've had a rudimentary TPMS of a couple of cars - that used increasing relative wheel speed (from the ABS sensors) to trigger a warning. It worked surprisingly well, but it only indicated that you had a low tire - not which one.

 

[bunchathrees]

You don't check the air in your tires on a regular basis? Just like checking your fluid levels?
Hmm must be my OCD that makes me do it once a week then.

Yeah, I don't understand people who don't swap out summer air for winter air when the seasons change.

 

[Frim]

Yeah, I don't understand people who don't swap out summer air for winter air when the seasons change.

Here we go again. What about spring air and autumn air? Especially, the autumn air when deer season opens? Yu gotta have da air rite for deer huntn.