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I don't like it at all. Personally, I want a screen that displays the speed and the battery status directly in my line of vision, not on an LCD screen off to th

by lj3 10y ago

I don't like it at all. Personally, I want a screen that displays the speed and the battery status directly in my line of vision, not on an LCD screen off to the right that you can't read in direct sunlight.

secabeen 10y ago
Mini has had a center-mounted speedo for many years. It works fine.
- ianmobbs 10y ago
  There's also a small screen in the Mini just in front of the steering wheel that displays speed, gas warnings, etc. I exclusively use that.
rwmj 10y ago
My previous car - Toyota Yaris - had an LCD speedometer in the center of the dashboard, and it worked fine. On the Yaris there was a system of mirrors so that the speedo was focused at infinity, thus you could look at it without your eyes adjusting focus at all. Edit: Picture of how that looked: http://s908.photobucket.com/user/406executiveHDI/media/c497ed02.jpg.html http://s908.photobucket.com/user/406executiveHDI/media/c497e...
- leephillips 10y ago
  "a system of mirrors so that the speedo was focused at infinity" This is a brilliant idea. I've never even heard of this model.
  - rwmj 10y ago
    Yes it was quite clever, and meant you could glance down very quickly to see your speed. I don't exactly know how it worked. Incidentally I think this may be why the LCD looks slightly blurred in the photograph above.
- lj3 10y ago
  Your point being? The model 3 clearly doesn't have that.
unprepare 10y ago
Scion Xa has a dashboard in the middle, works totally fine; in fact its a little easier to see in your periphery http://cdn.pinthiscars.com/images/scion-xa-2006-custom-wallpaper-7.jpg http://cdn.pinthiscars.com/images/scion-xa-2006-custom-wallp...
- lj3 10y ago
  You're the third comment like this so far. I don't care what Scion does or does not have in the middle or otherwise. I've never owned one and most likely never will.
  - unprepare 10y ago
    wow, that's quite an aggressive comment - i wonder why you felt that aggression was necessary?
    - lj3 10y ago
      If you don't have something constructive to add to a conversation, you should stay out of it. You and the other two comments "informing" me that other car models use center mounted dashboards are at best a distraction from the conversation (the model 3) and at worst condescending.
      - unprepare 10y ago
        what exactly are you adding to the conversation by being hostile? less than me thats for sure. If you think im not contributing use the downvote function, thats literally what its for. Taking out your frustrations on other people is something a child would do, grow up
        lj3 10y ago
        Any hostility you're "feeling" is a result of your own projection. Only a child keeps whining about his feelings on the internet. Grow up. I know you're not new to HN. You have a decent amount of karma. You can't downvote replies to your own comments. Suggesting I use the downvote in a situation where it isn't an option is the definition of a useless comment.

by lj3 10y ago

secabeen 10y ago

Mini has had a center-mounted speedo for many years. It works fine.

ianmobbs 10y ago
There's also a small screen in the Mini just in front of the steering wheel that displays speed, gas warnings, etc. I exclusively use that.

rwmj 10y ago

My previous car - Toyota Yaris - had an LCD speedometer in the center of the dashboard, and it worked fine. On the Yaris there was a system of mirrors so that the speedo was focused at infinity, thus you could look at it without your eyes adjusting focus at all. Edit: Picture of how that looked: http://s908.photobucket.com/user/406executiveHDI/media/c497ed02.jpg.html http://s908.photobucket.com/user/406executiveHDI/media/c497e...

leephillips 10y ago
"a system of mirrors so that the speedo was focused at infinity" This is a brilliant idea. I've never even heard of this model.
- rwmj 10y ago
  Yes it was quite clever, and meant you could glance down very quickly to see your speed. I don't exactly know how it worked. Incidentally I think this may be why the LCD looks slightly blurred in the photograph above.
lj3 10y ago
Your point being? The model 3 clearly doesn't have that.

unprepare 10y ago

Scion Xa has a dashboard in the middle, works totally fine; in fact its a little easier to see in your periphery http://cdn.pinthiscars.com/images/scion-xa-2006-custom-wallpaper-7.jpg http://cdn.pinthiscars.com/images/scion-xa-2006-custom-wallp...

lj3 10y ago
You're the third comment like this so far. I don't care what Scion does or does not have in the middle or otherwise. I've never owned one and most likely never will.
- unprepare 10y ago
  wow, that's quite an aggressive comment - i wonder why you felt that aggression was necessary?
  - lj3 10y ago
    If you don't have something constructive to add to a conversation, you should stay out of it. You and the other two comments "informing" me that other car models use center mounted dashboards are at best a distraction from the conversation (the model 3) and at worst condescending.
    - unprepare 10y ago
      what exactly are you adding to the conversation by being hostile? less than me thats for sure. If you think im not contributing use the downvote function, thats literally what its for. Taking out your frustrations on other people is something a child would do, grow up
      - lj3 10y ago
        Any hostility you're "feeling" is a result of your own projection. Only a child keeps whining about his feelings on the internet. Grow up. I know you're not new to HN. You have a decent amount of karma. You can't downvote replies to your own comments. Suggesting I use the downvote in a situation where it isn't an option is the definition of a useless comment.