The dash at night

[Talbot]

5 hours ago, PhilA said:

I forgot that I fixed all the lights in the Jaaaag.

Simple, and quite a nice coloUr also.

Being a British car and all that....

/English language pedant

There is something rather soothing about it isn't there.

[Zelandeth]

4 hours ago, Rocket88 said:

Surely the chances of getting into the dark side of a Trabant speedo are pretty minimal? ( no offence)

Well the speedometer only goes to 120kph (75mph), so getting round that side doesn't really mean much!

[PhilA]

On 02/09/2024 at 02:31, Talbot said:

Being a British car and all that....

/English language pedant

There is something rather soothing about it isn't there.

It does tell me the boot is open when the trunk is unlatched...

[Talbot]

28 minutes ago, PhilA said:

It does tell me the boot is open when the trunk is unlatched...

I suspect that is one of many.  I remember the first time I ever got a Haynes manual for a model that was also sold in the USA and reading through the translation page at the front.  I knew most of them, but some came as a surprise.  Rocker panel was one..

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, PhilA said:

It does tell me the boot is open when the trunk is unlatched...

You have an elephant aboard? Or just a large case. 🤣

[Matty]

Never seems dark enough

[Macscrooge]

Management’s Toyota Vellfire. Engine wasn’t on - hence all the scary warning lights. The eerie blue glow is the immobiliser light. 

[Heidel_Kakao]

MG ZT-T. A nice shade of blue in my opinion.

[AnnoyingPentium]

That dash cluster is oddly familiar... wonder why?

The Nexia.

[TrabbieRonnie]

Rx8...

In full red 'race mode'...  As soon as you dim the dash at all, it goes from white to red.  The blue backlighting comes itself when you open the driver's door. 

Check Engine lights never dim though, do they?!

[calebaaront]

One for the bus nuts,

2009 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 “Mini” owned by First Hampshire & Dorset

[4wheeledstool]

Missing a couple of bulbs (and a couple of gauges)

[Cooper1]

[Jack D]

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 03/09/2024 at 19:38, PhilA said:

It does tell me the boot is open when the boot is unlatched...

FIFY 🤣

[PhilA]

4 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

FIFY 🤣

Oddly it didn't tell me the hood was open. I think it's meant to.

[Sham]

8 hours ago, PhilA said:

Oddly it didn't tell me the hood was open. I think it's meant to.

I don't. Like any civilised car, it doesn't have a hood.

[TrabbieRonnie]

On 02/09/2024 at 07:32, Rocket88 said:

Surely the chances of getting into the dark side of a Trabant speedo are pretty minimal? ( no offence)

Ha!  You'd be surprised!  My cruising speed is 90kph, and I once pushed her up to 112, which I think is 70mph!

It's the all-round drum, non-servo braking that focuses the mind and keeps your speed down, not the engine!  Cornering speeds are relatively high though, think old Mini.

Note....  Whilst pulling the Qek caravan, top speed is reduced to around 45mph (too high for third, too low for top!), there's very little effect on initial acceleration, but the wind resistance humbles the low torque available pretty quickly...

[calebaaront]

2005 Jaguar X-Type 2.0D