[Closed] Why oh why oh why....

Adjust the height of the wheel?

Not a problem I've encountered.

Are you;

A) a short arse
B) a lanky git
C) averagely tall

Never had that problem.

Really? Never been a problem for me.

Surely if your having to concentrate on the speedo that much you probably need to get to know your car a bit better, or drive a bit more.

Drive at 60-65?

Or use cruise control?

try driving a vauxhall ashtray, shittest design in the world!

you know you can move the seat from it's original position...

Got this problem on my Fiesta. Can't see the speedo between 60 and 90 at all if I have the wheel at a comfortable height. Have to lean back slightly to put the sun visor down too!! Never had those problems in any other cars 😕

I'm 5"5', so not exactly a midget!!

6ft so not really short or tall. Drive my VW Caddy around for most of the day so don't really want to drive more than I do. Not just the van though. My missus' Honda Type R gives me the same grief. In fact every car I've had has been the same. I suppose all you posh newer car drivers have some funky "mini stuck on top of dash" type dial, or a heads-up display on your windscreen? I think manufacturers are starting to realise the novelty of actually knowing how fast you're going. Not that I'll ever be able to afford one of these new fangled motor vehicles.

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My TomTom Sat Nav (the feature enable you to set speed limit shouting) will shout at me the moment I go beyond 70mph ... 😆

Nope never had that problem either in many vehicles and over 20 years of driving.

I'd probably be able to manage to adhere to all the relevant speed limits without even looking at the speedo - you must be pretty unfarmiliar with your car for this to be such an issue.

In fact every car I've had has been the same.

No car I've been in has had that problem. If everyone had that problem car designers woudn't make them that way, would they?

I don't need to worry about that problem, I have a passenger who tells me when I go over 70mph...

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Mine's fine 🙂

every car I've had has been the same

Have you tried moving the steering wheel so that that doesn't happen?

Don't think I've been in a vehicle later than 80s vintage that didn't have a movable steering column so you can set it where you can see the whole of the dials. My 91-plate Cavalier could do it. Only reason I can think where that wouldn't work is where either you didn't realise you can move it or sit so close that your elbows are catching.

RichPenny - Member

Mine's fine

Bloody hell ... what dashboard is that? Cyclops?

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Rich - American Honda something?

Bloody hell ... what dashboard is that? Cyclops?

Looks like a Civic.

yep - a Civic

Should be able to know speed by gear/engine pitch.
Fifth gear/3000 rpm is 65-70 MPH.

Never driven a car where I couldn't get it set up so I can see the dials, but it does mostly involve putting the wheel somewhere I don't want it.

ride a motorcycle 😀

Thanks.

Okay ... Civic ... 😀

Hmmmm, can't say that I can remember having that problem on any car I've driven, and they've all had speedo's in the conventional place. I'm 6', driving a '51 Octavia, and that's fine, as was my Puma, the Chevette before it, the Sunbeam Talbot Alpine, MG Midget and the two split-screen Morris Minors. I do have my seat reclined slightly, and set pretty far back, though, so that might make a difference.

argoose - Member

Should be able to know speed by gear/engine pitch.
Fifth gear/3000 rpm is 65-70 MPH.

Ok smartarse, how many revs is my CVT Micra doing at 70mph? 😛

Ok smartarse, how many revs is my CVT Micra doing at 70mph?

Trick question, it can't do 70MPH.

Nah. I'm sure terminal velocity will be higher than that.

Should be able to know speed by gear/engine pitch.
Fifth gear/3000 rpm is 65-70 MPH.

CountZero - Member

Hmmmm, can't say that I can remember having that problem on any car I've driven, and they've all had speedo's in the conventional place. <snip> I do have my seat reclined slightly, and set pretty far back, though, so that might make a difference.

I'm about 5'11", but have short arms so sit very upright which means I often can't see the top of the speedo.
Not really an issue though, I just make a note of where the needle is at 70mph in relation to whatever else is on the dial.
If I was driving a car regularly like that I'd sticker up the instrument panel where I could see it.

I'm about 5'11", but have short arms so sit very upright which means I often can't see the top of the speedo.

Have you tried moving the wheel closer?

Cougar - Moderator

Nah. I'm sure terminal velocity will be higher than that.

At 18 years but only 60 odd thousand miles on the clock and no rust, I'm not going to find out!
The missus did get it 80 before as I'd left my sat-nav in it to check she wasn't driving too fast. 😆

Cougar - Moderator

Have you tried moving the wheel closer?

Get in my Jag and the wheel comes down and forward presenting itself to you, but unfortunately not all cars have reach adjustment.

Liking that Civic dash. Looks like The Millennium Falcon.
I reckon that if I recline the seat so I can barely see out the windscreen I would actually know that I wasn't breaking the speed limit just before I crashed.

I've had that in a couple of cars. Just figure out roughly where the needle is pointing or use the km scale.

Can we get a picture of your driving position to make sure you're not licking the windscreen.

unfortunately not all cars have reach adjustment.

No, but if it was an issue for me then I'd buy one that had.

I don't have a problem with mine.
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Fifth gear/3000 rpm is 65-70 MPH.

If I followed that rule I'd be doing about 100. So no.

argoose - Member

Fifth gear/3000 rpm is 65-70 MPH.

My old Honda: Second gear, 8,400 rpm = 70mph. 😈

Civic here too. There's a 10" height difference between me and mrs mW and we can both read the speedo perfectly.