[Vwdiesel] Rabbit Shift Points

[David Cook]

--- Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I hate blinking lights on the console, I always
> assume that something is
> wrong and it distracts me....
> I'm glad mine doesn't have a shift light
> But then again, I'm used to shifting based on the
> engine sound, thanks to my
> days in the Mazda Miata

LOL, I got really good at guessing speeds, etc by
engine noise in my old beetle.  Something went crazy
in the speedo, and when it got cold out it would
horrific screeching noises.  So, I would just unhook
it for the winter.

There was a clock on the dash, so I could measure
miles/minute and know my speed, but it didn't take
long for me to know what the engine sounded like at
different speeds and I started going by that and when
I'd check the clock, I was usually dead on!

David


David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599


 
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