• snooggums
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        202 years ago

        It is the engine temp, and red is overheating which damages the engine.

        So if you knew that you could have made a joke about one fewer climate destroying engine. Know your enemy!

        • Flying SquidM
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          12 years ago

          I did not know that. I don’t think I’ve ever owned a car that had that or I never noticed it.

          • eric
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            2 years ago

            You just didn’t notice it. If you’ve owned a gasoline car, it had a temp guage, since it is a requirement.

            • @zenharbinger
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              22 years ago

              I have a 2019 car and I think it’s now a warning light, but I do have a useless gauge for what my current mpg is that I would gladly swap with.

              • Montagge
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                62 years ago

                I hate moving gauges to warning lights. Gauges can help you troubleshoot and catch issues before they’re a catastrophe.

            • @nogrub
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              12 years ago

              i had an golf 5 gt that thing didn’t have an water temp gauge also i had an bmw e61 that didn’t have one

          • 2d
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            42 years ago

            It’s sort of just a car thing lol

          • Rhaedas
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            32 years ago

            Some cars you won’t notice it because the system works well and once it slowly rises up to operating temp it doesn’t move again. Some cars you would because they are designed stupidly different. Like Dodge. I had a mechanic tell me after some research that yes indeed, the cooling fans not kicking on until the needle hit red was by manufacturer’s specs.

            • @[email protected]
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              32 years ago

              And then there’s my car that doesn’t have a temp gauge, a red light turns on if it’s too hot, but who knows if the light works because I’ve never seen it