Miata Mailing List: February 1998, Message #45
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From: 	h_sue <hal109@Mcs.Net>

Subject: Re: Question for the 99 savvy

Date: 	Sun, 1 Feb 1998 10:50:14 +0000



On Sat, 31 Jan 1998, Richard Hopkins wrote:

> I can see why some unknowing people would complain about the flucuating 

> oil pressure readings in the real gauge, but I am convinced the real 

> reason Mazda went with the idiot gauges is cost. If you compare the 

> large, sophisticated looking oil pressure sending unit from the real 

> gauges with the tiny, cheap looking "oil pressure switch" from the fake 

> ones the cost savings with the idiot gauge is obvious. On a $20,000 car, 

> the savings seem to be thoughtless penny pinching to me, though.

> 



Say the on/off switch and fake gauge saves Mazda 30 bucks.

They sell 30K cars, and that's about a million bucks that

goes back into the corporate coffers. ACtual savings probably

higher.



However, in cyber space, all those "My oil pressure is 90 PSI..

what gives?" queries are now replaced by "Damn, my needle is

stuck...", so there is no savings in bandwidth,





Harry