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Motorcycles generally have poor excuses for a tach especially at speed. I can't tell you the last time I looked at a tach when riding and it'll be the same with the Bronco.
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I have vehicles that don't even have tachs.

Would a traditional tach have been better? Yes.

Is the digital tach/analog speedo combo incredibly stupid? Yes. Ford is good at making terrible decisions that regularly prove they are just sorta stumblefucking along hoping they pull through.

Will it be a problem? No. Not at all. You don't need a tach to know when to shift. Especially seeing as this is a modern vehicle with a rev limiter that will stop you from screwing up.
Stumblefucking is the name of my new band.
 
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Thx guys for the perspective, funny how different people use tachs differently. I've put probably 100K miles on various motorcycles but still enjoy using my tach when ripping. Farting around I would agree, don't need it.

Good luck for those of you still on the fence re the 2.3L + manual or the 2.7 + auto. Do you go with the safe pretty blond or the scruffy wild redhead? Lifestyle choice here and considering I plan to have this vehicle for 10+ years I'm stressing lol.
 

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I think it's funny that most modern, mall crawling sedans, suvs etc come with a tach. Most people don't even know what it means or how to use it. The only time I really use a tach is when towing or heavy hauling ( now with my Motorhome) to try to optimize speed/torque.
 

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This will be the 9th or 10th stick I've driven. I feel like I looked at the tach more on my automatics... For things like when to turn off the overdrive.

A big part of what I like about manuals is how the sound becomes part of the driving experience. I always shift by sound.

(The other biggest reason I like stick, is I keep cars for a long time and have never had to replace a well-maintained manual trans unlike the inevitability of having to replace the automatic tranny somewhere between 80k and 180k.)
 

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I'd agree but that's an 'excuse' to cover for the fact that there is poor visual engine speed user experience. I for sure have experienced what you discuss many times but I still find myself peering at the tachometer when I'm 'ripping' the gears to pull the max out of the engine. I wonder if I will feel that same 'excitement' with Bronco.
The tach sucks I agree. I don’t find myself using it as much in a Jeep as I did in sports cars.

Nothing like that tach in the middle on a 911 or the tach and speedo dash “tunnels” on the 240z though.
 

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I don't know about that..maybe on a Bronco but when my GT350 is high revving I'm looking at the tach
For sports cars yes (btw GT350 :love: ), but if you’re high reving a Bronco, you’re doing it wrong. :LOL:
 

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Thx guys for the perspective, funny how different people use tachs differently. I've put probably 100K miles on various motorcycles but still enjoy using my tach when ripping. Farting around I would agree, don't need it.

Good luck for those of you still on the fence re the 2.3L + manual or the 2.7 + auto. Do you go with the safe pretty blond or the scruffy wild redhead? Lifestyle choice here and considering I plan to have this vehicle for 10+ years I'm stressing lol.
I hear what you're saying. The majority of the vehicles I've owned have been manuals, and I do use the tach when winding it out. I am on the fence as well; I'm 60 now, and this will most likely be my last new vehicle. But I've got Periferal Artery Disease, and a fall on my icy driveway last year resulted in torn MCL & PCL's in my left knee. Physical therapy got me to where I can drive my 5 speed, though in traffic it can be a bitch. The knee is still probably only at about 60% of what it was before. I have to wonder what it will be like in 10 years - if I live that long....
 

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This is what the gauges looked like in my first car. Had no problem with the bar.

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This was also the car that started my love of turbos lol
 
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if I find it a problem I'll mount a tach on the dash accessory rail up where I could actually see it.

Maybe a HUD.
 

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For just daily driving my subie, I never look at my Tach, but if for some reason I’m redlining all the gears, I will glance at it quickly so I shift before over revving. It’s useful.
 

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Thx guys for the perspective, funny how different people use tachs differently. I've put probably 100K miles on various motorcycles but still enjoy using my tach when ripping. Farting around I would agree, don't need it.

Good luck for those of you still on the fence re the 2.3L + manual or the 2.7 + auto. Do you go with the safe pretty blond or the scruffy wild redhead? Lifestyle choice here and considering I plan to have this vehicle for 10+ years I'm stressing lol.
I married a redhead, so....
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I can drive anything you put under me without a tach, but i like them for a few reasons keeping revs under limit,once i figure out optimal shift speeds i like to try to stay close to that,keeping track of the condition of parts (clutch) theres a bunch more but i like to see the pointer go up and down too?lets me know everyone under the hood is on the same page.
 

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