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Old 10-14-2014, 06:40 PM
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I use mine all of the time. It's especially handy on the track to monitor corner entry and apex speeds.
Old 10-14-2014, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jjaaam
Anybody?
Always
Old 10-14-2014, 06:57 PM
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Never, turned it off.
Old 10-14-2014, 07:02 PM
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Wish all of the vehicles I drive had it
Old 10-14-2014, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ronsrods222362
Wish all of the vehicles I drive had it

This is my first C5 without it and I am thinking of installing it.
Man I love HUD. Especially at night, I turn out all interior lights and fly by that.
Old 10-14-2014, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Phanni
Yes, however FWIW if you are wearing polarized sunglasses it is barely visible.

Old 10-14-2014, 07:43 PM
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I keep it extremely dim so that you can only see it faintly at night.
Old 10-14-2014, 07:52 PM
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I just purchased my C5. I use it all the time and think it is helping me get comfortable driving the car.
Old 10-14-2014, 07:57 PM
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Are you kidding?!? The only time I look down at my gauges is when my HUD display tells me to "Check Gauges". Usually because my gas gauge is acting up again, or tire pressure readings are out of parameter due to a very chilly morning.

Why take your eyes off of the road if you don't have to do so? Also, I am an advocate of immediate on-site execution of idiots caught texting and driving. That is nothing short of willful intended murder of innocent individuals. If you don't have enough mental cognizance to realize just how dangerous it is, then you are absolutely too mentally deficient to have a driver's license and be on the road with the rest of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the rant, just sick and tired of people getting hurt and killed due to the arrogance and self-importance (read as criminal stupidity)of the few.

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Old 10-14-2014, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jjaaam
Just curious. I've had my 2003 for about a month and I haven't used it that much. I guess I'm just not used to it being available because I have never had a car with that as an option before...which made me wonder how many others actually used it.
I use it more than the dash! It takes no effort to see the information while driving, literally without taking your eyes off the road. I tone it down so I can just clearly see the display.

Let me put it this way; if it stopped working I'd be fixing it immediately.

Use it and you'll like it.



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Old 10-14-2014, 08:04 PM
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Love mine at night and use it all the time then but during the day with the Florida sun beating down it's about as useful as a screen door on a submarine so i turn it off
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I use mine all of the time. Hardly look at the instrument panel. Would not want a Vette without it. I must have really cheap polarized sun glasses because I can see it fine with my supposedly polarized sun glasses on.


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Old 10-14-2014, 08:36 PM
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Old habits are hard to break. I still look at the gauge instead of the HUD. At night I use it more because it stands out so much.
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Originally Posted by jjaaam
Anybody?
All the time
Old 10-14-2014, 09:12 PM
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I will if I ever get it from its fallen position deep in the dash.
Old 10-14-2014, 09:15 PM
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Use it all the time.
Old 10-14-2014, 09:15 PM
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use mine all the time!

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Use it all the time.

If I turn it off, I feel lost without it.

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Originally Posted by ronsrods222362
Wish all of the vehicles I drive had it
x2 - feels wierd when I get in my daily driver and I dont see it there
Old 10-14-2014, 09:55 PM
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I use it every time I'm in the car. It is a must have feature for me.


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