I really hope that this question doesn't show too much of my ignorance with cars and in particular this car. I really have tried to research this by reading the manual and I do not believe that I am missing anything. But, then again I have done stranger things. So here it goes:

What in the world is the deal with the stopwatch feature on the computer display? Does anyone really use this? Is there a way of using this that I am not realizing? Just seems to me that if I am in the opportunity to do some dragging, I am not going to want to take my hand off the wheel in order to start and stop this thing. This is what leads me to think that I am missing something. Is there something inherent in the car that starts and stops it at certain milage intervals, or other controls that I am unaware of? I do plan on doing some mods and "test and tunes" here in the spring and would like to utilize the stopwatch if possible. Just that right now it really seems like a useless feature. Something that sounded and looked kinda cool when I bought it but was shortly proven to be impractical. That is of course unless I am completely missing something. Anybody have any takes on this?

 

It's pretty useless generally. But I do occasionally use it at the track (road course) to get a rough lap time. Just hit it when crossing start/finish and you get a lap time. It helps to find a spot where you have an easily identifiable marker (like the start/finish line) and where you are going straight and not shifting. It's easy to find such a place on a real track though.

Jason

 

yeah its useless.

would be cool if it could start and stop with certain speeds and distances, but it cant.

whats more. theres a "timer" that does the exact same thing but keeps a count of the ODO as well. dont think it gives time beyond seconds though. more useful for timing trips though.

 

never used it....

 

I use the stopwatch to see how long it takes the RX-8 to pull up next to me after racing him off the line

 

 

actually, besides using the stopwatch, i grab a quick bite to eat, fill my gas, pee, and then the rx-8 would finally catch up.

 

You mean the RX-8 actually catches up to you?

 

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i use the one with the odo all the time, see how long it takes me from my house to work/girlfriend's house/aunt's house/mom's work/etc. Since i can take many different routes, i see which one is the shortest/fastest.
I had been taking a road to my g/f house which i though it was shorter because i looked the diagonal way, as opposed to going in an L-shape. Finally realized that it was actually longer, and it took me longer to get there than the way i thought it was longer.
Only thing is, that the way i go now, i take the Turnpike, where i haul ***, so it actually costs me more now because of gas

Other than that, don't have much use for it.

 

Time it takes you to get in the girls pants, well come spring and summer shorts and skirts!

 

the in-dash stopwatch is more of a gimmick than anything really useful...

at the track I strap a Robic SC-808 lap timer to the steering wheel.... it's easier to reach and I has a lot more useful information http://www.ompusa.com/robic.htm

Dissolved--- that cat picture is hilarious!


PeteH

 

I think I was used my stopwatch to see how long it took for the McDonald's drive thru....then i gave up