Ray D
Well-known member
Haven?t been able to solve this, and have a hunch there is no solution. So, this may turn out to be ?just a rant.? Thanks for the opportunity, either way.
A bit of an explanation:
Just passed the one year anniversary of our Challenger purchase. Was out, camping at Three Island State Park. Got to thinking about the small, inconvenient, relatively unimportant irritations the Challenger has. Got started on a list of things to correct. Explains the flurry of posts, I have here, today and maybe tomorrow. - - - Maybe the day after that!
The manager at the Damon plant, one day, decided to let his ?ne?r do well? son have a shot at design work. He assigned said son to placement of the steering wheel and the speedometer. The design genius placed them such that I cannot see all of the speedometer, and can?t adjust anything, so far, that permits me to see it.
The seat moves forward and back, swivels and tilts. Won?t move up and down. The steering wheel tilts. Will move to several positions. Doesn?t telescope, at least that I can figure out.
I have checked every combination of adjustments I can thing of. I have to reach the pedals with my feet, and the wheel with my hands. Limits how far forward or aft or how much tilt, I can put the seat in. Tilting the wheel to its various positions, simply changes the effect of moving the seat!
At the top of available positions, (wheel up, seat back) the top of the speedometer is obscured. That is, I can?t see the speed from 35mph to 70mph. At the bottom of available positions, (wheel down, seat forward) I can?t see up to 35mph or above 70mph. (Don?t much care about above 70!). In the middle of positions, I can?t see anything of importance on the speedometer! Can?t see the needle!
Not willing to adjust the seat, nor the steering wheel, once underway. So, I do ?duck and stretch? depending upon the seat and wheel adjustments, and how much I care about the speed, at any given moment. If the seat would move up, or the wheel would telescope, this wouldn?t be a problem.
Never seen anything like this before! The guy who test-drove this design must have been seven feet tall, with primate type arms! I?m 5'9". Am I missing something?
Ray D
A bit of an explanation:
Just passed the one year anniversary of our Challenger purchase. Was out, camping at Three Island State Park. Got to thinking about the small, inconvenient, relatively unimportant irritations the Challenger has. Got started on a list of things to correct. Explains the flurry of posts, I have here, today and maybe tomorrow. - - - Maybe the day after that!
The manager at the Damon plant, one day, decided to let his ?ne?r do well? son have a shot at design work. He assigned said son to placement of the steering wheel and the speedometer. The design genius placed them such that I cannot see all of the speedometer, and can?t adjust anything, so far, that permits me to see it.
The seat moves forward and back, swivels and tilts. Won?t move up and down. The steering wheel tilts. Will move to several positions. Doesn?t telescope, at least that I can figure out.
I have checked every combination of adjustments I can thing of. I have to reach the pedals with my feet, and the wheel with my hands. Limits how far forward or aft or how much tilt, I can put the seat in. Tilting the wheel to its various positions, simply changes the effect of moving the seat!
At the top of available positions, (wheel up, seat back) the top of the speedometer is obscured. That is, I can?t see the speed from 35mph to 70mph. At the bottom of available positions, (wheel down, seat forward) I can?t see up to 35mph or above 70mph. (Don?t much care about above 70!). In the middle of positions, I can?t see anything of importance on the speedometer! Can?t see the needle!
Not willing to adjust the seat, nor the steering wheel, once underway. So, I do ?duck and stretch? depending upon the seat and wheel adjustments, and how much I care about the speed, at any given moment. If the seat would move up, or the wheel would telescope, this wouldn?t be a problem.
Never seen anything like this before! The guy who test-drove this design must have been seven feet tall, with primate type arms! I?m 5'9". Am I missing something?
Ray D