Pointless Facelift?

[WylieCoyote]

I read somewhere about post facelift IS200's having the MPG gauge in a different place to pre-facelift models. Didn't really think anything about it at the time, but I just thought, WHY???????? It occurs to me that this may well be the single most pointless facelift 'modification' since, well, ever! I know they did other stuff as well but I'd just love to know why flipping a couple of dials found it's way into the facelift. Can anyone shed any light?

[Bobski]

I think the gauge is in the same position, just that the needle goes in the other direction.

It prob does read better/easier having the needle go up instead of down......but there you go.

[Kiriyama]

That would make sense, to be honest. It's always seemed a bit backwards to me.

[Hostile Smoker]

The whole MPG gauge just seems pointless to me, I mean when you accellerate it drops to about 10mph whether you floor it or just accellerate gently, and when you are coasting / remove your foot it just goes right up to the top end of the gauge.

An 'average MPG' would have been more usefull, I spent the first few weeks of ownership gasping at how crap the MPG was until I gave up reading the gauge. lol

[Yaumeister]

You will be amazed at the little differences, like the Battery and faulty bulb icons swapped around. Problems jason_l and snowman run into when trying to make a finishing product for our speedos.

[Chris.S]

and the very last models like mine were made with a silver surround

[loggyboy]

I think the gauge is in the same position, just that the needle goes in the other direction.

It prob does read better/easier having the needle go up instead of down......but there you go.

No they are completetly swapped

early:

late:

[Bobski]

Stand corrected :)

Was it also the same on post 2001 models without the silver surround?

BTW not keen on the silver surround myself.

[Yaumeister]

How about carbon ones?

[WylieCoyote]

I like the silver surround. Makes it look lighter.

[Bobski]

The silver detracts from the chronograph effect of the clocks.

The darker carbon looks ok though.