Tachometer doesn't work

[atcovan]

My rev-counter is dead, and my dealer service advisor thought it was a bad instrument cluster. The quote to see about this was too dear, so I didn't actually have a tech look at it and got a cluster from eBay. Well, it didn't solve my problem. Any thoughts on this? The car runs great, otherwise. Thanks in advance!

[petrified.rabbit]

check the fuse? (is there one) also did you do anything to the car shortly before? radio? amp, etc?

[atcovan]

check the fuse? (is there one) also did you do anything to the car shortly before? radio? amp, etc?

Hi and thanks for the reply. I purchased the car in this condition. It was previously a rental unit with no known modifications. I hadn't thought of a fuse. I'll post back if that's what it ultimately is!

[aveodude]

you bought a rental car with a dead tach?

Out of honest curiosity, what made you buy a rental car. I know that personally, when I get a rental car, I always call it a "what would happen if" car. I think, " What would happen if......" then I do it. Such "what would happens" would always be something I would NEVER do in a car I owned and usually ended in very loud mechanical noises followed by lots of laughter.

[deniswhite1]

you bought a rental car with a dead tach?

Out of honest curiosity, what made you buy a rental car. I know that personally, when I get a rental car, I always call it a "what would happen if" car. I think, " What would happen if......" then I do it. Such "what would happens" would always be something I would NEVER do in a car I owned and usually ended in very loud mechanical noises followed by lots of laughter.

good times

[petrified.rabbit]

you know, 75% of uses cars sold within 2 years of being purchased new are rental cars.. whether you know it or not.

another 10% are repos...

[aveodude]

So you are saying that 85% of used cars are either repo or rentals? I would like to see some evidence of that please. Considering that there is also leasing to keep in mind I highly doubt that statistic is correct.

[petrified.rabbit]

if it is within the first 2 years of being new..

it is in the auto auction data base, they keep track of who sells what and how many, as customer/seller tally.

[aveodude]

if it is within the first 2 years of being new..

it is in the auto auction data base, they keep track of who sells what and how many, as customer/seller tally.

Now that makes sense. We are not talking cars sold by dealers but rather auto auctions.

[atcovan]

you bought a rental car with a dead tach?

Out of honest curiosity, what made you buy a rental car. I know that personally, when I get a rental car, I always call it a "what would happen if" car. I think, " What would happen if......" then I do it. Such "what would happens" would always be something I would NEVER do in a car I owned and usually ended in very loud mechanical noises followed by lots of laughter.

Yep, I talked him down $100 because of it. Out the door for under $6k for a 2006 seemed a good risk. It's a California car (LA) with 40k miles, otherwise, it's in perfect cosmetic and mechanical condition, and the colour I wanted. No evidence of flood, undercarriage damage (forklift, curbing, etc.) and a clean CarFax report. I will be changing the timing belt, water pump, idler pulley before 50k miles. Also, I bought a new thermostat housing made of metal. Don't need those problems.