In article
<a2844e70-1367-4514-a9e4-2bc5902651ac@n58g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
bubbabubbs@yahoo.com wrote:

> Would you consider buying a car (brand new) that only has the water
> temp "idiot light", but no water temp _gauge_ ?

Sure.

But if it really bothers you, it's easy to get devices that plug into
the OBD-II port and give you more information about your car than you
ever want to know. For example:

http://www.scangauge.com/