I agree

If two goose are geese then how come two moose aint meese?
How come you call them apartments if they are connected together?
How come when you drive up to the teller machine at the bank all the numbers have brail?

 

why do you bake cookies, but you cook bacon???
hmmm.....

 

Ive had two dakotas, both stds, and neither had a tach. My two cherokees, both stds, do not have tachs. My 6 '72-'93 full size dodges are all autos and do not have tachs. Though my tan '93 150 has an aftermarket column mounted tach i installed.

Others i know of:
'95 chevy 1/2 ton, std, has tach
'92 accord, std, has tach
'96 civic, auto, has tach
'95 camry, std, has tach
'01 Mercedes Kompressor, std, tach
'95 and '92 accliams, both autos, no tachs
'89 Yamaha Phazer sled, has tach

In ending, i guess more of the foreign jobs have them than our US stuff

 

My auto equipped Mercury S/W has a tach...and a v-6....go figure.....it was standard, not an option that I can see

 

I agree what was mentioned before: it's about options. If you buy a vehicle that's all loaded up, it comes with the "deluxe" transmission (automatic) and the "deluxe" cluster (lots of gauges). If you buy a basic vehicle with no options, it comes with the cheaper transmission (manual) and the cheaper cluster (just a speedo and some idiot lights). Does it make sense? Only to the manufacturers' bean counters who have the biggest say in how the car is equipped when built.

 

I have a 91 S-10 p/u .. It is the "Tahoe Package" with the nicer interior and power everything. It is a 4.3 V6 and it has always baffled me as to why it has no tach.

 

I think that if that is your life long question, you need a new life

 

His life hasn't been that long yet.