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Originally Posted by Anker
Remember that most car owners are idiots who wouldn't even know what a dipstick is, let alone how to use it. An electronic oil level with a warning when it gets low is as idiot proof you can make it. Remember that idiots tend to sue the manufacturer when their idiocy gets them in trouble.
More and more cars come without dipsticks.
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The electronic gauge (unless faulty) is good enough to know if you are inside or outside the range of reasonable. The only time (and I think this might be in the manual) to really know the proper level on the inside gauge is at cold startup systems check. And as PWave mentioned, mine too is right on with the dipstick.