- Jul 7, 2003
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Driving in the heat: windows open or air-con on?
- Thread starter Bozza
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Jesus: can we ever hope to keep up?
Its not something you would want to KEEP UP with Edna. Its getting ridiculously uncomfortable.
Mad as my Mother
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No-brainer for me, I suffer from Hay fever so the windows in my car stay firmly shut while having the air con on.
My mpg suffers (or seems to) but I stop sneezing and rubbing the hell out of my eyes.
My mpg suffers (or seems to) but I stop sneezing and rubbing the hell out of my eyes.
Butch Willykins
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I usually an air con man, except on holidays when I've hired some cheap pile of shit. Then it's windows open all the way.
What about Sunroofs!? Can you still get sunroofs on new cars? They've always seemed an absolute waste of time to me.
What about Sunroofs!? Can you still get sunroofs on new cars? They've always seemed an absolute waste of time to me.
Sergei's Celebration
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I thought that the the cut off was 50-55mph. Over = Aircon, under = window. I might be wrong and all.
Cian
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Car: Aircon all the way. Never goes off, which prevents it smelling/losing cooling ability as quickly and its never needed anything more than a regas. And it clears the screen in winter
Van: Windows, because I decided I'd take the one Ford had in the port rather than waiting for a build-to-order to arrive from Turkey. So don't have AC.
Van: Windows, because I decided I'd take the one Ford had in the port rather than waiting for a build-to-order to arrive from Turkey. So don't have AC.
11:56 from Fareham
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- Feb 24, 2012
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Seeing as my heating is stuck on full hot, definitely the windows 
HawkTheSeagull
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Suffer with hayfever so having the windows open would mean I'd end up wrapped round a tree - so air con all the way.
Seeing as my heating is stuck on full hot, definitely the windows
That probably stops the engine overheating, if that's any consolation!
11:56 from Fareham
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- Feb 24, 2012
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fozzie's headband
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Windows open for me as my air con no longer works and I don't want to waste money getting it sorted when it's hardly ever needed.
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
Have a convertible so roof down!
Grombleton
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- Dec 31, 2011
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My car is too old for air-con (1998 Corsa) so it's windows for me...and sun-roof.
Sounds like everyone has air con but usWhere's the "What's air-con option?"
Windows down and the fan on in my MkII Golf
Depends also keeping the aircon setting realistic, setting it at 18° when outside its 30° will make it feel like you are getting out into an oven and in my experience end up with a very sore throat a few days later, I normally set it around 24° when on a fast road and window down in traffic.
Noldi
Noldi
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Windows open but only because my air con has packed up. I thougt it needed a re-charge on the gas but was informed that the air con compressor has failed, once I was quoted £600 to installed a new one, I too discovered the delights of an open window. My car is only six years old so I will eventually get it fixed but for now I will continue to enjoy the added bonuses of, Drivers Elbow and reduced fuel consumption.
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Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Same here.
Kazenga <3
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The sunroof on my car is completely pointless. When open it makes the car no cooler but just creates a very annoying noise the faster I am driving. However it is impossible to leave it closed when sunny as to do so means being slowly cooked as the heat magnifies through the glass.