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TROJANMAN
post Aug 12 2005, 01:18 PM
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found this on my home page today.
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post Aug 12 2005, 01:29 PM
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Be cool about keeping cool. If you really must park in the sun, don't jack up the air conditioner as soon as you get back in the car. Drive for a bit with the windows down to let out the excess heat first. Once you're at highway speeds -- 55 miles an hour or more -- driving with your windows down actually consumes more fuel than using the A/C because it creates so much aerodynamic drag.

MythBusters busted this one this season. At highway speeds, air conditioning always consumes more fuel. Granted, the number of data points they took was small... I'd like to see this experiment repeated with more scientific rigor.

Just had the A/C fixed in the Neon. I've been happy to have it back, even though my mpg just went down a few notches. It's in the high 90s here and I like having cool feet (and the rest of my body too).
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