DOMINION

Anyone drive with the windows down? I get tired of having the air on all the time.

Clavius

90% of the time my windows are down up here in MA. Only time they've been up is when it topped 100 degree's or its raining. Swear our car's aero force's rain water INTO our car. That and I kinda find the outside air being forced into my car kinda stale be it cold or warm just doesnt feel "Fresh".

BlueSky

joke topic.

New Yorker

Have the windows down most of the time. Only use A/C when it's unbearably hot, when I'm on the parkway, or when I have passengers who prefer A/C. My other vehicle is a bike, so yeah, I prefer fresh air.

DOMINION

Man it can be 110 out & I'll have the windows down. I need a seat cover on the driver seat only lol.
I only have the air on when my girl or passengers are in the car too.

labutler

I'm windows down only as well.

mysql101

mine is usually down. Yesterday is the first time that I've cleaned the inside area by the rear window. It was chalked full of dust.

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

lower the windows so i don't get caught for tint.

Razz1

I perfer to use the rear side vents when I keep my windows down.

I like them down. Easier to pick up chicks at the beach.

DOMINION

Ahh crap I forgot all about that!

kuleto

The AC tends to break if you don't use it right?

StewyRX8

Windows down AND A/C on! Snap!

WRXtoRX8

in my wrx I had a sunroof and heated seats so unless it was over a 110 or raining even during winter it was windows down. with the 8 I am not sure yet but I would have to say right now it is 50/50

KeithL

If it's not too f-ing hot, windows down on the surface streets, windows up, a/c on the highway. More fuel efficient that way....

(Drag from windows / sunroof open on highway uses more fuel than a/c....)

ken-x8

Windows up, AC on. Two reasons.

First, with my old car I used my last can of R-12 a couple of summers ago. I kind of had my fill of "windows down, enjoy the sauna."

Second, I can hear the note of my Rotary whether the windows are up or down. But if they're down, other sounds intrude. Sounds from lesser vehicles. Boing-boing from passing pistons. Unclean!!

Ken

RX8SaxMan

Exactly! And when its cold outside I have the windows down and the heater on!

DOMINION

Yup. Fuel efficient; I think its 2% with A/C on Vs windows down going over 45mph its 10%.

CosmosMpower

Fresh air is good, in fact most of the time I just put the top down. It's especially fun when it's raining, people give you the strangest looks.

Stavesacre21

i believe this is the 3rd post exactly like this i've seen today...

In a rush to run your post total up? Most capable of reading are likely aware that its not exactly an informative topic.

BunnyGirl

I guess you must have missed that "fuel economy" segment on 20/20 about a month ago where John Stossel was telling us it is a myth that "window drag" is worse for fuel economy than the AC is.

I just know my mileage is still in the same range windows up and AC on or windows down and AC off.

Anyway, lately I have been doing windows up and AC on partly because I can't hear my radio too well with the windows open and also that all summer I have been having to take a detour on back roads that are very dusty and I'm trying to minimize the yuck that gets inside my car. But, they reopened the road when I was on vacation so I don't have to detour anymore.

DOMINION

It was on myth busters. Windows up if your doing 45+. Oh well I dont think up or down will do much for our car.

Stavesacre21

yea, i've heard both sides of it, and in most cars, it fluxuates. Just this last weekend I drove a 300 miles round trip and filled up 1/2 way both times of NOTHING but HW miles. On the first 1/2 tank i filled, I got 19.28 MPG...that was with AC on windows up, second tank I got 21.77 MPG windows down AC off. Both tanks were cruising at 70MPH whole way.

Just thought i'd toss that in there for any short term comparison.