Air Conditioning Performance
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Air Conditioning Performance
I am interested in the performance of RX8 air conditioning. I will be driving the car in FL (and up north in the summer). I have heard that the AC is a little weak, but I don't know if that pertains to the latest (2007) models I am considering. Your experiences will be appreciated!
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my a/c is useless for the 1st 15 mins in the city...on the hwy i can get cool in bout 5 mins...but if im with 2-3 other people in the car it gets pretty bad...almost to the point where i prefer not to take my car.
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Keeping the cover closed on the moonroof helps a lot too, even though the glass is tinted it lets in a lot of heat. My a/c can't keep up on hot days with the cover slid back.
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I haven't done any of those quick DIY AC mods, and I live in South Florida and the ac is pretty good. Usually I turn it to 3/4 for 5 or 10 minutes then I can drive 2-3 in the day, and 1 at night. My car usually sits outside in the sun and the ac keeps me pretty cool. The one that is a pain though is that the steering wheel gets insanely hot because it is made out of leather, and the aluminum rotary **** ontop of the shift **** gets extremely hot too. I usually have to wear gloves in the day because it burns my hands.
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I haven't done any of those quick DIY AC mods, and I live in South Florida and the ac is pretty good. Usually I turn it to 3/4 for 5 or 10 minutes then I can drive 2-3 in the day, and 1 at night. My car usually sits outside in the sun and the ac keeps me pretty cool. The one that is a pain though is that the steering wheel gets insanely hot because it is made out of leather, and the aluminum rotary **** ontop of the shift **** gets extremely hot too. I usually have to wear gloves in the day because it burns my hands.
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