Who likes the aircon on with all windows up, Whilst driving in the summer mths

I don't see the point in having it on then. why don't you have the air on flow threw?

shane.

Axle.
We don't like the air con on for long periods.
We have a large vent in the roof of the Merc, it is a sky light opened backwards,with the rear windows open a little we have plenty of cool air without the blustering of windows down. Eric

Thats like having the aircon at home and leaving the windows open.

They arent built to cool the whole neighbourhood.

Same with the car isnt there to cool the countryside just the inside of the car.

Good way to stuff it.

Im a trucky, i drive with A/C on about 2 and the window fully open, very comfortable, A/C just keeps the heat at bay and window keeps that open air back yard BBQ feeling.
Helps keep my cool when dealing with you caravanners.

Col

I think by having the windows open, your A/C will never reach the temp to cut out and cycle.
That way your compressor is going all the time and your just wasting power from your motor turning the compressor needlessly.
It works with the windows open a bit if you have an evaporative A/C in your car, but there are not too many cars fitted with them ;<)
Dave

I'm not a big fan of the air con... it's just toooo cold. I usually put it on if the car has been sitting in the sun to cool things down, but when we're travelling we usually put the windows down- we much prefer the fresh air!

Hi Axle,

Why not use fresh air on the car and that way you should have the best of both worlds.

Bruce and Di

My windows are the air-con....lol.

My elbow gets red and dry over summer and cold and wet during winter.

In fact my elbow has worn the paint on the top of the door to bare metal.


Cheers.....Lionel.

Forum is going downhill, with threads as inane as this!

No point having air con unless your teeth are chattering.

A/c on full and windows up for me.

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I myself, dont go anywhere around town without air con at this time of year.

But on bush roads, the windows are down, enjoying the smells and sounds. Unless its really hot or fires around.

My old man would drive with window down and air con on low, unless it was a long trip then he would have his window up. He hated being boxed in though, prefered the fresh air.

Once off the bitumen, if the window aint down and your arm aint perched along the window sill then somethings wrong.

My aircon stays on 365/yr in the Cruiser and Ute, just adjust the Temp control according the seasons. Mind you we don’t get much over 30dg in this area. When it does, down goes the window as I love that fresh air, but the aircon stays on. Always have the L/Hand rear window down at least 1/3 so to give the dog in the back some air.

Recently fitted a set of four “Toyota” monsoon shields to the Cruiser, what a difference they made to that wind buffeting, now I can put more windows down, still with the aircon on.

Clive.

Windows down increases drag and fuel consumption

Aircon on increases fuel consumption.

Aircon on with windows open ???

There are one way flap valves that let the air out- its not as if the car will over-inflate and explode if you leave the windows closed when you turn on the AC.

Dunno why you need to ask everyone else what they like. If that is what you like, do it. If swmbo does not like it, that's your problem, nobody else's.

If you can't make your mind up, try both.

Jack

I do the same thing so you get fresh air and cold air at the same time LOL

Also,the air pressure from the aircon keeps the outside air turbulence to a minimum

When I am running at open road speeds I keep the windows up and the A/C on. When we come to a town and the speed goes down so do the windows.

When leaving town the speed goes up and so do the windows.

Oh! If I don't turn the A/C off when I put the windows down SWMBO chucks a wobbly. Most of the time she doesn't notice until we are heading out of town anyway.

In the old MQ with the SD33 I would sometimes turn the A/C off when climbinb a big hill. With the old Slow Diesel every little helped. It's not an issue in the GU.

Duncs

I must admit I like the feeling of the wind at lower speeds, but the 'hurricane' tearing through the cabin at highway speeds is a bit much (so the windows go up).

On dirt roads (medium to high speed), the windows go up and the air on 'fresh' to pressurise the cabin (helps reduce the amount of dust sucked in through the rear door seals).

A/C is only used as/when required to cool down when it's hot, or to defog the windows.