Tom2

Does anyone have a link to that online fuel mileage study? I think I read it here, but I may be wrong....

Anyway, it was a study (unscientific) that compared fuel mileage under various conditions with the a/c on and the windows up vs a/c off and the windows down.


Anyone remember?

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eclipse23

Best fuel mileage estimate is my girlfriend. Every time she tanks up she busts out her notepad and jots down her MPG. Before her 01' GSR she used to drive a 98' Honda Civic HX. It got close to 40mpg on average. I don't know of any studies Tom. I am sure the ones from the dealers are Biased, try consumer reports.

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Tom2

No, it wasn't a dealer study or anything....

It basically came to the conclusion that you'll get the same gas mileage driving with your a/c on and windows up as you'll get driving with your a/c off and windows down.

I guess the added wind drag of having your windows down is equal to the extra power needed to run your a/c compressor.

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gto2050

And why didn't you show up Sat? Everyone was asking fer ya! (I'm looking for the link you requested)

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EricL

Here is a link you will find interesting (I remember reading a mileage article on windows up vs. air conditioning, but I forget where it was). This link has good info...

Title: "What gets the better gas mileage: windows up, AC on, or windows down, AC off?"


Link: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_393.html


Small excerpt:

Windows up, AC off: 35 MPG
Windows up, AC on: 34.4 MPG
Windows down (all four), AC off: 33.8 MPG


Note: A rebuttal states that it all depends on the car!!!

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Tom2

Actually, I was planning to surprise some of you and actually show up with the M3 all shined up and ready to smoke someone's Type-S

Unfortunately, I had a cousin that passed away last Thursday and spent Saturday at his funeral in upstate New York.

What a fuckin' shame. He was only 34 years old and died of cancer. He was diagnosed one week before Thanksgiving last year and lived for less than a year after his diagnosis.



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Tom2

Cecil Adams!! I have a book written by him called The Straight Dope.

I forgot all about it, though. But it's definitely interesting reading.......


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