Do you A/C when top is DOWN?
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From: Sellersburg
Yea- I use AC if I'm in direct sunlight. I prefer to drive with the top down after about 5pm when the sun is setting. The direct sunlight on your face can make you feel like your sitting in a car with all the windows up.
I like the convertible top, but for me personally, I tend to only use it in the evening on hot nights when the sun is gone. If I take it down during the daytime and I'm going somewhere, I arrive looking rather hot and flustered.
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I like the convertible top, but for me personally, I tend to only use it in the evening on hot nights when the sun is gone. If I take it down during the daytime and I'm going somewhere, I arrive looking rather hot and flustered.
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From: Greenville, NC
I tried that and it does not work very well, if it is that hot I put the top up and be cool with no hot bursts of air. IMO convertible is good for Spring and Fall. Forget those 105 degree days with a heat index of 120
. I rather be cool and not have the top down at all. Except maybe at night.
. I rather be cool and not have the top down at all. Except maybe at night.
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From: Bumpass, VA
Know what I think when I see a convertible top *up* on a hot day??? That driver is running their A/C. When I drive on a hot day the top is down!...period. If it *is* hot, yeah, I'll run the A/C...and appreciate it. Knocks down the humidity in the cockpit & keeps the temp ~ 10 degrees cooler. If I want to "pull away" quickly on someone, I just punch the a/c button off at the dash for a lil' sprint from the light. 
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From: Dana Point, CA
absolutely. top down, windows up, a/c blowing makes a huge difference.
anything to keep from putting the top up, i say!!
by the way, i know the a/c robs power and efficiency but in my experience the difference is miniscule. in fact, last year i took a trip to santa barbara when it was way into the 90's. (farenheit for you non US folks). despite getting trapped in the usual traffic going through LA and a couple long blasts up over the speed limit (
) i got nearly 30 mpg on that trip.
think about that. the aerodynamics must be for crap with the top down, i had the a/c on, had to screw around in stop and go traffic, managed some enthusiastic driving and still got that kind of mileage. these cars are amazing.
anything to keep from putting the top up, i say!!
by the way, i know the a/c robs power and efficiency but in my experience the difference is miniscule. in fact, last year i took a trip to santa barbara when it was way into the 90's. (farenheit for you non US folks). despite getting trapped in the usual traffic going through LA and a couple long blasts up over the speed limit (
) i got nearly 30 mpg on that trip. think about that. the aerodynamics must be for crap with the top down, i had the a/c on, had to screw around in stop and go traffic, managed some enthusiastic driving and still got that kind of mileage. these cars are amazing.
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From: Hampton
Yep, I run my AC if it is muggy outside, and I am in stop and go traffic.... that's why I got a convertible, for the rush of air and the great view. I saw about 25 convertibles today, only about 4 of them had their tops down.......
