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Old 07-17-2011, 04:49 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R View Post
No automobile can avoid getting hot enough to fry an egg on its hood in Orlando Summer sun. All a fan does is move that 100+ degree air around inside the Malibu. So, park that Malibu in the Summer Orlando sun for half an hour, starting with it being 75 degrees inside. Take a house fan and extension cord with you. Do you seriously think it's not going to rise to 150 degrees inside that car within half an hour?
That's why, after a couple minutes, you turn the A/C back on. Then toggle off. Then on. Low fan. Internal recirculation. Takes away heat and humidity, runs the A/C a fraction of the time. Saves fuel. Nobody freezes.
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