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Old 04-22-2009, 08:16 PM   #30 (permalink)
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When did you get into your car that it wasn't already hotter than the outside temp? Fact is, it doesn't take very long for your car to heat up when it's parked in the sun. If you want to keep it from heating up on the inside, get it out of the sun. Simple as that. Or tint your windows.

Paint color will not change how hot your interior gets, period.

And no, it doesn't make a discernable difference from 110 to 120 degrees. You're sweating your proverbial balls off as soon as you get into the car anyway. I don't use A/C in any of my cars except the van, and I use it in the van sparingly. I also can't drive w/ the window down, since the wind going in my ear bothers me more than sweating profusely does.

Maybe it's just me? (And a group of scientists who have already proven that paint doesn't affect interior temps....)
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