This right here.
I will admit to running the A/C with the windows down at times.
I do that in the early winter/late fall with the heater, instead of the a/c.
This right here.
I will admit to running the A/C with the windows down at times.
I do that in the early winter/late fall with the heater, instead of the a/c.
Our minivan suffers from "inside thunder" as the kids call it. Bernoulli effect is what Tom and Ray from Cartalk called it. So the windows are almost always up.
I do that in the early winter/late fall with the heater, instead of the a/c.
Our minivan suffers from "inside thunder" as the kids call it. Bernoulli effect is what Tom and Ray from Cartalk called it. So the windows are almost always up.
Years ago, my inlaws bought a used Buick Century, think it was a 1998. I had checked the car out for them and it was in tip top shape. They left the South Bend area on a Friday afternoon to visit family in Kentucky. My mother in law called me from Kokomo and told me there was something SERIOUSLY wrong with the car. There was this thumping sound coming from the back. She was sure it was a wheel bearing or a tire problem because the thumping increased with speed. I told her the brakes were fine and if it was a bad wheel bearing or tire, it went bad between here and Kokomo. I advised her to stop at mechanic and have someone drive it. She did. The mechanic heard no thumping or noise of any kind. They got back in and set off. Just south of Kokomo, she calls back. The thumping is back. She says it's not safe to drive and wants me to hitch up our trailer and come get it.
They drove back to Kokomo at which point she decided they couldn't safely go any further. When I finally got there, I jumped in the Buick and drove it myself. There was NO noise. NO thumping. I told her, not for the first time, you're crazy. She insisted, also not for the first time, she was not crazy. I told her to get in the car, we'd go for a drive together. She protested that she didn't want to spend another minute in that screaming, metal death trap. I assured her, we aren't gonna die, the car is fine. We took off going north on 31 with me driving. I ran it up to 65MPH. No noise, no thumping. I said, see it's fine. She said, let me drive. So we stop and switch places.
The first thing she does is light a cigarette and run the back windows down halfway. Guess what? The thumping returned and got progressively louder as the speed increased.
I don’t have doors. Or windows, or a roof.
I always roll mine down. If it's really hot, I still roll them down AND run the AC. I even keep at least my driver's side partly rolled down in the winter time. About the only time I don't is if it's raining hard enough to come in from the side.
It's 54° right now. Perfect night for windows down.