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Old 08-25-2011, 09:12 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wstar View Post
A related issue that's been debunked before: rolling down the window vs running the A/C. Assuming you can bear the heat level of running with the windows down and no A/C to save gas, it actually does save gas at low speeds (city streets). However, on the highway, the parasitic drag on the car from having the windows open wastes more gas the running the A/C, so don't do that.

So true, I wish people would understand this. I swear I always run into people saying ac uses more gas no matter what. Either you understand physics or you don't I guess.
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