Rant: I hate riding with other people who have something against A/C!

[300MDemon]

Ok today is the second time I have ridden to lunch with a coworker. It's been BLAZING hot in the car both times but he insists on cranking up the A/C to a powerful 1 setting! I don't understand it. Today we had 5 people piled into a 2000 Accord and I know everyone else is about to burn the hell up as well. Is it rude to say anything? I don't know what I'm going to do when we ride to Happy Hour together this evening. I'm reluctant to say anything because A/C on high may be against his religion or something. I don't know. That is all.

 

[notfred]

Stop being the world's hugest pussy and say, "It's kinda hot, mind if I turn up the A/C?"

 

[imported_Strang]

Originally posted by: notfred
Stop being the world's hugest pussy and say, "It's kinda hot, mind if I turn up the A/C?"

:thumbsup:

 

[alexeikgb]

Originally posted by: notfred
Stop being the world's hugest pussy and say, "It's kinda hot, mind if I turn up the A/C?"

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[lightpants]

You: Hey, buddy.
Him: Yea?
You: Stick out your hand,


And turn up the AC, man!

 

[Liviathan]

Just turn it on for them...its your right as American to enjoy A/C

 

[Hankerton]

Originally posted by: notfred
Stop being the world's hugest pussy and say, "It's kinda hot, mind if I turn up the A/C?"

haha, indeed.

Not to mention, it's September, it won't be hot that much longer unless your in Florida or somethin

 

[300MDemon]

Originally posted by: notfred
Stop being the world's hugest pussy and say, "It's kinda hot, mind if I turn up the A/C?"

Yeah yeah. I know. I should. If it were like one of my close friends I'd just say "Does your fvckin air work or what?" I'll say something about it on the way to Happy Hour I guess.

 

[Kelvrick]

Agree with notfred.

Coworkers say the same too me though, but it eventually comes on. I don't like having hte AC on for the first minute or so when the engine is still cold in my car. A little superstition of mine.

 

[CVSiN]

wuss.
when I was your age I had to walk to lunch, both ways uphill in 400 degree heat.. and we loved it!

 

[TheNinja]

I've ridden with some people who say "I dont use the air b/c it hurts my gas mileage". Then they fly down the freeway with their windows open. It seems to me that ruining the areodynamics of your vehicles body would hurt the gas mileage just as much if not more. Also in those cases I usually say "Here take this dollar, that cover the difference in your gas bill due to the A/C being on".

 

[300MDemon]

Originally posted by: Staley8
I've ridden with some people who say "I dont use the air b/c it hurts my gas mileage". Then they fly down the freeway with their windows open. It seems to me that ruining the areodynamics of your vehicles body would hurt the gas mileage just as much if not more. Also in those cases I usually say "Here take this dollar, that cover the difference in your gas bill due to the A/C being on".

Yeah true...I've never understood people like that.

 

[Nocturnal]

Shoots if you rode with me you'd ask to turn it down I bet. When I drive I drive with it on full blast, 24/7.

 

[0roo0roo]

tell him he's deluded. the ac pump works at the same speed regardless of fan setting.

 

[dquan97]

How about just asking him?

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: CVSiN
wuss.
when I was your age I had to walk to lunch, both ways uphill in 400 degree heat.. and we loved it!

Haha.

My next car won't even have AC. Man, how ghetto is that?

 

[GiggityGiggity]

AC is for women afraid to mess up their hair.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: GiggityGiggity
AC is for women afraid to mess up their hair.

Uh, no. A/C is for people who live in states like Georgia where it's stupidly hot most of the summer. I'll gladly eat the MPG hit in exchange for not sweating my ass off.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: GiggityGiggity
AC is for women afraid to mess up their hair.

Or for those of us proud to live in the 21st century and celebrate the fact by riding comfortably in our cars on hot, humid days.

 

[shimsham]

i ride with all my windows down when its not blazing. feels better than the a/c to me.

 

[Vic]

The AC compressor puts roughly the same amount of load on the engine regardless of the fan setting. The torque loss is minimal but the hp loss is more considerable because of the compressor's resistance to high rpms. Regardless, you will probably lose roughly 20% fuel efficiency.

Personally, I don't like AC, and don't understand people who run it even on relatively cool days just because they can't put their windows down. It's a nice day, for Christ's sake, roll the windows down and enjoy it. Soon it will be winter and your life is slipping away. And contrary to popular stupidity, having the windows down causes a very minimal drop in fuel efficiency (less than 1%).

Otherwise, it has to be a really hot day and I have to been in business clothes for me to turn on the AC. If it's 90F out, and I'm in shorts and t-shirt, there is absolutely no way in hell I am turning the AC on.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: shimsham
i ride with all my windows down when its not blazing. feels better than the a/c to me.

I actually don't use mine a bunch, but if it's over 90 you bet I'll have it on.

 

[JimRaynor]

Are you fat?

Maybe the other people riding with you aren't and get cold faster than you.

 

[r6ashih]

AC full blast with the windows and top down!

 

[DougK62]

Originally posted by: Vic
The AC compressor puts roughly the same amount of load on the engine regardless of the fan setting. The torque loss is minimal but the hp loss is more considerable because of the compressor's resistance to high rpms. Regardless, you will probably lose roughly 20% fuel efficiency.

Personally, I don't like AC, and don't understand people who run it even on relatively cool days just because they can't put their windows down. It's a nice day, for Christ's sake, roll the windows down and enjoy it. Soon it will be winter and your life is slipping away. And contrary to popular stupidity, having the windows down causes a very minimal drop in fuel efficiency (less than 1%).

Otherwise, it has to be a really hot day and I have to been in business clothes for me to turn on the AC. If it's 90F out, and I'm in shorts and t-shirt, there is absolutely no way in hell I am turning the AC on.

Word, son. Preach it.