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#133210 - 12/06/08 06:58 PM Aircon question
OrangeHippo Offline
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Registered: 28/07/07
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Hey everybody,

with the fuel prices absolutely rocketing out of control, i was just wondering how much difference in the fuel does it make if you drive with your air conditioning on continuously? Does it make a huge difference?

I can't drive at all without the aircon on, as the windscreen steams up terrible, even if i turn aircon off half way through the journey it still seems to steam up. does this happen to anyone else?

cheers

sam

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#133211 - 12/06/08 07:07 PM Re: Aircon question [Re: OrangeHippo]
SI_ST Offline
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Registered: 23/12/05
Posts: 835
Loc: Yorkshire
Have you tried cleaning your windscreen lol. Do you have air circulation on? - turn it off. I think petrol consumption increases about 15% with the aircon on.

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#133212 - 13/06/08 06:18 AM Re: Aircon question [Re: SI_ST]
DAVE T ST Offline
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Registered: 15/01/06
Posts: 3556
Loc: Tipton nr. Dudley, W. Mids
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Do you have air circulation on? - turn it off. I think petrol consumption increases about 15% with the aircon on.




Agreed, but it's about 50% with the ST.
If you're steaming up it's because you have recirc on.
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#133213 - 13/06/08 07:32 AM Re: Aircon question [Re: DAVE T ST]
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Registered: 26/04/07
Posts: 1148
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Do you have air circulation on? - turn it off. I think petrol consumption increases about 15% with the aircon on.




Agreed, but it's about 50% with the ST.
If you're steaming up it's because you have recirc on.




either that or he is doing something he shouldn't be doing

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#133214 - 13/06/08 08:23 AM Re: Aircon question [Re: Bradders]
kenny Offline



Registered: 08/03/08
Posts: 11806
Loc: essex
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Do you have air circulation on? - turn it off. I think petrol consumption increases about 15% with the aircon on.




Agreed, but it's about 50% with the ST.
If you're steaming up it's because you have recirc on.




either that or he is doing something he shouldn't be doing



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#133215 - 13/06/08 10:57 AM Re: Aircon question [Re: kenny]
OrangeHippo Offline
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Registered: 28/07/07
Posts: 50
im female, lol

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#133216 - 13/06/08 02:00 PM Re: Aircon question [Re: OrangeHippo]
DAVE T ST Offline
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Registered: 15/01/06
Posts: 3556
Loc: Tipton nr. Dudley, W. Mids
I knew by the question that you were
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#133217 - 13/06/08 02:08 PM Re: Aircon question [Re: DAVE T ST]
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Registered: 18/07/06
Posts: 1674
Loc: Leeds
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I knew by the question that you were




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