What is the correct temperature in your car?

". ." (xllx) 03/12/2016 at 12:36 • Filed to: None

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Before multi zone HVAC became common in cars many a battle has been fought between people travelling together over what temperature is reasonable. What is your preferred choice and what punishment awaits those who mess with the settings while you’re driving?

Personally, I like to have my temperature set to 17*C (62.5F) in direct sunlight and 19*C (66F) in most other cases, which is probably about average.

PorkchoPlissken > . . 03/12/2016 at 12:40

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Remove t-tops. Perfect temp achieved.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > . . 03/12/2016 at 12:40

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I have 5 settings

ambient

little bit colder then ambient

OH GOD HOW IS THIS CAR SO COLD

warmer then ambient

AHHHHHH ITS LIIKE 5000 DEGREES IN HERE

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > . . 03/12/2016 at 12:41

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I always like a good argument so I turn on both the heating and cooling on the seats at the same time.

. . > PorkchoPlissken 03/12/2016 at 12:43

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Do you need to use an umbrella in your car or are you the owner of a legendary petrolhead relic - non leaky T-tops?

. . > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 03/12/2016 at 12:44

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Please update us if your seats develop schizophrenia.

PorkchoPlissken > . . 03/12/2016 at 12:48

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Behold! Not a drop inside. Just withstood 3 days of moderate to heavy rain. Not a drop.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > . . 03/12/2016 at 12:49

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70°F. Unless the outside weather is between 60-80°F, in which case I’ve got all the windows down.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 03/12/2016 at 12:49

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Funny that is about how the mrs describes it when I am driving, though she usually asks why do you have it set on Arctic for max ac or blast furnace for max heat.

. . > PorkchoPlissken 03/12/2016 at 12:50

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Since I want to have a car with T-tops at some point, what sort of unholy sacrifice worked for you?

. . > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/12/2016 at 12:51

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I tend to just drive with windows down and AC off if I’m in the city and it’s warm outside, but at speeds around 70 kph my car gets hella buffety.

PorkchoPlissken > . . 03/12/2016 at 12:57

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I am required by the unholy gods to shave my pubic hair once a month. And if I scratch the ungodly itch that follows my facial hair is immediately replaced with the fallen pubes.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > PorkchoPlissken 03/12/2016 at 12:57

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That was the year where all the leaks were installed at the bottom of the car? :)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > . . 03/12/2016 at 13:00

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Windows down usually works for me. And the punishment is just verbal berating

PorkchoPlissken > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 03/12/2016 at 13:00

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All it leaks is washer fluid. And sex.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > . . 03/12/2016 at 13:01

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Fan speed at 1, vent setting at defog, temperature at 60 Fahrenheit (one click up from the coldest setting). Once my car warms up, these settings are perfect for most of my driving except in summer. Strangely, moving the temperature control from 60 to 57.5 (max cold) feels like a much larger temperature decrease than any other single step on the dial, but that’s handy when I get toasty and need a quick bit of cold air.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > . . 03/12/2016 at 13:03

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Step 1: Have AC, that I don’t.

If I need it cooler I go faster.

XJDano > . . 03/12/2016 at 13:04

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9/16 to hot, defrost, & recycling air.

Manual everything.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > PorkchoPlissken 03/12/2016 at 13:06

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Who needs window tint when they fog up just fine ;)

I noticed the lack of tint and strongly approve btw. Looks super clean. Nice car, sir.

PorkchoPlissken > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 03/12/2016 at 13:16

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Oh they fog. But defrost and demister equipped. They thought of everything. Also, thanks, I am very pleased.

KirkyV > . . 03/12/2016 at 13:20

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In winter, it’s all the way over to the right; in summer, all the way over to the left. Spring and Autumn generally have it hovering around the middle.

And my passengers don’t complain ‘cause people want to be chilled in the summer and warmed in the winter, and who really cares about the difference between a li’l bit of blue and a lot of blue?

. . > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 03/12/2016 at 13:25

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That’s quite particular. I just plop the fan and zone settings on auto.

. . > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 03/12/2016 at 13:27

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To be fair, unless you have your controls in the middle (which I still claim is the correct place for the switches), It’d be difficult for a passenger to mess with your window. :D

E92M3 > . . 03/12/2016 at 13:39

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I keep mine at 70 or 72 year round. Cloudy=72, Sunny=70

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > PorkchoPlissken 03/12/2016 at 13:45

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Is the secret to non leaking t tops never to remove them ever?

Cé hé sin > . . 03/12/2016 at 13:49

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22 deg. It suits my climate control.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > . . 03/12/2016 at 13:56

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I mean if they roll up their window or the back window

fhrblig > . . 03/12/2016 at 14:00

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The few times in my life that I’ve had automatic climate control I never paid much attention to it. I’d say probably somewhere around 70° F, though.

Most of the time I have my windows down instead because I prefer it and also because I’m a cigar smoker.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > . . 03/12/2016 at 14:23

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My car cares not for your bourgeoisie automatic climate control. ;-) And once I have my dials the way I want them, I hardly ever have to change anything.

PorkchoPlissken > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/12/2016 at 14:29

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I think so, for the 2 previous owners. Or maybe I’m just really good with rubber.

Stapleface > . . 03/12/2016 at 14:41

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I’m married, so unless I want to have an argument the entire time, it’s about 84 in the winter. And probably 75 in the summer.

If it were only up to me, it’d be in the low 60s year round.

. . > Stapleface 03/12/2016 at 14:42

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How do you not boil?

Stapleface > PorkchoPlissken 03/12/2016 at 14:43

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Nissan needs to learn a thing or two from GM. They’ve got the leak on lockdown.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > . . 03/12/2016 at 15:23

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76 in the winter and off with windows down in the summer. No punishment because dual zone!

208? ^^^

. . > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/12/2016 at 15:24

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76? Are you even human?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > . . 03/12/2016 at 15:26

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It’s not accurate. Actual temp is probably more like 68. My wife blasts it on high at all times.

Stapleface > . . 03/12/2016 at 16:11

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I do. I’m my half hour carpool ride to work, I’m sweating by the time i get out. I’m usually hot in general, so I dress in short sleeves year round. I’ll get into the car in a polo shirt and no jacket when it’s 20 degrees outside because I know if I don’t I’ll be a puddle by the time I get to work.