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Old 04-18-2015, 08:24 AM
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You have it! The city driving w/AC is where the fuel is going. If you'll recall, that's exactly what we found in controlled testing. If you were doing primarily highway driving you would see a different result. But in the real world I'd choose a couple of MPG over roasting in city traffic every time.

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Old 04-20-2015, 03:35 PM
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I haven't really seen any difference. I'm convinced that the increased aerodynamic drag of opening the windows and sunroof will increase fuel consumption more that the AC will.
I seem to recall that's what Mythbusters concluded.

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