Quote Originally Posted by burrbrian
A local shop around here put out a brochure that claims that running the air and keeping the windows up will give you better milage than running around with the windows down! Going on the idea that with windows down it creates more drag than with them up and kills the areodynamics. Does anyone think that takes more out of it than using the a/c?
personnaly, I am not buying it. I have seen the a/c take 3-5 mpg and don't think the windows being down would do more than that. Haven't really gotten that deeply hung-up on the subject but thought it would be something for us to scratch our heads about.
newer cars i'd say its so.