Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site rocksvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!seismo!rochester!ritcv!rocksvax!dave From: dave@rocksvax.UUCP (Dave Sewhuk) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: A Final Query: Air Conditioning? Message-ID: <1755@rocksvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 17-Mar-84 15:56:41 EST Article-I.D.: rocksvax.1755 Posted: Sat Mar 17 15:56:41 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Mar-84 08:36:05 EST References: <2098@ihuxf.UUCP> <2612@rabbit.UUCP> Organization: Xerox, Rochester, N.Y. Lines: 17 On my Diesel Rabbit, I have not been able to statistically notice any degradation in mileage running the AC. It does rob a good percentage of the engine's total power, I usually turn it off to pass someone. It makes long trips pleasant, you don't have to yell at your passengers on the highway and the stereo sounds better when not cranked up at full volume, as it would have to be when the windows are down... As a side benefit, VW uses the AC to dehumidify the defroster when the temperature is above 45 F. It clears off the spring/fall window fog in a matter of seconds, even with the engine cool. This tends to add a few more months to the use, besides the summer high temperature months. -- Dave Arpa: Sewhuk.HENR@PARC-MAXC.ARPA uucp: {allegra, rochester, ritcv, ritvp, amd70, sunybcs}!rocksvax!dave