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How to keep your car from getting butt-burningly hot this summer

Plus, cool it off quickly when you're ready to hit the road.
By Whitson Gordon June 8, 2018


After sitting in the blazing sun, that steering wheel feels painfully hot.



It’s a balmy 75 degrees outside, but as soon as you open the door of your parked car, an oppressive cloud of heat envelops you. Here’s how to keep your vehicle from getting so hot—even when you can’t find a shady parking spot—and how to cool it off as quickly as possible before you hop in.
Why your car is so stinking hot

On a sunny day, your car will always be hotter than the outside temperature thanks to the greenhouse effect: The sunlight’s visible, short wavelengths can easily pass through glass windows, but once your car’s surfaces—think dashboard, seats, and carpet—absorb that light, the story changes.
 
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Re: How to keep your car from getting butt-burningly hot this summer
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2018, 01:05:17 pm »
Years ago I saw an engineer's truck had a solar panel mounted on the top of the truck bed tool box. I asked about it and he said he used it to power the AC fan motor to vent out the hot air in the cab of his truck during the day. He said it dropped the temp in the truck considerably.

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Re: How to keep your car from getting butt-burningly hot this summer
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2018, 01:35:03 pm »
Have your driver put it in the garage.
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Re: How to keep your car from getting butt-burningly hot this summer
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2018, 02:32:18 pm »
When my brother moved back to Texas years ago, he laughed when he saw how hard we look for shady places to park.  We don't compete over the closest spot; it's the shady spot that's prime parking.


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Re: How to keep your car from getting butt-burningly hot this summer
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2018, 03:59:52 am »
When my brother moved back to Texas years ago, he laughed when he saw how hard we look for shady places to park.  We don't compete over the closest spot; it's the shady spot that's prime parking.

In Florida that's how you tell the natives versus transplants.  We go for the shady spots, no matter how far away from the front door they are.

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Re: How to keep your car from getting butt-burningly hot this summer
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2018, 05:13:34 am »
Don't.

Buy.

A.

Tesla.
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