111 Degrees HOT

**JohnD** · 07-02-2006, 01:36 AM

I put my baby to the hot test today. Started out with the top down and 96 degrees. We found I-5 a mess, and so we put the top up, turned on the air and headed east across Ortega Highway to Riverside county on our way down to Escondido and the San Diego Wild Animal Park. By the time we came down at Lake Elsinore it was 106. Then there was a brush fire, so traffic was bumper-to-bumper, and I watched the outside temperature climb to 111 degrees for quite a while.

What I can report is: the car was fine. It did not overheat, even with the Air Conditioner on full in the stop-and-go. And the top - black in my case - stayed amazingly cool. That padding does more than just sound insulation it would seem. It never even got warm on the inside - it stayed as cool as the inside air.

In my Spitfire, with just a thin sheet of vinyl for the top, it used to bake hot and radiate heat into the passenger compartment with the top up on a hot day. Of course, the Spitfire had no A/C so there was nothing to cool the inside. The SKY, with its padded canvas top was an entirely different animal.

It did superb.

So, for those of you who like the look of the black top but are worried about it getting to hot - don't. It was fine, in 111 degrees in stop-and-go under the hot California sun.

richmcc · 07-02-2006, 05:35 AM

Has anyone tried running the Air Conditioner with the top down 95 + weather?

Just curious if it was able to keep the passenger area cool. I would like to be able to drop the top while driving through the desert at night on the way to Vegas.

**Robotech** · 07-02-2006, 06:55 AM

Yesterday was 115 in Fontucky!

I've ran the car with the A/C on top up and down in 100+ degree weather and here's my take.

Top up, windows up: A/C will freeze you out after a bit. Car definately retains the coolness. Once the interior got cooled off (using fan on 4, full cold, and recirculate on) I could run the A/C at 1 or 2, recirculate off and even sometimes about three notches off full cold.

Top down, Windows up: A/C still works well and it will cool you off but it will probably need to be on full blast to have a good effect.

Top down, windows down: A/C will be like a cool breeze now and again. Helps, but you will never be cool. Now, in bumper to bumper traffic it helps considerably but when moving there is almost no gain.

Angelqute1 · 07-02-2006, 10:31 AM

It was a steady 111 for us as well in the SFV. I drove from Sherman Oaks to Calabasas and the range was between 108 and 112. Top down, air blasting, windows up, no problem (I wore a sun visor and my daughter wore the SKY hat)....

**Seagull** · 07-02-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Robotech

Yesterday was 115 in Fontucky!

I've ran the car with the A/C on top up and down in 100+ degree weather and here's my take.

Top up, windows up: A/C will freeze you out after a bit. Car definately retains the coolness. Once the interior got cooled off (using fan on 4, full cold, and recirculate on) I could run the A/C at 1 or 2, recirculate off and even sometimes about three notches off full cold.

Top down, Windows up: A/C still works well and it will cool you off but it will probably need to be on full blast to have a good effect.

Top down, windows down: A/C will be like a cool breeze now and again. Helps, but you will never be cool. Now, in bumper to bumper traffic it helps considerably but when moving there is almost no gain.

109 my way and had the same sort of results. As long as the AC is blowin' it ain't bad.

Kustomkaps · 07-02-2006, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robotech

Yesterday was 115 in Fontucky!

I've ran the car with the A/C on top up and down in 100+ degree weather and here's my take.

Top up, windows up: A/C will freeze you out after a bit. Car definately retains the coolness. Once the interior got cooled off (using fan on 4, full cold, and recirculate on) I could run the A/C at 1 or 2, recirculate off and even sometimes about three notches off full cold.

Top down, Windows up: A/C still works well and it will cool you off but it will probably need to be on full blast to have a good effect.

Top down, windows down: A/C will be like a cool breeze now and again. Helps, but you will never be cool. Now, in bumper to bumper traffic it helps considerably but when moving there is almost no gain.

Top down windows down in 94 degrees going walking speed in a parade did well with the fan on 4. BUT, a stick shift for 2 miles like that puts you leg to sleep!

USFJoseph · 07-02-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by richmcc

Has anyone tried running the Air Conditioner with the top down 95 + weather?

Just curious if it was able to keep the passenger area cool. I would like to be able to drop the top while driving through the desert at night on the way to Vegas.

Not if you are going anywhere near 25+ mph. This is with the windows down -- I have not tried it with the windows up. I live in Florida and have tried the A/C on highway driving and it didn't make a difference.

**JohnD** · 07-02-2006, 03:57 PM

I've run the A/C with the top down, 95-degrees plus and it provides the gentle cool breeze across the skin. Kinda nice, actually... But I would never submit that it keeps the cockpit "cool" by any stretch.

**Seagull** · 07-02-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jdigiant

I've run the A/C with the top down, 95-degrees plus and it provides the gentle cool breeze across the skin. Kinda nice, actually... But I would never submit that it keeps the cockpit "cool" by any stretch.

Earlier I mentioned the same sort of thing. It does not cool the cockpit but it does create enough to make it comfortable.

RMFNSKY · 07-02-2006, 04:21 PM

My A/C on my SC2 went out last week, cost 400+ to get it fix

I decided to forget getting it fix and just wait for my Sky to come in!!!

What was I thinking it fricking hot

Lil GTO · 07-02-2006, 09:06 PM

The weather so far this year in Northeast Ohio has made me wonder if a convertible really is a good idea. Not sure but it seems like we might have had at most about 48 hours straight without rain and most days are overcast with teh chnace of rain. only a handful of really nice days this year.

Of course this sort of thing is cyclical - come years are better than others. I am located such that tropical storms, tornados, earthquakes, wildfires, etc are just not an issue, and some winters don't really get started until sometime in January.

Mitchell · 07-02-2006, 09:41 PM

Florida,Texas and Arizona, should be the true prooving grounds to see if the Sky can stand the heat. So far in Texas, mine is driving great! And also, my A/C is operating fabulous.

USFJoseph · 07-02-2006, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitchell

Florida,Texas and Arizona, should be the true prooving grounds to see if the Sky can stand the heat. So far in Texas, mine is driving great! And also, my A/C is operating fabulous.

I haven't had my Sky yet in stop/go driving during the heat but I can tell you with the top & windows up in the 90+ Florida days the A/C is PERFECT!

We'll see how she holds up during the next hurricane evacuation though. My 2000 SL1 was on the border of overheating the last time I had to evacuate so it will be interesting to see how the Sky handles.

Joseph

Rick Tinley Park · 07-02-2006, 10:27 PM

Dump the cool to your feet and I bet it feels much better - cold air being heavier will fill the car-- if you blow it on you -- it blows away

agirltrucker · 07-02-2006, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jdigiant

So, for those of you who like the look of the black top but are worried about it getting to hot - don't. It was fine, in 111 degrees in stop-and-go under the hot California sun.

Heck darling, your talking about our everyday weather here. No probs with a/c or black top either....

SkyBaby · 07-02-2006, 11:21 PM

I think SKYBABY and I need to take a ROADTRIP to Arizona.. and put it to the test..... HECK YEAH...SkyBaby-07

agirltrucker · 07-02-2006, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyBaby

I think SKYBABY and I need to take a ROADTRIP to Arizona.. and put it to the test..... HECK YEAH...SkyBaby-07

I have 2 spare bedrooms...

You know your always welcome darling....

SkyBaby · 07-03-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by agirltrucker

I have 2 spare bedrooms...

You know your always welcome darling....

Oh... so.. we can put the GUYS in the spares and have a SLUMBER PARTY????

WHOO HOOOO....... i am on my way.... SkyBaby-07

agirltrucker · 07-03-2006, 01:52 PM

whoooo hoooo works for me....

rwood411 · 07-03-2006, 02:28 PM

Is it ok to run the A/C with the top down? I thought I read somewhere that it was not a good idea to do so.

07-02-2006, 01:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
JohnD First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,477 My Photos: (73)	111 Degrees HOT I put my baby to the hot test today. Started out with the top down and 96 degrees. We found I-5 a mess, and so we put the top up, turned on the air and headed east across Ortega Highway to Riverside county on our way down to Escondido and the San Diego Wild Animal Park. By the time we came down at Lake Elsinore it was 106. Then there was a brush fire, so traffic was bumper-to-bumper, and I watched the outside temperature climb to 111 degrees for quite a while. What I can report is: the car was fine. It did not overheat, even with the Air Conditioner on full in the stop-and-go. And the top - black in my case - stayed amazingly cool. That padding does more than just sound insulation it would seem. It never even got warm on the inside - it stayed as cool as the inside air. In my Spitfire, with just a thin sheet of vinyl for the top, it used to bake hot and radiate heat into the passenger compartment with the top up on a hot day. Of course, the Spitfire had no A/C so there was nothing to cool the inside. The SKY, with its padded canvas top was an entirely different animal. It did superb. So, for those of you who like the look of the black top but are worried about it getting to hot - don't. It was fine, in 111 degrees in stop-and-go under the hot California sun. __________________ First:"BABY"* Silver Pearl 9 May 06* Then:"SPIRIT"* Black Onyx Red Line 25 Oct 06* Check out My Photos!

07-02-2006, 05:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
richmcc First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 1,656 My Photos: (13)	Has anyone tried running the Air Conditioner with the top down 95 + weather? Just curious if it was able to keep the passenger area cool. I would like to be able to drop the top while driving through the desert at night on the way to Vegas. __________________ I'll take a BlueStone Sky, Redline please, Stitched not Smooth! *MACH SKY* RL Auto(Stomp 'n Go),Tan/Tan 6 CD,XM,Chrome Dep. 3/11/2006 1100 6/7/2006 #KFPZ7Q BlueStone 6/27/06 3800 10/18/06 VIN #115455 6000 11/03/06 Delivered! Home 11/05/06

07-02-2006, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Robotech Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 1,097 My Photos: (0)	Yesterday was 115 in Fontucky! I've ran the car with the A/C on top up and down in 100+ degree weather and here's my take. Top up, windows up: A/C will freeze you out after a bit. Car definately retains the coolness. Once the interior got cooled off (using fan on 4, full cold, and recirculate on) I could run the A/C at 1 or 2, recirculate off and even sometimes about three notches off full cold. Top down, Windows up: A/C still works well and it will cool you off but it will probably need to be on full blast to have a good effect. Top down, windows down: A/C will be like a cool breeze now and again. Helps, but you will never be cool. Now, in bumper to bumper traffic it helps considerably but when moving there is almost no gain. __________________ V.A.L. Midnight Blue MagnaFlow dual outlet, quad tip exhaust test car GMPP CAI 16.540 @ 82.096 MPH Sold Other car 97 Grand Prix GTP. 12.07 @ 113.4 MPH As seen on Pinks All Out Las Vegas!

07-02-2006, 10:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Angelqute1 First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 1,046 My Photos: (11)	Steady 111 It was a steady 111 for us as well in the SFV. I drove from Sherman Oaks to Calabasas and the range was between 108 and 112. Top down, air blasting, windows up, no problem (I wore a sun visor and my daughter wore the SKY hat)....

07-02-2006, 03:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
JohnD First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,477 My Photos: (73)	I've run the A/C with the top down, 95-degrees plus and it provides the gentle cool breeze across the skin. Kinda nice, actually... But I would never submit that it keeps the cockpit "cool" by any stretch. __________________ First:"BABY"* Silver Pearl 9 May 06* Then:"SPIRIT"* Black Onyx Red Line 25 Oct 06* Check out My Photos!

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07-02-2006, 04:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
RMFNSKY First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: St Louis Posts: 1,757 My Photos: (23)	My A/C on my SC2 went out last week, cost 400+ to get it fix I decided to forget getting it fix and just wait for my Sky to come in!!! What was I thinking it fricking hot __________________ Sunburst Yellow Ordered 4/5/06 Born 7/6/06 In my Driveway 8/16/06 VIN 6510

07-02-2006, 09:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lil GTO First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 710 My Photos: (0)	Northeast Ohio The weather so far this year in Northeast Ohio has made me wonder if a convertible really is a good idea. Not sure but it seems like we might have had at most about 48 hours straight without rain and most days are overcast with teh chnace of rain. only a handful of really nice days this year. Of course this sort of thing is cyclical - come years are better than others. I am located such that tropical storms, tornados, earthquakes, wildfires, etc are just not an issue, and some winters don't really get started until sometime in January.

07-02-2006, 09:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mitchell First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Angelo, Texas Posts: 139 My Photos: (16)	Florida,Texas and Arizona, should be the true prooving grounds to see if the Sky can stand the heat. So far in Texas, mine is driving great! And also, my A/C is operating fabulous. __________________ Silver Graphite/Black Leather, Auto, Dual Filter CAI, Chrome, Spoiler, LSD, Monsoon 6CD, MP3/XM, Stubby J-Series Black Antenna...In my garage 6/23/06.

07-02-2006, 10:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
Rick Tinley Park Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SW Suburbs of Chicago Posts: 4,819 My Photos: (11)	Dump the cool to your feet and I bet it feels much better - cold air being heavier will fill the car-- if you blow it on you -- it blows away __________________ Find out about my radio show http://www.anj.westpm.net Founder: www.chicagolandroadsters.com Rick Tinley Park Delivered June 15, 2006 VIN - 3099 Sunburst Yellow Name - Sunni1 IL License # - YLO SKY 1

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SkyBaby First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somewhere In The SKY! Posts: 7,549 My Photos: (13)	I think SKYBABY and I need to take a ROADTRIP to Arizona.. and put it to the test..... HECK YEAH...SkyBaby-07 __________________ Whats NOT to Love??? www.kappascoasttocoast.com www.kustomkaps.com http://www.myspace.com/skybabymissy

07-03-2006, 01:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
agirltrucker First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Az Posts: 1,205 My Photos: (4)	whoooo hoooo works for me.... __________________ Midnight Blue/vin #189 Leather Package Manuel 6 Disc-XM Chrome Wheels Stubby Wheel Locks Delivered 5/12 Personalized Plate - MY07SKY Ordered Red Line 11-18-06 Traded in base Sky, RL in DRIVEWAY 2/24

07-03-2006, 02:28 PM	#20 (permalink)
rwood411 First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 235 My Photos: (0)	Is it ok to run the A/C with the top down? I thought I read somewhere that it was not a good idea to do so.