AC was great in the summer but...

and less expensive to manufacture.

 

Me Mom an' Dad's car:


(not literally the same car)

 

Time to update them. Return of the VW Microbus | PriusChat

 

It's not the same. You can't go home.

 

I still have them on my Moggy (Morris Minor) in the garage.

 

I remember some car in our neighbourhood when I was a kid: had some sort of indents in the door window glass. Just press your fingers in it to slide down or up. Or am I dreaming? (getting to be my favourite emoticon)

Or those little signal "flags", little arms that flipped out??

 

Trafficators - Wikipedia

 

Wait a sec, that's our old car. Maybe. Is that a VW?

 

From Picture This Photography and Graphics - Car Stories - Origin of the Volkswagen
See also Time (in the) Machine: 1952 Volkswagen Beetle - Motor Trend Classic

 

Researched a bit: the '58 apparently had those "semaphore" turn signals still. It's been a while...

I drove it a bit, was in charge of washing. Parallel parking on steep hills was "interesting", lol.

 

I thought all gen4's did :shrug:

... but yes, I have the eco.

 

I wish. 4F this morning...

 

I owned one of those - a red 1960.

 

My parents in Canada had one too.

 

You should use auto. I've only taken the A/C off auto once and my car gets warm or cool in a couple minutes when using Auto. You'd love my red gen 2! It's in the shop right now with an A/C compressor that blows the warm outside air inside and sounds like a blender blending scrap metal! I do think the A/C in the gen 4 works well though.

What I do:
If I'm warm, I turn it to 68 Auto or lower. If I'm cold, I turn it to 80 Auto or lower. AS LONG AS YOU LEAVE IT OFF ECO!

Auto lets the car control the A/C so you don't have to mess with it.

 

Very sensible IMHO. It's using the ECO setting that hampers the ACC. It slows the climate adjustment rate same as it slows the car's acceleration/fuel burn, much the same as turning the wick down on a hurricane oil lamp!

 

I swear, everything that has the word "eco" on the car makes the car worse.

 

I do not know. I think it is designed to make the fuel economy better.

 

Maybe the AC's demise is due in part to near constant use?

I don't mean to snipe, just a thought.

 

I know, but it probably gives you a fraction of an MPG though.