driving with the window down (at 80kmphr+)

Nope... then again I don't have a penis.

 

:lol:

Bad joke. Where are you that the speed allows you to do 80? And why oh why aren't you using your AC? Aren't you afraid of getting hit by a cigarette butt... or bird poop?

 

Oooh... 80 km and you're down under!

I'll shut up now.

 

He said 80 kilometers per hour. I don't know what that translates in MPH -- 50 or so?

 

Yes, the booming with front windows open is ear-shattering! My advice: don't do it.

Oh, for the quieter days of vent wing windows! Aimed right, they always solved the booming problem.

 

Nope....good joke! You just used it in the wrong thread. :wink:

 

:lol: Yep

(I do have a Prius! What I don't have is something to tuck)

Friday is almost here, thank goodness!

 

THAT's the THREAD!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

 

There's a thread on PriusChat discussing the open window noise (I know, you newcomers must be sick to death of hearing us say that... )

Basically comes down to a side-effect of the aerodynamics of the car. This lead to a debate as to which would be more fuel-efficient -- driving with the windows down and the A/C off, or with the windows up and the A/C on.

(But then, all PriusChat threads end in "what gets the best MPG"...)

OK, here's the thread. (Someday, the "search for subject title only" option will work, and God will take me up to heaven. :mrgreen

 

The pressure thing is reduced if you have cross airflow; open another window on the other side of the car.

 

Dan, you beat me to it. At anything above about 40MPH in both of my cars, it's necessary to open a rear window when the front window is open. It seems to be a combination effect of the volume of the passenger compartment and an opening being at the front of that volume, alternately scooping and venting the air. It creates pressure changes that are indeed most unpleasant.

Opening a rear window helps, but I've found I need to be careful with how much I open the rear window with respect to the front(s); if I open the rear too much the problem comes back.

At freeway speeds I just try not to do this, but my daughters really like having the windows open a tad in back, so I end up experimenting more than I would otherwise choose as a result.

- Leo

 

I have to lock the power windows since my daughter likes to open her window when we drive. Even at slow speeds, I find the effect very annoying.

I have noticed this on other cars as well, not just the Prius.

 

It... works!!!!



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