Shock Horror!!! - Cup owner admission...

[Iain C]

I just drive round in my Ys with the windows closed...its fine...Saves fuel on both counts but you do get gazing looks from truck drivers.... :-(

 

[Rufstuf]

Air con is for puffters

 

[Fred@BTM]

i refuse to put the aircon on in the V6 (i keep trying to tell myself its a cup version)

 

[Thomss]

I did a little bit of motorway driving in the heat a few days ago and was soooo glad I had AC

 

[DebV6]

Having the windows down in this heat makes no difference whatsoever, I couldn't care less about fuel economy, I'd rather be cool! I didn't buy the full fat version for the fun of it!

 

[JBarber]

sorry, didn't notice he said slow speed. I know on motorways in particular having the windows open kills the MPG (I dunno about Renault's 4%, I bet it's more).

Having the windows open is only going to keep you as cool as the outside air. Not much good when it's 30C+ like today (compare that to the aircon chucking out 15C minimum - hmmmm - chilly ).

It's true about the fridge too, a fridge will only cool down a room if the exchanger coils on the back are outside the room (so you have to knock a hole in your wall for the frigde).

One of the little things you learn as a Chemical Engineer like me...

 

[bmh.01]

Who cares about fuel economy, the AC button is the first one I press after starting the car in this heat. Pitty its only half working at the moment and it won't be sorted until 1st August when its probably gone cold again but oh well.

Worst thing about having ac in the car is when you have to get out and its like stepping into an oven.

 

[jon_r]

Jon R had the brains to get aircon on his cup.

And people say i'm just a pretty face!

Wish my new car had it though!

 

[Weeman]

And people say i'm just a pretty face!

!

Understatement of the year right there ^^^^^^^

 

[CUPCRAZY]

I have an Audi A4 1.8T with climate control sitting on my drive but I have still chosen to drive my CUP the last few days.


F**CK AIR CON ITS FOR PU**IES


Windows down & sound pumping

 

[Weeman]

Burberry on???

 

[San]

If you're gonna f*** fuel economy, do what i do, air con on full blast, windows down!! Quality.

 

[CUPCRAZY]

Burberry on???

Not me mate.


CUPS are still to expensive for Burberry boys.



Haven'tn hit the 4k mark yet.


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[Weeman]

CUPS are still to expensive for Burberry boys.






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LOL Newsflash for half the cup owners on here then.

 

[DH_GTI]

i have air con but dont use it lol, not even yesterday or today. lol

 

[aj182]

Sounds ideal for summer days out. Maybe the Cup boys can rest one on there drivers seat and sit in it

lol

 

[jooliona]

One of the little things you learn as a Chemical Engineer like me...

hey me too :approve: where did u study?

 

[172.com]

hey me too :approve: where did u study?

I'm guessing at a university.

 

[jooliona]

well yeah i mean which one doofus

 

[Ricardinho]

well my cars away for another week and a bit anyway. so im ok without air con. walking along half naked for me!

 

[JBarber]

first degree at Surrey, PhD at Imperial, You?

 

[Jones]

dont worry it'll cool down just before winter when you crash cos you havnt got esp abs etc

 

[Ricardinho]

will i? better sort out some life insurance then!

 

[TomS]

The valver's like a sauna when I get in it after work.. would love aircon... but I'm not going to cry about it.... I soon forget when my sunroof and windows are down and I hear the valver engine

 

[Ads_172]

If you're gonna f*** fuel economy, do what i do, air con on full blast, windows down!! Quality.

Uh, you do realise this kinda negates the point of air con, don't you?

 

[jooliona]

first degree at Surrey, PhD at Imperial, You?

bath uni MEnger... did u come to our Frank Morton games in 2000 ?

 

[jooliona]

Uh, you do realise this kinda negates the point of air con, don't you?

i think he was being facetious. at least i hope so heh

 

[kully]

me defo feelin it too

 

[davo172cup]

i have A/C on my cup but find that i dont use it as much as i thought i would! i like the roller coaster feel of the windows open at speed! plus it uses s**t loads of more fuel!

 

[ukaskew]

Seen sunroof and heat reflecting windscreens mentioned, that's also too "soft" for the Cup!

 

[JBarber]

bath uni MEnger... did u come to our Frank Morton games in 2000 ?

Actually I never went to any Frank Morton, even when Guildford (surrey) hosted it back in '92 or '93 I couldn't be ars*d to go!

Anyway 2000 was my last year so I was probably out by then!

 

[Cupster]

Air con rules, winter or summer. Sorry Mark

 

[ChrisE]

Ye i do wish i had aircon...

But lets be fair... the amount of fun ive had in my car out weighs it!!

 

[gazzrenn]

EDIT - never mind

 

[mwatts_tci]

Aircon on full and windows down,

I have a work paid petrol card!

21.3mpg this last half a tank of petrol, but do i care?

 

[Tim(e)]

Are your wheels really red or is just a photoshop job? I hope its the later.....kinda ruins the look?

 

[MarkCup]

Not red...Peugeot's finest seville orange

It's a trackday thing...15 inchers for more serious rubber...normal turinis for road/day to day use.

Why bright orange? I go to the track photgrapher..."it's the one with the orange wheels mate", so much easier than checking reg. nos. on the pictures of every blue Clio there.

 

[San]

Uh, you do realise this kinda negates the point of air con, don't you?

Really? All I know is it blasts cool air in my face when i'm stuck in traffic, sharing my music with the rest of the world

 

[182 sport]

I could not live without aircon, it rules in this hot weather. I had to borrow my mums 106 the otherday.I was stuck on a motorway at crawling speeds for 2 hours.By the time I got home I must of lost 2 stone in sweat-horrible.it was so uncomfortable and what made it worse was looking at the other cars that had it (you could clearly tell) as they werent melting to death,windows up. I even had to open my door because the window wasnt enough.

 

[Graham Gooch]

you should use your aircon every day even if its for a few mins and even if its not to blast cold out,

it keeps the seals in the compressor lubed, no wonder so many people i know get regasses on a two year old car WTF!!!! lol shouldnt need regassing ever in theory

aircon does more than just blast out cold air, use it clear the windscreen on a cold morning in literally seconds

theres no way windows down is a substitute for ac lol i'd rather have my air con running in this weather its lovely