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In the discussion thread: Because of global warming, my next car may be a 6 cylinder. [View all]

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 10:34 AM

14. I'm in hellishly humid Michigan

My four cylinder Focus gets phenomenal gas mileage and the AC is super cooling ... my car prior to this was a Hyundai Sonata .... 4- cylinder, good gas mileage and good cooling (and heating... I am in Michigan)

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Because of global warming, my next car may be a 6 cylinder. [View all]	raccoon	Jul 2012	OP
Until the compressor went out in my 92 Toyota truck	hobbit709	Jul 2012	#1
$500 is a pretty attractive price.	Turbineguy	Jul 2012	#10
It helps if you're buddies with a good mechanic.	hobbit709	Jul 2012	#13
What mechanic charged you $300 to install it?	Ter	Jul 2012	#36
The compressor was $200, needs about $250 in other parts for the conversion.	hobbit709	Jul 2012	#38
I own a fully restored 1968 Ford Fairlane Cobra	permatex	Jul 2012	#23
Ford air conditioners have two settings colder and	Fawke Em	Jul 2012	#27
I'm going to replace the old York piston comp.	permatex	Jul 2012	#30
Weird.	Warren Stupidity	Jul 2012	#2
Knew I should've said, YMMV. IME, 4 cylinders just don't cut it	raccoon	Jul 2012	#3
Round here it can be in the 90's or higher with 60% humidity.	hobbit709	Jul 2012	#9
The system may be low on refrigerant.	Turbineguy	Jul 2012	#12
You might have to apply	Shankapotomus	Jul 2012	#4
I have a 4 cylinder and the A/C blows plenty cold.	RC	Jul 2012	#5
I have a civic hybrid and the a/c works fine.	ananda	Jul 2012	#6
The two have nothing to do with each other...	snooper2	Jul 2012	#7
You could get in the long line of people at the auto parts store buying AC recharge kits...	Junkdrawer	Jul 2012	#8
If it's any help	enlightenment	Jul 2012	#11
I'm in hellishly humid Michigan	etherealtruth	Jul 2012	#14
Humidity has everything to do with it.	Turbineguy	Jul 2012	#15
Good information to know.	enlightenment	Jul 2012	#21
4 and 6 cylinder motors from the same automaker	HooptieWagon	Jul 2012	#16
The AC compressor only uses a few Horsepower. A 6 vs 4 Cyl makes no difference.	NutmegYankee	Jul 2012	#17
you may just need the system recharged	Motown_Johnny	Jul 2012	#18
I have had many 4 and 6 cylinder cars	SoutherDem	Jul 2012	#19
It has been in the triple digits for a number of days now,	MadHound	Jul 2012	#20
I live is S Florida. Had five 4 cylinder Altima leases. Drive one now. All have great A/C. eom	Mika	Jul 2012	#22
the '81 VW Scirocco I owned in South Florida	RedRocco	Jul 2012	#24
Buy a 4-cylinder car from a manufacturer that produces a large percentage of 4-cylinder cars	FarCenter	Jul 2012	#25
I have a 4 cylinder but when the car is loaded, it does dog my pick up quite a bit	AllyCat	Jul 2012	#26
Sure does. I had a 4-cylinder Cadillac Cimmaron	RebelOne	Jul 2012	#40
GM is not interested in selling 4-cylinder cars	FarCenter	Jul 2012	#46
Except when it is extremely hot (upper nineties or in the low 100s) I find it more comfortable to	1monster	Jul 2012	#28
I would rather sacrifice paying more in gas to stay cool. n/t	RebelOne	Jul 2012	#41
A good AC on a newish car (2000 or later) should kick in immediately.	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#43
Maybe. But I don't use it. I remember that it used to cool off sooner, so may need	1monster	Jul 2012	#44
When the fires were going here I had to call all my family and insist...	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#45
The obvious solution	Agony	Jul 2012	#29
Then you end up with the POS that is known as the Chevy Colorado	snooper2	Jul 2012	#31
Or....	bongbong	Jul 2012	#48
or that POS known as the Volkswagon Golf!	Agony	Jul 2012	#52
Tampa, FL...4 cylinder (turbo)...no a/c problems at all.	flvegan	Jul 2012	#32
i drive a 6 cylinder and find the a/c to be only adequate. would love colder. eom	ellenfl	Jul 2012	#33
4 cylinder. No AC problems. I just roll down the windows and it gets cooler. nt	raouldukelives	Jul 2012	#34
I backed off of V-8s to V-6s for mileage reasons.	HopeHoops	Jul 2012	#35
Some are OK	bongbong	Jul 2012	#49
In what, a go-cart?	HopeHoops	Jul 2012	#50
My 2006 4 cylinder PT Cruiser kept me cool in 105 degree weather.	Lex	Jul 2012	#37
So your going to bigger engine with worse mpg and higher emissions.	DCBob	Jul 2012	#39
my 4 cylinder toyota camry ac works great on long trips, short trips, intermediate trips..	spanone	Jul 2012	#42
How many cylinders does your home refrigerator have?	boppers	Jul 2012	#47
That depends on the car. Subaru Forester 4 cyl has AWESOME a/c (I live in triple digit TX).	Honeycombe8	Jul 2012	#51
I thought this was about horsepower	DiverDave	Jul 2012	#53
Your air is not cooled by the engine but by the air conditioner -so, um, fail	CreekDog	Jul 2012	#54

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