Does blasting the a/c in my car really burn more gas?

[Dial_tone]

I noticed using the AC on medium all the time cost me roughly 1-1.5mpg.

 

[digimon7068]

depends on the car...When I drove my parents SUV, I barely noticed a difference. In my car now...it's minimal, but I notice it. I'm with rg, though. I have black interior and would roast without AC in the summer. Fug that.

my xterra gets better mileage with the a/c compared to having the windows rolled down. . .but the difference is negligible. . .the difference in comfort is night and day. . .a/c wins. . .

 

[hog#head#cheese]

today i was gonna challenge it till the sweat start beading than back to a/c

 

[rnch]

I was just always brainwashed as a poor ass kid that the a/c is a luxury and should be used in moderation

same here...my mechanical purist father believed that the a/c components corrupted the design of a car's engine and put undue and unwanted strain, vibration and stress on the motor, made the car hard to work on...he resisted a/c equipped cars for decades....

his son learned early on to compromise his automotive principles...

 

[rnch]

today i was gonna challenge it till the sweat start beading than back to a/c

this time of the year in new orleans i break out sweating by the time i walk down the driveway to the sun overheated car...