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Old 12-15-2005, 09:11 AM
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is it ok to post this here, since i put it in the ugly winter car post too? this is how it looked when i got to work today, shot through a window....junk kicked off the wheel wells, all the ice on the front end, and the snow covering the headlights.

 
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:08 AM
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If I managed 50 mpg in those conditions, I'd feel pretty good about it. Let us know if you continue to have such success.

The jealous and sceptical among us wonder if a wind was not helping out a bit
 
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:10 AM
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If I managed 50 mpg in those conditions, I'd feel pretty good about it. Let us know if you continue to have such success.

The jealous and sceptical among us wonder if a wind was not helping out a bit
i don't blame you a bit for wondering about the wind. i have been watching the snow fall out my window all morning and it's coming straight down.....
 
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:13 AM
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One thing that would make good FE challenging - defroster use.

The A/C comes on to dry the air when the defroster is turned on. On the Insight, the A/C can be deactivated, but sometimes the A/C is necessary to clear the windows.
 
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:17 AM
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One thing that would make good FE challenging - defroster use.

The A/C comes on to dry the air when the defroster is turned on. On the Insight, the A/C can be deactivated, but sometimes the A/C is necessary to clear the windows.
i haven't been using the defroster, plus i THINK i used the hack that someone posted at one time. i don't feel the AC drag the engine down when i turn it on, but i am just not sure. maybe the hack, which i kept trying, affected the rear window defrost, which comes on without my help.
 
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:23 AM
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I've noticed the driver's window fogs up much faster than the passenger window. Sometimes I'll crack the windown down to clear it.

It's probably my breathing that does it, so I might try wearing my gas mask to see if that helps - pictures and results will follow.
 
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:29 AM
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DF, just breathe as if you are swimming crawl.
 
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer
I've noticed the driver's window fogs up much faster than the passenger window. Sometimes I'll crack the windown down to clear it.

It's probably my breathing that does it, so I might try wearing my gas mask to see if that helps - pictures and results will follow.

waiting with baited breath for THAT pic
 
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Old 12-15-2005, 11:00 AM
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I've had this urge to look like....

...and to have the power to mystically choke agressive drivers like this.

....after all he became a hybrid man ("He's more machine than man...")

I want to be a hybrid man!

I feel it!

I've been seeking more hybrid power and I can get more....from the Dark Side.

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Old 12-15-2005, 12:28 PM
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this was my display when i went to lunch. it lost .4 idling while i took the picture LOL. BTW, chuck, i don't need the front defroster in the winter, because i am always HOLDING MY BREATH HOPING I DONT GO IN THE DITCH

 


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