Its in the mid 90's here... that's around 38 celcius.

My mini a/c's been holding up lately but this week is the start of the summer heat wave. She'll be heading back to the dealership next week for the first service call. Several things done or to be fixed...

Should i opt for a convertible or stick with a hard top and enjoy the A/C?

 

Since it's just a short-term loaner... push for a convertible... you can always leave the top up (blasphemy!) and run the A/C anyway.

 

It's close to 100 here today - 104 with the heat index.

Boy am I glad I bought a PW Mini.

 

High heat and humidity are a fact of life down here in Miami. So far so good with the MINI's A/C.

 

It got to 110º here yesterday. My inlaws had it at 114º in Pahrump. Now let's talk about HOT.

 

Haha, good luck keeping cool with the convertible. With this heat, you'll wish you were back in your MCS. But, at least you have the option of raising the top back up again!

As soon as the top comes down that A/C is worthless, even when the car is stopped!

 

I haven't been outside yet today, but at 5:30pm yesterday, it was still 102-and that was not the heat index-here in Swampeast Misery(Ooops! I meant Southeast Missouri).

 

103 here, for the 5th day in a row. But, as they say, at least it's a dry heat! Still feels miserable to me.

 

I used to be more bothered by 95 degrees in Chicago, than 115 here in AZ. This heat is a cake-walk, I do not miss the humidity at all!

 

Nice thing about the cabrio is top down at night... Love that feeling, and no sun beating down on you... In fact am going to do that right now, if it doesn't rain... Motor on, topless at night!!

 

Got to 97 here in KY today and the Humidity was in the high 80's. MISERABLE...my poor MINI is about to choke! hehe

 

Actually, that moisture in the air can help a car develop more horsepower. Like a poor man's water injection unit.

Moisture (humidity) is of course water, which doesn't compress. When it enters the compression chamber of your cylinder head, it raises the compression pressure, which in turn causes more horsepower.

That's just the quick explaination.

 

ooh, that must mean that my cooper will be flying all over the place all year since it's almost ALWAYS humid in Houston

 

I think you are a little out on that.Any engine develops more HP in cool dry air.The lower the humidity the more Hp is developed.

 

I had a Cabrio loaner for two weeks and loved going out in the evening. A nice warm night with the wind in your hair, ahhhhh!!!

 

super hot here in ct too. something died in my vents and a terrible odor comes out if i use the a/c. windows down and sunroof open all day. supposed to get t-storms any minute now, though. should drop the humidity

 

YEP. raining cats and dogs here. The weather this year has been crazy... and now with these power problems in NYC... i bet we're going to have more problems ahead...

at least my mcs has a/c :D

 

this was taken in Queens, NY this afternoon ... read 103 at one point ... but this is all I could snap.

 

with a black roof

 

A little out? More like way out. My MCS runs with much more gusto in cold, dry weather than hot and humid. Jimbo

 

lol, the black roof doesn't seem too bad, compared to the two all-black cars I've owned. My first new car - a 1986 Mustang - was black and had no AC! Talk about hell on wheels.

 

i hear you ... had a 83 Cordoba and later an 87 Ford LTD ... both were ALL Black with NO A/C ... of course I was also younger and was not phased by heat as I am today

 

Blazing Hot here in Louisville. But I just put 35% 3M FX-HD window film all the way around. Seems to keep the a/c from working as hard.... Plus sun shades in the sunroof. At this point I'd sit on a block of ice if I thought it would help.