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#5810 of 5819 Re: another idea for feature-rain protection [akirby] by pod

Sep 22, 2011 (3:34 pm)

Replying to: akirby (Sep 22, 2011 1:47 pm)
Boy, you are dry, pun intended.
 
Believe it or not some days you do not want to leave the car locked up when the sun is blistering hot and there is not shade. A little ventilation and a reflective windshield shield go a long way to keeping the inside temperature down.
 
You had earlier commented that the solution to the rain dripping in an open window as happens in the Fusion is to close the window. Again I guess you are not a fan of outside air.
 
To each their own. I would place you in the minority. Walk around a business parking lot on a hot day and see how many cars are with a cracked windows and tilted roof. I guess, being a reductionist, you must be puzzled why the windows open at all. Fixed windows and no sun roof would keep the costs down and reduce the drag coefficients. Your AC must get a workout in the summer.
 
Incidentally, for those who do crack their windows when driving, the drip in the fusion is from the windshield wiper toss. There is no drip on the passenger side. That makes it easier to fix without using the vent shields that were recommended logically by many.
 
Akirby you know an awful lot about fords of all types but your views on ventilation seem a bit eccentric. I expect your tongue is in your cheek; otherwise it must hang out like a St. Bernard's in the summer.
 
I do enjoy all your posts most of which are very informative; all of them provoke reactions. You keep this forum entertaining. Stay dry.

#5811 of 5819 Re: another idea for feature-rain protection [pod] by acdii

Sep 22, 2011 (4:08 pm)

Replying to: pod (Sep 22, 2011 3:34 pm)
Other than the sun roof, the ventshades work wonders when it rains when your parked. You can crack the windows about an inch with them on and it helps a lot. I do think there is a vent shade made for the sunroof, whether that would block rain while parked I dont know, it covers the leading edge, so you can crack it back a bit like the window, and there is a rain gutter surrounding the opening so rain will drain away while it is down. The glass drops down when opened, JIC you haven't noticed

#5812 of 5819 Re: another idea for feature-rain protection [pod] by akirby

Sep 22, 2011 (5:41 pm)

Replying to: pod (Sep 22, 2011 3:34 pm)
I wasn't being sarcastic - I was just being practical. While automatically closing the windows when it senses rain would be neat it's a rube goldberg solution.
 
I park my car outside all summer long in 95 degree heat and unless I know it's not going to rain I leave my windows closed. It's hot for a few minutes but then it's fine.
 
It would be more appropriate for cases where you forgot to roll up the windows or close the sunroof.

#5813 of 5819 Re: another idea for feature-rain protection [akirby] by pod

Sep 22, 2011 (7:19 pm)

Replying to: akirby (Sep 22, 2011 5:41 pm)
Dashboard temperatures in a closed car parked in the open sun on a 95 degree day reach 192 degrees farenheit. Air temperatures reach 165. Trunk temperatures in the 140s. CD's melt. Soda cans explode. Burns occur when touching seat belt buckles. And, of course, small children and pets die. Assuming the car is empty the principal concern would be fatigue and separation of the dashboard surfaces and, for that matter, all surfaces directly exposed to the sun. There are multiple reliable reports of such temperatures on the internet where actual temperatures were taken. One, of course, was by a windshield shade company.
I cannot find similar measurements for a situation where the windows are partially open and the roof tilted but my experience suggests there is a huge difference.
Most electronic components are rated only to 120 degrees.
Surface temperatures to that degree cannot be good for any material and most dark surfaces, especially metallic ones, will be hotter than the air, i.e. hotter than 150 degrees.
These facts, and my comfort when I do return to the car (look out if you're wearing shorts on leather seats) are the reasons that I, and most people, choose to let some ventilation occur when parking a car in open sun.
To each their own but these strike me as valid and logical arguments for the majority who ventilate. When you golf the car may sit in the daytime sun for 6 hours. When you work and the parking lot is shadeless, 6-7 hours of hot sun exposure.
That choice is what exposes me to the rain issue. Your choice eliminates the concern about rain at least. I suspect many would find a "rain mode closure device" a welcomed and useful design feature. It should be an optional accessory, of course, and would be damn site more useful than the self parking feature or mytouch. In fact if I directed my touch to a hot dash under such circumstances I would use my mouth to cry out from my pain.
 
Reasonable men differ. Not uncommon.

#5814 of 5819 Re: another idea for feature-rain protection [pod] by akirby

Sep 23, 2011 (5:50 am)

Replying to: pod (Sep 22, 2011 7:19 pm)
I said it would be a neat feature, but from a practical standpoint a sunshade and vent visors with the windows cracked an inch or so would do the same thing as far as reducing interior temps and providing ventilation.

#5815 of 5819 Rain protection by baggs32

Sep 23, 2011 (9:28 am)

For what that feature would add to the price of the vehicle you could probablly just opt for the remote start. That way, assuming you have a 2010 Fusion or newer, you could open the front windows, vent the moonroof, and start the car with the air on using the standard key fob from the 18th fairway and have a nice cool cabin when you finally get to the car.

#5816 of 5819 Re: another idea for feature-rain protection [pod] by temj12

Sep 23, 2011 (11:41 am)

Replying to: pod (Sep 22, 2011 7:19 pm)
I leave my vehicles out without the windows or sunroof open. I have always done this. I live in Tennessee where the temperatures have been from 93 to 100 the entirety of the summer. I have never had any of the issues you list. My CDs don't melt; my dash does not get damaged. Of course, I would never leave a soda can in the vehicle and, certainly, never an animal.

#5817 of 5819 If you want those features by acdii

Sep 23, 2011 (6:49 pm)

Get an MKS. We have one and it does exactly what you asked for. Press and hold the door open and the windows go down, sunroof opens. Press and hold lock and they all close.

#5818 of 5819 Re: If you want those features [acdii] by akirby

Sep 24, 2011 (12:45 pm)

Replying to: acdii (Sep 23, 2011 6:49 pm)
He wants it to do it automatically if it senses rain.

#5819 of 5819 Re: If you want those features [akirby] by acdii

Sep 24, 2011 (9:01 pm)

Replying to: akirby (Sep 24, 2011 12:45 pm)
Anything can be done with enough money.

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