Q: Your answer to C.W. about A/C in a hot car is, like her solution, only part right. When a car is parked all day in the sun, the air inside can easily reach 120 degrees. You need to get that air out quick, replaced with the cooler outside air. The best way is to open doors on both sides for just a minute or two and let the air change, before getting in and adopting your solutions, which will then work best on all the hot objects inside over time.
F.S., Oak Park, Illinois
A: My answer was limited to the couple’s dispute. But, yeah, opening the car doors has been SOP since the 1950s. And I also didn’t mention using a sunshade behind the windshield (remove before driving). Anybody who has seared an impression of a hot steering wheel on their palms about knows this one. How about parking in the shade? Valet parking? Chill.
