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Old 03-02-2007, 09:14 PM   #1
blacklabel
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Question Biggest "missed" design flaw???

Hi all,

I have had my trusty 98 AU Futura for nearly 3 years now, and it's by far the most reliable and comfortable car I have ever owned.
However I discovered something today,that I never had experienced before,and it was something that rattled my brain- literally!!

It's summer of course here in NZ, like in Oz and pretty damn hot.
My car has power front windows and manual winder rears, so I usually travel with the front windows only down,cos I can control them from my drivers side-convenient and more than enough breeze in the cabin.

Well, today it was damn hot, and I wound down the rear windows to halfway while parked up in the driveway to keep the car a bit cooler.So I decide to go up the local shops this avo to get a few bevys. I left the rear windows as they were,got in and took off and then lowered the front windows to get a real cool,breezy ride.
Well- I **** you not- the absolute wind noise and circulation of air in the cabin even at only 60kms was so bad it actually felt like my brain was shaking.You had to shout to hear yourself.And the "vibrations" in the airflow were actually physically painful to the 'ol mellon!
It was very very uncomfortable and I actually stopped halfway,got out and wound the rear windows back up closed!

I have never experienced anything like this in any other car I have ever owned.
I put it down to the cabin shape and poor airflow dynamics- regardless of what level the rear windows were,if the fronts were wound down too the results were the same.LOUD!
But it's a real eye opener- if you haven't experienced this yourself, then try it- I'm sure you will be as staggered as I was.

Perhaps the ultimate unfixable design flaw?

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