This is almost worse than a parking thread, lol... Anyway, I turn mine off.

1) Yea, it's still embedded in my mind that it's easier on the vehicle when starting.

2) Especially this time of year where I live it could be cold in the morning (50's) and hot in the afternoon (80's) and it would be dumb to have your AC blasting early in the morning when you might need heat or defrosters.

3) Early in the morning I normally will just leave windows open and not use AC anyway until late afternoon when going home from work so it would just be shut off after starting the car anyway.

Still, super-stupid arguments, even worse than parking arguments...lol. If someone wants to shut all their accessories off before turning off their vehicle, why should they get grief over it? :noidea:

turn it off... so you don't strain the engine on start up and so you don't get the foul smell out the vents on start up.

i have discovered if i shut the blower off it keeps the a/c on when you turn the blower back on. if i leave the blower on and shut the car off the ac and recirc. are always off

Not always true. There is a low temperature cutoff that will not allow the compressor to run, I think it's when the temperature is below freezing.

Just did a check, at 40 F and below compressor will not engage.

Unless your Camaro is garaged the entire winter. :lol:

Thanks, I was trying to find that info.

One of the first things you learn when flying an aircraft, is to SHUT EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL OFF before engine is cranked. Ditto for engine off.


Oh, btw, I shut my AC off right before Sledge engages.

i do

Except - my sunroof and windows are probably already open.

Yes I am in NC but you get used to the heat. As long as the car is moving so I get air I avoid the AC. Stuck in traffic or using the phone in the car, I'll close everything and turn on the AC.

And I see notes about the radio startup volume. Isn't that a setting? It is on page 7-7 of my manual. Set it once and never worry about it again.

I will turn my AC off sometime in October.

So, do you guys also let off the gas to help the transmission shift (auto)?

- My radio resets to a low level when the car is started. So I can have it up LOUD when the car is turned off, when I start the car the volume is low.

- I often remote start my car on the way to it. For two reasons, to get the engine warm and to get the AC going so it is nice and cool by the time I get in.