Re: Looking for real data

[kerry griffith <kerry.griffith@m.k12.ut.us>]

Graydon D. Stuckey wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Dupree, Robert A. wrote:
> 
 I would like to know if anyone has access to real
> > data concerning the differences in cabin temperatures between a white and
> > a black car. 
> 
  I don't
> have any firm data handy, but I think I recall some of the
> guys in the HVAC department at work stating that the difference between
> a white car and a black car could be typically 30 deg F in AZ.  

Living in Utah I can report (in a manner much less 
objective than Graydon) that our experiences with black 
cars (4000q & Ur-Q) have led us to *never* buy dark cars 
again. 

Kerry
91 200q pearl white
89 80q gobi beige metallic (I think) w/cloth interior

> Later,
> Graydon D. Stuckey
> '86 5KCSTQ, GDSstageIII
> now a non-CIS 5KCSTQ!

Graydon- time for you to fess up again!  Tell us about your 
latest, please ;-)