Sydney super-temperatures

**Arctra** · 23-11-2009, 10:55 AM

I'm really surprised there isn't a thread on the temps in Sydney yesterday. I would have posted something yesterday, but unfortunately the temperature alarm went off on my PC so I decided to shut it down for its own protection. I really wish I had air-con in my place so that didn't happen.

Anyway, I ended up taking a drive coz my place was so hot. Figured the Tiguan had aircon so would be a lot more pleasant. Driving around, the hotest place I went through was near Rhodes shopping centre:

Was pleased to see the cooling system took the heat in its stride.

Did anyone else notice any higher temps?

**WABIT** · 23-11-2009, 10:57 AM

dude, we had weather like that in melbourne for about 9 days straight! ohh and it only dropped to around 28deg over night too.....

were gonna be in one hell of a summer people.....

dom

**Buller_Scott** · 23-11-2009, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by WABIT

were gonna be in one hell of a summer people.....

dom

unfortunately, that's the case. it was 47 degrees in the shade on one of the aussie open tennis days last year...

not too clued up on the causes for this devastating heat but if melbourne/ sydney are going to have 60 degree summers in 5 yrs time im migrating elsewhere......

**mikinoz** · 23-11-2009, 10:58 AM

I had 45.5 at about Westmead on the M4 Friday before the thunderstorm in the afternoon.

On the GTI academy day it was 41 at the same point about 1pm.

**Manaz** · 23-11-2009, 11:01 AM

The Outback my wife drives was having issues with the heat in Merrylands West yesterday afternoon - severe ignition retardation due to the heat...

**anthony_VWJET** · 23-11-2009, 11:18 AM

I seriously surprised as to how the Jetta was handling the heat, though I could hear the fan working overtime once i had turned the car off.

I also surprised to the tempreture bouncing between 89 and 91 degress on a 43 degree day. A friend of mine that works at VW was telling me running the AC actually helps the car.

Just a thought too: how benficial would it be to reconnect the AC and divert the cool air to the intake?