HaulingAss
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- 2010 F-150, 2018 Model 3 P, FS DM Cybertruck
I overheat easily and that's been our experience with both our Model 3's, they keep their cool very well and cool down quickly after being parked in the sun.. We also have a F-150 we have brought to 3 different Ford dealers and all have told us the same thing: The A/C is working properly, that's just how they are. The problem is, on hot days the engine compartment becomes a furnace. If you are stuck in traffic all that heat is spilling over the radiator and it basically doesn't work. The cab overheats with the combined heat of the sun beating down on the metal roof, the firewall becomes heat soaked and radiates heat into the cabin and the A/C can't keep up, even on the Max Cool setting. If you get on the highway it eventually becomes bearable but it doesn't take long for it to become an oven if the traffic comes to a stop. It's been like this since day one when the truck was brand new.My M3P is doing fine at 100+ the last week. Not sure why others aren't getting the same result as me, but if I turn it down, it gets colder... I'm at 1Y and 15K miles. No complaints at all.
The Model 3's on the other hand are cool as a cucumber. I wouldn't say they are ice cold but there is something about not having a hot engine manifold a couple feet in front of you that makes it seem even cooler than it is. When I say it's not "ice cold" that's a reference to the air coming out of the vents. I've had ICE cars that had colder air coming out of the vents but they did not feel as cool as the Model 3 which feels cooler than an ICE car and I don't want to set it below about 67 because it will become uncomfortably cold.
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