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Backdraft: Does drilling a hole in a convertible's windshield alleviate buffeting? [w/VIDEO]

by Sam Abuelsamid (RSS feed) on Jul 26th, 2009 at 2:48PM

It's amazing how something you can't see, such as the air around you, can have so much of an effect on what goes on while you're driving. Consider the impact of that invisible air when it wraps itself around the windshield when you're driving top-down in a convertible (honestly, is there any other way?).We've all been there: sun shining, cloudless skies, let's drop the lid and go for a ride. Now, if your noggin has a bowling-ball smooth finish, this isn't an issue; just smear on some sunscreen and go. But if you have, you know, hair, the air curling around behind you whips it around into a... Read More

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