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Great tip - and here's a real money saver as well. I asked at the dealer what it would cost to replace the cabin air filter in my Volkswagen Passat. The answer? $350 ! I said no thank you and googled "change cabin air filter vw passat". A description on Wiki-How explained where to find it. I opened my hood and there it was, visible to the naked, non-mechanical eye and easily swapped for the new one. Took me five minutes from google to closing the hood and I bought the factory filter for $20.

This is a great tip for car and home. Just like the comment above I changed my cabin filter on my Saab and while it was a little harder to access (hidden under the dashboard) it made a world of difference in comfort level. I don't have A/C at home (I live in Chicago and the heat is not too bad here) but changing your filters in summer and winter helps a lot. Also not a bad idea for those homeowners is to have a pressure test of your A/C system, PEG studies have shown 60% are the wrong pressure leading to 20% higher bills. And if you replace your A/C remember SMALLER is better, smaller removes more humidity and cools better and more efficiently despite (and because of) running for longer periods.

I don't have A/C at home, I make do with window fans even though it can -- and does -- get pretty hot and sticky here in New England in the summer.(Nothing raises your electric bill like using A/C.) However, I do have A/C in my car. Here's a tip. When you're driving on the interstate at highway speeds, it is more fuel efficient to use your car's A/C. When you're driving around town on short hops, it is more fuel efficient to roll down your windows instead of using the A/C, although on really hot, humid days opening the windows is pretty pointless because on days like that, opening the windows just lets in the hot air.

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