Here's how you solve the problem. Threaten to get her an AC. I was given my grandmother's POS '81 Escort wagon when she stopped driving. Now I'm not complaining, this was a great deal, free for nothing, to a 17 year old. However, Grandmama was, let's put this charitably, true to her Scottish heritage. She bought the car new with no A/C to save $500. Living in Central Florida,she discovered it was the worst $500 she ever saved and put in an after market A/C. Think an '81 Escort can't get any worse? For 400 1983 dollars I'll correct that assumption. Turning the damn thing off was like hitting after burner in the car.

It took a sluggish four cylinder with ok gas mileage and turned it into a V-8's fuel economy and a a V-2's acceleration. I think I used it twice. Fortunately, the beast had a fuel injector malfunction and it burnt to the axels. I replaced it with a midnight blue 1991 Ford Ranger, also without A/C ($5600 off the lot, brand spanking new). The faster you go, the cooler it gets.

FQ13 who did learn from driving this truck for 7 years in FL and Tx that he will never again own a dark colored vehicle. If its not white, I don't want it.

As Chopper said, HTFU.