Driving temp

[blue62]

Your low speed radiator fans kick on at 206.2 Degrees F
High speed kicks on at 215.6 Degrees F
Your car running at 210 Degrees F with ambient temps running from 95 to 100 degrees is normal.

With that being said in 50 + years of dicking with cars I have never seen a water cooled engine run at a static temp. Temp. always fluctuates according to engine load and other factors.

My 2000S fluctuates from around 185 to 225 depending on ambient temp. terrain and how hard I push it.
At. 210 for your hot dry Texas conditions you Box temps. are normal.

[mikefocke]

Mine were in the 180 range. Now it has been many years since I owned one but lets see what others say.

'99 and '01s both.

Are your fans coming on? Radiators clean? Between the radiators and the AC? Hopw lonng since a coolant flush? How long since a water pump replacement?