Does the rear trunk really get that Hot

[kabel]

If I remember I'll grab my remote probe thermometer one of these days and monitor trunk then frunk temps for a few days. It's already beginning to feel a lot like summer here in FL...

[tracke30m3]

My wife put her purse in the rear trunk of our 986 a few weeks ago for a 20+ mile trip.

She got her purse out as soon as we reached our destination and suddenly let out an "Ouch!" and almost flung the purse unto the ground. Apparently the metal buckles on the bag had gotten quite hot, not hot enough to burn you but hot enough to give you a nasty surprise.

Can't really say how hot the buckles were since I declined her offer to feel how hot they were.

[LoveBunny]

Originally Posted by tracke30m3

My wife put her purse in the rear trunk of our 986 a few weeks ago for a 20+ mile trip.

She got her purse out as soon as we reached our destination and suddenly let out an "Ouch!" and almost flung the purse unto the ground. Apparently the metal buckles on the bag had gotten quite hot, not hot enough to burn you but hot enough to give you a nasty surprise.

Can't really say how hot the buckles were since I declined her offer to feel how hot they were.

It really must have to do with something that was changed in a certain year then. I have put my purse in the trunk for much longer than 20 minutes and it wasn't hot at all, nor was my laptop or Coke or anything else. Warm a little bit, yes, but no more so than the trunk on any car gets when in the heat we have here.

[skip_168]

mmm... mine is a 2000 so I will check it out with a temperature monitoring system..

and of course, since I'm an Electrical Engineer, my set up will be rediculously complex, confusing, and expensive...

Muh trunk is HAWT!

[LoveBunny]

Originally Posted by skip_168

mmm... mine is a 2000 so I will check it out with a temperature monitoring system..

and of course, since I'm an Electrical Engineer, my set up will be rediculously complex, confusing, and expensive...

Muh trunk is HAWT!

I'm sure your results will be more accurate than my meat thermometer experiment.

[skip_168]

Originally Posted by LoveBunny

I'm sure your results will be more accurate than my meat thermometer experiment.

more complicated, yes...

more expensive, yes...

more accurate, prolly...

solve anything, or produce usefull info? usually not...

[gmboxster]

I forgot to mention I have a 1998 and after my long drive the trunk was NOT even warm, much less hot. Maybe this was a fluke but I think if it gets hot it would have the other day too. Anyway I'm happy with my results. Don't have to worry about melting toothbrushes on trips. lol.