"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
news:fK-dnU8jJtaHHNjZRVn-qw@sedona.net:

> "Richard Kuroski" <rlski@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:mEe1g.5719$_w6.5141@trndny09...
>> OK all you sedan drivers try this. Find a nice safe stretch of
>> road
>> and take your Civic up to around 30-35 mph. The engine can be
>> anywhere from 1500 to 2000 rpm. Now here's the "fun" part. Open the
>> right rear window. What you should hear, if your experience is
>> anything like mine, is a loud oscillating wind buffeting sound.
>> Now if you never intend to drive with the rear windows down forget
>> the
>> whole thing. Otherwise get some ear plugs...the noise will drive you
>> nuts otherwise. Oh by the way my dealer had me try this with another
>> Civic. Same noise. That's why I consider this a design flaw.
>> So far I can not find any TSB's or recalls that pertain to this
>> issue.
>> Maybe Honda doesn't think it's a problem. Other than this I think
>> the car is great.
>>
>> Rich K.
>>
> Most sedans and some coupes will do that (station wagons and
> hatchbacks are much more resistant). It is called "aeolian
> oscillation"



Awww, you beat me to it! *I* wanted to use that term! It sounds so
*scientific*!

For the record, my 1991 Integra and my 1976 Coronet all do/did the same
thing.

My '74 RX-4 and both my early-'80s Corollas didn't, but that was due only
to the fact that they were all hardtop bodystyles. My '75 Corolla didn't do
it either, but that was because the rear windows were tilt-out designs.



> For best window ventilation on the road, opening the
> driver's window an inch and doing the same with the right rear window
> will get you quiet, controlled air flow.


There ya go. Or buy a convertible.



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