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I am very much not like you. I want the air to be a comfortable temp so if I can't roll the windows down because of rain or crazy weather I set it to the temp I want and let the fan circulate the air.
So what's your ideal temp? Is it the same if you've been to the gym while your car bakes in the parking lot on a summer day? How about when it's been snowing all night and your windows are completely fogged and your gloves are wet from clearing off the snow?
You're saying in those situations, you don't just set the temp as low or as high as it can go and have it run full blast? How frequently do you need air conditioning while it's raining, but not to clear fog from the windshield?
Sure, I suppose if you're in the car long enough, you might want to turn the temp to a moderate level, and turn down the fan speed, but those are things you can do without taking your eyes off the road. God forbid your "auto" aircon is controlled via a touchscreen.
If the car is hot, the automatic aircon will operate at maximum cool until the temperature is brought down to the set point. Likewise when the car is colder than you want
Of course you move the set point up or down a bit between summer and winter, and depending on how you feel at the time
Max cool gets too cold if you're aircon is working properly
Full blast is reserved for when first getting in when it is crazy hot or cold, but once it gets to a reasonable temp (or starts at one) then just somewhere in the middle based on whether the sun is on my side or it is humid or something.
Right now I have the temp setting and it is somewhere between 68 and 75 depending on whether it feels hot or cold and I just change it a degree or two until it feels right. Ideal temp just means I feel comfortable, and what I am wearing and the temp I came from changes that. Have little paddle flippers to adjust so easy as a finger flick to adjust and having physical controls for the a/c was a requirement when I bought my car.