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OriginalGriff wrote: So I just got back from having it re-gassed
Lucky you. I had my car's AC die on one of the hottest days of year so far last week, and it turned out the compressor needed to be replaced. $800 later...
Marc
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Ouch! I will admit I was worried it might be the compressor.
But I'll take a £30 / $40 re-gas over a new compressor any day ... and mine is "only" £450 / $600 plus labour - not too bad for a Mercedes part.
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Living with that right now in South Florida... Mechanic said I needed a new compressor and quoted me $600+. I laughed and said the old beater isn't even worth that much anymore.
Time to price out a new one!
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Either that, or replace the compressor yourself with a 2nd handie from the wreckers, followed by a re-gas.
For my '03 model, i can grab a compressor for $59 or i can grab the entire a/c system for $144 - each price available if i remove the parts i'd like from one of the cars in their yard - sure beats gardening on a sunday!!
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An attractive option, if I thought I were even remotely competent to do the work. Since I don't have a backup car to get to and from work if I muck something up...
I'll stick with rolling the windows down. 
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BBC reports 28C today in Wales... that does not justify to turn AC on!!!
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That's outside the car.
Inside, it is considerably hotter. And stickier. Or was, anyway!
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Open the window[^]!
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Then I get beaten to death with my own ponytail... 
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WTF are you doing with a ponytail in the car? Do all the welsh carry one? Got tired of sheeps? 
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It all depends on the climate you're used to; I'm told that in Texas, they turn the heating on at 28C. 
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Exactly... I remember nights with 28C... and we thought it was cool...
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That may be true for those who are used to the summer temps of Israel, but here in Tennessee, and probably Wales, 28C/82F is 4C/10F degrees warmer than the threshold temp for A/C to be cranking out cooler air.
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We've been having heat warnings in Toronto.
For 25C.
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On the other hand if temperature drops under 15C we put our winter coat on 
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Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Buy a new car, one with a very nice big touch screen...
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tesla?
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OriginalGriff wrote: any suggestions on how to get my desktop and monitors in there?
Power inverter that plugs into the cigarette lighter?
Try not to overload it though...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Now, any suggestions on how to get my desktop and monitors in there?
Get a long extension cable and a power bar?
Alternatively, get a laptop and use WiFi (or a long Ethernet cable) to connect via remote desktop?
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Interesting. Having done a quick search the people who want to sell me this service say that 10% of refrigerant can escape each year and the air con should be recharged every couple of years.
Does anyone do that? Is it true?
My car, a 15 year old Honda CRV that is proving to be utterly indestructible has never been re-gassed but was struggling a bit in the 33C heat of the M11 last night.
Problem is at £50, well that's a sizable chunk of the car's value...
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My current car, a Toyota, old enough to drink in a pub, is still running on its original gas. Might be a little down on cooling efficiency, but not much.
However a previous car, GM product, lost all its gas suddenly just after the 3 year warranty expired (of course, Mr Murphy). Compressor seal was shot.
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Nope, but I only bought it in March second hand, so it was worth a try.
Halfords do a "while you wait" re-gas for £30 which worked fine for me, and I think the initial "will it charge up at all" test is free.
Air-con also improves demisting in winter, because the air that it pumps is dryer than straight outside air apparently.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Air-con also improves demisting in winter, because the air that it pumps is dryer than straight outside air
Exactly (unless you have freezing conditions)
It was during such a manoeuvre this week I discovered mine has had enough. Still though, 14 years and 380,000 kms isnt such a bad run..
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My wife took her parents car (a nice SLK) for the weekend...
She was not lucky as the aircon decided to fail and started to throw hot air instead of fresh/cold air...
After one hour of super-sweating she parked at our house and left the car there parked for all the night.
The next morning everything worked fine.
PS: Just park inside your house, leave doors open and full throttle at the aircon... perfect balance and comfort.
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probably froze and blocked the compressor output pipes - in really hot conditions the compressor works a bit too well.
Germany doesn't get proper hot Summers so by default their air-cons are not factored for real heat - can be (should have been) adjusted to suit local conditions.
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