Ginge !

whats the best thing to own and what would you choose


im in a dilemma where i might sell my faithfull and trusty cabrio and buy a car with aircon,,,, what would you all do ?????

Terry Tibbs

Open the window usually..

But can become tedious with wind blowing you from arsehole to breakfast.

Aircon I would have if I could have the choice on my FRST, but petrol consumption is extreme enough as it is

Daviet

aircon car over convertable especially with the kid

AlexF

buy a converatble with air con....


simple solution really

GARETH T

air con,,,,, only good looking people can drive converts,,,,,

Redkop

Aircon is a must.

Ginge !

yeah but tbh on a hot summers day would i have the roof down or turn the dial is what im wondering,,,,,,,,,, using aircon with the roof down is surley gonna cause worst fuel economy,,,,,,,,,,, trying to condition the worlds air and all that

Cowboi

they done a test recently.

put the same amount of petrol in the same car.
one of them turned the air con on. and the other opened the windows.

both drove round the track at the same speed. the one with air con actually went further!

ive never had air con or a convertable. but if i wanted a convertable i wouldnt let it not having air con stop me buying it.

georgie1

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i use to have a 328 converatble with air con and when u had the roof `down with air con u was stil so hot it was a black car aswell so i would say a car with aircon is better then a converatble

XRT_si

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Well id prefer convertable but air con is better for you

A nice BMW coupe or something with air con

gingeRS

its not really that simple

a convertible, is a different drive altogether

for example, i have air-con in my saff, but would i want a convertible saff, no thanks

petrol consumption not really an issue with air con as it uses very little.

what cars did you have in mind???

i love convertibles cos of the exposure, but you do look like a tit driving one, its unavoidable.

Ginge !

im not talking about you car simon,,,,,,,,,,, i cant justify buying another car right now,,,,,,,,,,,,,, honestly


just wondering


oh and those people using aircon with the roof down,,,,,,,,,,,, think about what you are doing or trying to make it do please

Porkie

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Always rather have a convertable than a tintop with aircon! (unless its a family car)

Convertables WITH aircon are the way forward

Ginge !

ive got a convertable already,,,,,,,, last year i couldnt be bothered to put the roof down and the last few weeks ive always needed it down but at work i drive company cars with aircon and tbh i think id rather drive a car woth aircon that a convertable


but then i was also thinking of the point the compressor dies,,,,,,,,,, then ive got a hard top car/ no sunroof and just windows to open

Porkie

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I'd not put the roof down if I had ginger hair either

Ginge !

tosser

must admit though the reason ive got the roof down this yeah is my little girl loves it,,,,,,,,, also means she has to sit in the front so shes not blinded at 90 by the wind flowing in the back seat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thats the issue my missus has instead

GARETH T

see my first post

sammyboy

AIR-CON ALLDAY LONG NO CONTEST MATE................

EssexBoyRacer

someones been watching mythbusters

mark

give ya Ł100 for it

Rhys

Deffo Aircon. Espeically for city driving etc as your stuck in traffic etc.

But isnt aircon convertibles a waste? As all the cold air just floats away Didnt see the point of it in the ones i have been in etc.

Ginge !

rhys i think its more due to the point that the poor thing is trying to condition too large a space,,,,,,,,, even on cars you need the windows up to do the job proper so having the roof down,,,,,, well

89xr2

Aircon all the way. You've gotta love freezing yourself in the car only to get out and it to feel like you're in an oven.

Rhys

Yeah Ginge, thats what i said Your never going to cool a space down if the cool air can escape into the atmosphere.

Ginge !

sorry rhys,,,,,,,, i was trying to mention it the easy wayn to understand what there doing


there conditioning the planet,,,,,,,,, not even jaguars can do that job


mind i wonder if all the cars in the city where convertables and they put there roof down would that area have a 16 degree climate during rush hour

Big G

Air con all day everyday, even the winter

Convertables with air con, just point it at your feet and you feel a cool breeze come up your body.

But if i was ginger i wouldnt embarrass myself by having the roof down

ballin

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no

Cowboi

i got this information second hand tbh.
but i think thats what the bloke had watched.

TIFF

Car with Con

Katie

As everyone says, a convertible with aircon..then you can have it all mr ginge.

foreigneRS

air con is a necessity, not a luxury

keeps me in a job anyway

RichardPON

I've got air-con in the MR2, and I don't think I've ever used it!

Convertible every time for me! Drop top motoring is the way forward!

robrs

A car with aircon i think. But it sups juice, so just wind the window down. I'm not into convertibles at all.

Porkie

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I couldn't agree any less

vroomtshh

2 of my cars have aircon, and I practically use it all the time. It doesn't affect fuel consumption at all (I have tried it)

And a convertible would mess my hair up

Porkie

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Apart from my Sierra, all my cars have aircon and I always have it on as well! its great at demisting the car windows in the winter as well if people didn't know

SassyRS

buy a car with air con

cant beat it especially when the kids are whinning and its hot and humid and you just wanna go RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH......

Click the air con on ......... cool down and crank the music up

foreigneRS

poppycock and twaddle

driving on a motorway at 70+ mph with a window down doesn't use extra fuel from the drag created at all, does it?

it probably wouldn't work very well now, even if you tried rich. try reading the manual, it should tell you to use the a/c regularly, even in winter, as it keeps the seal lubricated and supple. if not used, the seals can dry up and shrink and let the gas escape, particularly the compressor shaft seal. if you then run a system that is low on gas, you can damage the compressor

Dave Parker

for comfort and clean air (no flys in yer face)
ac everytime

Porkie

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I was blasting down the motorways last night at big speeds and then had a blast down the lanes. It was a JOY! I honestly could not have had more fun on the roads, was such a pleasure!

The people that say no to convertables is because they haven't driven a proper one

Makes me wonder why the hell I'm looking at another new car at the weekend to be honest. Last nights drive was PERFECT! I even recorded the car screaming its tits off through the Dartford tunnel on the way home. It sounded so good it gave me a little semi