Air con - worth it?

Jem8472

I dont currently have aircon in my car but when its time to change I am getting aircon!

I have dirven cars with it and it is so much nicer to get where you are going and not ba all hot and sweaty from driving!

jammin_2

Thanks so much everybody, for all your excellent advice.

I'm going to try and do a deal with the salesman, to try and bring the cost down of putting air con into the Corsa Club 1.2. Or, we might discuss changing the order for a Corsa Design 1.2, which includes air con as standard, plus some other nice.. er.. things!

I'll keep you posted. Thanks again!

in2deep_2

Get air-con and forget all that rubbish about fuel consumption, yes it uses a tiny bit more (when ON) but please its so insignificant you wont notice, you will use 10 times more driving like a boy racer.

Also if its a Brand new car haggle with the dealer about the price, he wont let a sale slip through his fingers for the sake of air-con.

balsingh

With regards to the £800 for the aircon, are you sure its not climate control?? £800 seems a lot for bog standard aircon. Check with the dealer. If it is climate control, ask them if they have the standard aircon for less money. I actually prefer a/c to climate as its usually much simpler to operate and less likely to go wrong.

jammin_2

balsingh wrote: »

With regards to the £800 for the aircon, are you sure its not climate control?? £800 seems a lot for bog standard aircon.

Thanks, balsingh.

It is bog standard air con. I'm converting €1000 to pounds, making £800 (I'm buying from Ireland, where I am living). Pretty expensive, huh!

Tucker

I added it to mine and it was £500. Wouldn't be without it, especially with kids. It's a god send.
People who say it's never warm enough in the UK must be kidding when it comes to being behind glass in a car. I had on all last week and we are in May.
Everytime the sun is out, I have it on and if it costs me a quid or two, I'll pay it for the comfort.......

birchy

All depends if you can afford £800.
I don't think it justifies that amount.
I would look round for a better deal or do without.
Yes its great for those crazy hot summer days when stuck in traffic but they do use fuel. Also need regassing every 2-3 years and are exspensive when go wrong.

C_Ronaldo

Paying £800 for air con, id rather spend that on a holiday and whats left over put it in a high interets savings account,

moonrakerz

£800 for air con seems very expensive.

On their small cars Ford charge an extra £600 for the "Climate" models, for this you get:-

Air Con
Electric controlled/heated door mirrors
Heated windscreen
Remote central locking
Variable wipe front wipers
Auto reverse rear wiper
Delayed interior lighting

nej

Worth every penny, but as you're buying new haggle with the dealer to get it much cheaper or free. If you look like you're going to walk away over it he'll be happy (well, not happy but you know what I mean) to do a deal.

As others have said, selling it or trading it later will be harder without aircon, and I personally would never buy a car without aircon again.