#171077 - 02/07/09 12:13 PM
Re: Trip to Ford
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My girlfriend had a new fiesta as a hire car yesterday, a 1.4 titanium. It seemed a really nice drive but tbh gutless on acceleration and that new centre console looks yuk!! You couldn't even remove it to change the stereo as its fascia is integrated with the centre fans
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#171078 - 02/07/09 12:13 PM
Re: Trip to Ford
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£49.99, seems fairly pricey but normally from Ford it is £100  but they had it on offer. I also had a fair distance to travel and my aircon was barely blowing any cold air whatsoever, so I thought I might as well drop in.
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#171080 - 02/07/09 08:11 PM
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#171081 - 02/07/09 08:18 PM
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Scotty you don't generally notice it until you have had it done
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#171082 - 02/07/09 08:33 PM
Re: Trip to Ford
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£49.99, seems fairly pricey but normally from Ford it is £100 but they had it on offer.
I also had a fair distance to travel and my aircon was barely blowing any cold air whatsoever, so I thought I might as well drop in.
What plate do you have? Both my cars on 53 plates aircon are good, as far as I know, neither have been re-pressurized. How much difference has you've made?
A massive difference mate, I now don't lose half my body water when driving in the heat 
I'd have it done if I were you, for me it really made a difference.
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#171083 - 02/07/09 08:54 PM
Re: Trip to Ford
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mine needs redoing in fact i might see if i can get it done before renault day.
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#171084 - 03/07/09 08:59 AM
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as far as I know, neither have been re-pressurized.
Don't they re-pressurise ANY car that HAS aircon on any SERVICE trip matey? 
It's like regular procedure for servicing a car with aircon... 
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#171085 - 03/07/09 11:40 AM
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as far as I know, neither have been re-pressurized.
Don't they re-pressurise ANY car that HAS aircon on any SERVICE trip matey?
It's like regular procedure for servicing a car with aircon...
I thought Aircon was an extra cost to a service?
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#171086 - 03/07/09 11:51 AM
Re: Trip to Ford
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as far as I know, neither have been re-pressurized.
Don't they re-pressurise ANY car that HAS aircon on any SERVICE trip matey?
It's like regular procedure for servicing a car with aircon...
I thought Aircon was an extra cost to a service?
They re-gassed mine I'm sure on my 2nd service because it's been working fine for years...
Extra? ...better not be 
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#171089 - 03/07/09 01:16 PM
Re: Trip to Ford
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Ahh, i see Micky,  i knew i had read something about this. This is a Quote from what i had read from an AC manufacturer.. "The Air Conditioning system in your vehicle is not usually covered by most manufacturers servicing schedules and the refrigerant gas that is used to operate the system depletes over time. On average most vehicles lose up to 15% per annum this problem can be caused when the system is not used during the winter months allowing the small “O” ring seals to dry out resulting in a gradual deterioration in system performance eventually resulting in the system being too low to operate at all. As systems become older or are used infrequently the air conditioning system can start to develop bacteria, micro organisms and even mould or fungi growing especially behind the dash panel on the evaporator, this can lead to some very unpleasant odours. Some even claim this can result in headaches and flu like symptom sometimes referred to as sick car syndrome." 'Sick car syndrome' I think my Mrs had this when we went on the 2006 Summer event in Newquay.
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#171090 - 03/07/09 01:20 PM
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#171091 - 03/07/09 01:43 PM
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the air conditioning system can start to develop bacteria, micro organisms and even mould or fungi growing especially behind the dash panel on the evaporator
I don't see how they can say it will form on the evaporator. It will only form there when there is too much gas in the system and it runs colder than it should causing condensation or there is a leak on the evap.
If anywhere it would form around the seals on the inlet pipe (warm air that is returning to the compressor). It's nice and warm there
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