How important is climate control to you?
Poll: How important is climate control to you?
Total Members Polled: 531
Discussion
An MPV with kids an air con will not be great in the summer...
If you like the car and trust it has more years to give, bite the bullet and do it.
If you don't really like it / we're thinking of a change / other things are starting to fail, then your excuse to buy something fresher has arrived.
If you like the car and trust it has more years to give, bite the bullet and do it.
If you don't really like it / we're thinking of a change / other things are starting to fail, then your excuse to buy something fresher has arrived.
Proper air con makes short work of misted windows etc too.
Essential? NO. Helpful - yes. For example, I prefer the windows down and some fresh air coming in but if you are doing 70mph on the motorway all day windows down can be a bit noisy (or if stuck in traffic, windows up, air con on).
Essential? NO. Helpful - yes. For example, I prefer the windows down and some fresh air coming in but if you are doing 70mph on the motorway all day windows down can be a bit noisy (or if stuck in traffic, windows up, air con on).
Centurion07 said:
I'm assuming those that voted "essential" live abroad? Essential? In the UK? 
No, I voted essential - in-car temperatures above about 25c make me start to wilt - sitting by a pool with a beer isn't the same as concentrating hard. I would take aircon/climate above stupid fat alloys and rubber band tyres etc any day - it is especially essential for long motorway trips.I actually prefer manual controls than automatic systems. My Dad used to have a car where you could set the temperatures and it did the rest but I never liked it. For some reason I like to have air flowing out of the dashboard vents constantly. It seems to keep the car feeling fresher inside. The automatic system constantly seemed to battle against my wishes in that it would randomly turn the fans off/stop blowing when I wanted it to.
I also had a car with primitive climate control and that did the same thing. I know whether I want it hotter/cooler and I want air! It's not that difficult to twiddle a couple of wheels now and again to maintain that. I now have an old Fiesta with a manual heater and no air conditioning. It's bliss.
As for air conditioning, I can't bear it! I get dry eyes and end up feeling sick if sat in front of an air conditioner so I end up having to ask people to turn it off. Plus being mostly Mediterranean the heat doesn't bother me.
I also had a car with primitive climate control and that did the same thing. I know whether I want it hotter/cooler and I want air! It's not that difficult to twiddle a couple of wheels now and again to maintain that. I now have an old Fiesta with a manual heater and no air conditioning. It's bliss.
As for air conditioning, I can't bear it! I get dry eyes and end up feeling sick if sat in front of an air conditioner so I end up having to ask people to turn it off. Plus being mostly Mediterranean the heat doesn't bother me.
If the galaxy is the same as the alhambra the whole bumper is only held on with about 6 bolts and very easy to get off.
I replaced the pipes on the father in laws 2004 model and getting the bumper off was the easy part, the pipes on the other hand were a nightmare.
I do like the system and would probably repair it if i were keeping the car.
I replaced the pipes on the father in laws 2004 model and getting the bumper off was the easy part, the pipes on the other hand were a nightmare.
I do like the system and would probably repair it if i were keeping the car.
ch427 said:
If the galaxy is the same as the alhambra the whole bumper is only held on with about 6 bolts and very easy to get off.
I replaced the pipes on the father in laws 2004 model and getting the bumper off was the easy part, the pipes on the other hand were a nightmare.
I do like the system and would probably repair it if i were keeping the car.
This is the way forward. Get your spanners out and fix it yourself you big girl! I replaced the pipes on the father in laws 2004 model and getting the bumper off was the easy part, the pipes on the other hand were a nightmare.
I do like the system and would probably repair it if i were keeping the car.
ch427 said:
If the galaxy is the same as the alhambra the whole bumper is only held on with about 6 bolts and very easy to get off.
I replaced the pipes on the father in laws 2004 model and getting the bumper off was the easy part, the pipes on the other hand were a nightmare.
I do like the system and would probably repair it if i were keeping the car.
You could be right there after a bit more fI replaced the pipes on the father in laws 2004 model and getting the bumper off was the easy part, the pipes on the other hand were a nightmare.
I do like the system and would probably repair it if i were keeping the car.
Googling... But... Even if u swapped out the condenser myself the pipe still needs fixing and I'm not confident with that, so it's going to be at least a few hundred in parts, labour and another weekend of my time.
I really want a new car too really!
Impasse said:
This is the way forward. Get your spanners out and fix it yourself you big girl!
Lol... I'm in no way averse to taking stuff apart and breaking it, I'm just not confident I can sort the pipe. The ac guy was on about splicing a new section in place to fix it, no way I have the skills or tools for that. Something to research further though I suppose.
dave_s13 said:
Lol... I'm in no way averse to taking stuff apart and breaking it, I'm just not confident I can sort the pipe. The ac guy was on about splicing a new section in place to fix it, no way I have the skills or tools for that.
Something to research further though I suppose.
You'll need a hacksaw, some new pipe and a handful of Jubilee clips*. Bish, bash, bosh.Something to research further though I suppose.
*May not be representative of the parts required.
ch427 said:
If the galaxy is the same as the alhambra the whole bumper is only held on with about 6 bolts and very easy to get off.
I replaced the pipes on the father in laws 2004 model and getting the bumper off was the easy part, the pipes on the other hand were a nightmare.
I do like the system and would probably repair it if i were keeping the car.
Is this the tool needed to un-couple the pipes?I replaced the pipes on the father in laws 2004 model and getting the bumper off was the easy part, the pipes on the other hand were a nightmare.
I do like the system and would probably repair it if i were keeping the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKgQJ-RinXc
I'll hve to have a look underneath it (again) at the weekend.
Debaser said:
Howard- said:
Debaser said:
Does running the AC not use any fuel?
Not nearly as much as people make out.Do you use a candle in your house to save electricity?! It won't use much if any more fuel than the drag created from lowering a window yet no one ever seems to mention keeping the windows up to 'save fuel'
dave_s13 said:
Is this the tool needed to un-couple the pipes?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKgQJ-RinXc
I'll hve to have a look underneath it (again) at the weekend.
Yes sealey tools do one for about £15.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKgQJ-RinXc
I'll hve to have a look underneath it (again) at the weekend.
ch427 said:
Yes sealey tools do one for about £15.
Cheers.I think we are erring on the side of an upgrade though.
Looking at S-Max/Galaxy's in the 7-8k bracket. More expensive than getting this one fixed obviously but hopefully one less thing to worry about, the kids keep you busy at the weekends, don't need to be scrabbling round under the car really.
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