Essential Air Con

[bennno]

For anybody out there considering a t350 without air con....I can now comment as mine stopped working at le mans (hot sun and 29C) and was it hot.

Lets just say I think the air con is to stop people burning themselves on the gearshift/handbrake and to stop the trim from ungluing itself.

With heatsoak I would estimate the temp inside the car at a standstill was approacing 40C!!!!

Its being fixed now mind, but my advice would be that if you intend using the car in the summer you need it.

Bennno

- to add, car went faultlessly other than this and engine is getting smoother and faster all the time, it was ideal for all the luggage and seemed to draw positive comments from a wide range of TVR owners, all of whom seem to want one next!

>>> Edited by bennno on Wednesday 18th June 18:15

[bennno]

what in traffic at a standstill, methinks not

would just be all the better to enable sun to also enter car....

Bennno

[bennno]

nah, it was bearable when on the move.

decided to leave a tad early to avoid the traffic!!

it worked sporadically

Bennno

[bennno]

fish said:

I'm just leaving for a little jount round Europe this afternoon. Will be doing Holland,Germany,Italy,France,Belgium,Austria and maybe Switzerland(just for completeness!!). Oh and I'll be back at Pistonfest coming from Zolder's evening do on Friday. Should be good. Mrs Fish will no doubt post a full story plus piccies on our return.

If you are going to do all that then you must go over to Northern Italy (via the Simplon Pass over to Baveno on Lake Maggoire - Hotel Dino is good)

Or it would be criminal to miss the napoloen route accross the mountains down from Grenoble to Monte Carlo.

Or you could go a bit further afield and do the stelvio pass which is reputed to be even better (North East Italy in to Austria)

Bennno