How good is the AC in S1 Exige?

[Mr Fix it]

Looking into getting an S1 exige and one with AC. Has anyone experienced such a car? Does the Air Con work? Heard lots about old porsches with AC that never works, is the Lotus AC the same?

Ive had Subaru's with AC and Climate control that are older cars than the Exige and these worked fine. Please let me know if I will get cooked!

[StuartB]

[Nick J]

Mr Fix it said:

Looking into getting an S1 exige and one with AC.

Its called an Elise

On a serious note I have no experience

[speedyellow]

S1... lighter and can (?!?!?! lol) be quicker

S2... more comfy, aircon works.. fatter and can be slower...

Compared to a Imprezza.. both are fast, nible and featherlight

[djroadboy]

It doesnt work.

HTH

Dan@JPS

[cjfc]

It works ok in my S2 Elise

It's certainly not as good as my mercedes air con but then again i never expected it to and still does the job well. Only comment would be i wish there was a few more fan speed settings - in my car they seem to be off, high, really high and really really high.

Christian

[S Works]

I've never owned one, but I believe the best word to describe it is 'crap'.

[Nath-Exige]

Got to admit, it isn't the best and when i came from my RS Fcous(great car,great air-con) i was kind of used to having it working well. But put it this way it is better than not having it! On exiges.com we comanly call it CON-AIR!

[Hollywood Wheels]

Nath-Exige said:

On exiges.com we comanly call it CON-AIR!

I like that!

[lawrence5]

Tis rubbish - luke warm at best but exige can get really hot without it. Heard people talk about filling gaps in the chassis rails and things with foam to stop the heat soak. Meant to improve things massively......

[dragstar]

StuartB said:

greatest. reply. ever.

[mr fix it]

cheers guys, sounds like its cr*p. Just got to hope the wifes make-up does not melt on the test drive, otherwise will have to look for a different car!