air con

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chimper

Original Poster:

21 posts

274 months

Saturday 26th April 2003
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anyone got a T350c without air con?.if so do you think you made a mistake and now believe it would have been 1930 pounds well spent or is your interior not getting that hot?.

Bigbrowncow

83 posts

269 months

Saturday 26th April 2003
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Based on my experience of the Tamora, I've found aircon to be useful those times when I have been sat in traffic or driving round town and its very hot outside. Once the car's moving I've always found there's enough air circulating from the windows to stay cool (even with the top on).

Its definitely a luxury on the Tamora - it might be a bit different with a hard top, especially when it comes to resale time.


Steve

cerbera8

205 posts

291 months

Saturday 26th April 2003
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anyone got a T350c without air con?.if so do you think you made a mistake and now believe it would have been 1930 pounds well spent or is your interior not getting that hot?.


I've got aircon on my t350c and whilst it definately aint worth 2 grand, when the car is running at peak temperature the cold air out of the front vent does become a little warm, as does the dash top.

So to save 2k and spend 38.5k could be a costly error, especially at re-sale when virtually every other car on offer has it fitted.

mike

Snakes

614 posts

260 months

Sunday 27th April 2003
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If you have a look at this thread it will help (and make you laugh!)

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flasher

9,238 posts

291 months

Sunday 27th April 2003
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Well up until last weekend I would have said I'd wasted £2000.... but then got caught in a traffic jam on the A11 coming back from Snetterton. It was really hot and so was the car after doing many laps!!

We would have both cooked without the air con which does enough to keep the cockpit nice and cool...

I'd say that in the summer it's going to be essential, and anyone who orders a T350C or T without air-con is quite clearly mad, if not only for the several grand it'll cost them when they come to sell it on and no-one wants it....

Ask any dealer whether Cerb's without air con sell.....I know one dealer that has had a fantastic Cerb sitting on their forecourt for months now and it's purely down to the fact it doesn't have air-con and will roast you alive in the summer...

Mrs Fish

30,018 posts

265 months

Sunday 27th April 2003
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An added benefit is that that the trunking for the air con goes behind the back of the glove box, so when it is on full blast you can actually keep cans/bottles of drinks nice and cold in the glove box

Tam Girl

417 posts

264 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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Our Tamora doesn't have air-con and can get very hot on long journeys or stuck in traffic (and we haven't even got to summer yet). We are getting air-con retro-fitted at its 6000 mile service in June - can't wait!

alt

1,879 posts

289 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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Let's not get into this again Tam Girl.
Air Con seems to be a must in the enclosed cars like T350 and Cerbera but not in the Tamora.
I've had my Tamora for 15 months and would rather take the roof off than leave it on and have air con.
The more people that say it's a must means that people will believe it then they lose value on resale, all for something that isn't necessarily true.
Cheers.... Andrew

Tam Girl

417 posts

264 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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I am not getting into anything alt and I am not saying that air-con is a must in a Tamora. I am simply stating my experience of my car. I live in Central London and so am often stuck in traffic. Taking the roof off can be hotter than leaving the roof on if the sun is in full force and the car is not moving, so I am simply putting the option on the car. I would also prefer to take the roof off than use air-con but that isn't always the solution.

>> Edited by Tam Girl on Thursday 1st May 13:53

>> Edited by Tam Girl on Thursday 1st May 13:54

Leadfoot

1,905 posts

288 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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I've had my Tamora for 15 months and would rather take the roof off than leave it on and have air con.



That's the same response often heard to the same question about aircon in Griffs & Chims. I guess to have that point of view you must:
>Never get caught in heavy traffic in the summer?
>Never drive with the roof on in summer 'cos it's pi55ing down?
>Never drive with the roof on in summer 'cos you've got a lot of motorway miles to do?


>> Edited by Leadfoot on Thursday 1st May 15:04

Tam Girl

417 posts

264 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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.... and what about driving in summer to a wedding/christening/business meeting etc - wearing smart clothes and not wanting to turn up hot and sweaty?

>> Edited by Tam Girl on Thursday 1st May 15:21

>> Edited by Tam Girl on Thursday 1st May 15:22

alt

1,879 posts

289 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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I'm not in the mood for an arguement so won't rise to it Leadfoot!

The purpose of my orginal post is to stop the "air con is a must in a Tamora" reckoning.

Besides this thread is about air con in the T350 which I (and Tam Girl) know nothing about so will leave you to it........

alt

1,879 posts

289 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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Tam Girl said: .... and what about driving in summer to a wedding/christening/business meeting etc - wearing smart clothes and not wanting to turn up hot and sweaty?

Now you're having a laugh! Good one!
You're still going to get a Betty Swollocks (or the female equivalent) with air con!

Tam Girl

417 posts

264 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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Maybe - I haven't been in a Tamora with air-con to comment - but it will certainly be better than cooking in the July/August mid-day sun when stuck in a traffic jam in the City (or any other part of London)with the roof off.

>> Edited by Tam Girl on Thursday 1st May 15:44

whitey

2,508 posts

291 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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With the roof off, stuck in traffic, I find the air-con makes things just that little bit less sweaty and sticky in the footwells in my Tuscan. This makes it a much more pleasant place to be than my Chim 500 was roof off sweating like a pig, stuck in traffic on a hot day

Guess a Tamora will be similar

robertm

253 posts

270 months

Thursday 1st May 2003
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alt said:
You're still going to get a Betty Swollocks (or the female equivalent) with air con!



Sardine Sauna?...

Pesty

42,655 posts

263 months

Sunday 4th May 2003
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robertm said:

alt said:
You're still going to get a Betty Swollocks (or the female equivalent) with air con!



Sardine Sauna?...


steam room kebab?