No aircon on car i'm thinking of buying...issue?
No aircon on car i'm thinking of buying...issue?
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Gavstar

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1,305 posts

256 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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I've found a Cooper 05 plate with panoramic sunroof which i'm thinking of going to view. however it doesn't have air-con. Now none of my cars have ever had it, but I was really expecting that my next car would. However the rest of the car has all the spec i like, so will i regret not getting one with aircon? Do these Minis get particularly hot in summer, or do you know how much it costs to fit after-market?
Cheers
Gav

esuuv

1,377 posts

221 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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If its a cooper with no air con then its not got the chilli pack - which I thought was the must have spec on any MINI you might want to sell one day......

Podie

46,646 posts

291 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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esuuv said:
If its a cooper with no air con then its not got the chilli pack - which I thought was the must have spec on any MINI you might want to sell one day......
Agree 100%

Mini's aren't exactly rare - keep looking.

wobert

5,378 posts

238 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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You can retrofit Auto-aircon to R50/53 MINIs. IIRC it's c1300 quid plus fitting.

The first MCS (R53) I bought had no Chilli Pack but had a/c. The a/c was the only thing that saved me from being well and truly rogered when it came to trade-in time. Needless to say the next one I bought (MCSC)had the Chilli pack!

Likewise, wifey's R56 MCS also has Chilli pack.

Personally I wouldn't touch a car without the Chilli pack or a/c - you pays yours money & takes your choice!

Gavstar

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1,305 posts

256 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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Yeah that's what i was thinking - resale might be harder. However the ad does say it has the chili pack, which is confusing. Was the panoramic sunny an option in place of air-con?
I'm looking for a BRG Cooper, but then read on here that resale of BRG is harder. Thing is, every BRG one i've called up about has already been sold so that can't be true! I think i'll keep looking. Might consider black now too....anyone know where else to look other than Autotrader, dealers and PH?

haggi

863 posts

229 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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air con was always part of chili i think, my cooper is non air con and its not nice on long journeys in the summer without it, lucky as its now my track car

good luck on the hunt chap i was lucky with the BRG cooper S i got but it was luck that i found the one i did

wobert

5,378 posts

238 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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Gavstar said:
Yeah that's what i was thinking - resale might be harder. However the ad does say it has the chili pack, which is confusing. Was the panoramic sunny an option in place of air-con?
I'm looking for a BRG Cooper, but then read on here that resale of BRG is harder. Thing is, every BRG one i've called up about has already been sold so that can't be true! I think i'll keep looking. Might consider black now too....anyone know where else to look other than Autotrader, dealers and PH?
Roof was not an option in place of a/c.

IIRC a/c did not come with Chilli on a Cooper, only Cooper S.

Gavstar

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1,305 posts

256 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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Well i've found a very nice looking black Cooper with black roof, chili pack, air-con and am going to test drive it on Saturday. Seems pretty reasonably priced too - 05, 38k for £7600. Fingers crossed....

2GOOD

248 posts

253 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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Air con was not part of the Chili pack until the new model came out!
Personally we'd have prefered the roof to aircon.

fivesixseven8

6,146 posts

243 months

Thursday 16th April 2009
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Get a car with A/C. When we were looking we had a firm list of options it must have at a minimum and these would not be moved on. Got there in the end, it just took a while.

GPM3D

1,087 posts

247 months

Friday 17th April 2009
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2GOOD said:
Air con was not part of the Chili pack until the new model came out!
Personally we'd have prefered the roof to aircon.
Absolutely right - our 06 Mini Cooper (which we bought new) had the Chilli Pack and panoramic roof - seemed pointless spec'ing air-con. Never missed it and car sold easily without mention of A/C.
Our new R57 also has Chilli Pack and comes with A/C as standard. That does seem a bit daft with a convertible!
Suppose it will help to clear the condensation during the dreary winter months!
G

surfblue63

3 posts

196 months

Thursday 23rd April 2009
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I have 2 R50 Cooper's. One with a/c, sunroof and Chilli Pack and one without any of those options. I prefer the one without the options. It is faster (no a/c robbing the power), has more headroom (about 3 inches (75mm for those in metric) and has much more comfortable seats(the sports seats give me cramp in my thighs on long journeys). Also the car without the options was £3,000 less to buy with the same mile and at the same age.

MattOz

3,975 posts

280 months

Friday 24th April 2009
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Our 2004 Cooper has Chilli pack but no aircon. It has a panoramic roof which is great in the summer and we've not missed a/c at all. smile

Matt

Gavstar

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1,305 posts

256 months

Friday 24th April 2009
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Bought one with air-con and no sunroof in the end. Couldn't wait any longer for the sunroof, and fell in love with this one as soon as we saw it.
There's always the Tiv for when the sun comes out anyway biggrin

b2tus

952 posts

275 months

Friday 24th April 2009
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Gavin

Looks like you did well. As you know, the wife's Cooper was written off last November after being rear ended by a couple of 18 year old pillocks in a Corsa......a hell of a wack and an ambulance job for Sue.....sadly not the pillocks.

Anyway, thank God they were insured and after heavy negotiations with their insurers (Norwich Union), they agreed to pay out £9500. Not bad for a June 05 Cooper, 32K miles, chilli pack, a/c.

Enjoy the Cooper...as you say, you still have the Tiv for the top down blats. Hope to see you around soon.

Brent