opel astra

anheneti

I bought a 2008 opel astra and unfortunately it is the first car in i have owned in 10 years that doesn't have air con.
So my question is
Is it possible to retrofit air con?
And if so what kind of cost would entail?

Nissan doctor

It would be possible, but you would need all the substantial amount of parts for the A/C system and fitting would involve removing the dash amongst other things.

Not financially viable for minimal benefits.

colm_mcm

It's not gonna be hot for much longer anyway

anheneti

Nissan doctor wrote: »

It would be possible, but you would need all the substantial amount of parts for the A/C system and fitting would involve removing the dash amongst other things.

Not financially viable for minimal benefits.

Fair enough no harm in asking,
thanks for the reply

Foxhole Norman

How does a 2008 Astra not have Air Con :eek:

colm_mcm

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

How does a 2008 Astra not have Air Con :eek:

Life model is pretty basic, to be fair a few cars in that class don't have AC as standard

Foxhole Norman

colm_mcm wrote: »

Life model is pretty basic, to be fair a few cars in that class don't have AC as standard

Would've though AC would be standard on everything these days, bar Dacias of course. :pac:

colm_mcm

I know the mazda3 and the toyota auris didn't have it for a start, pug 308 didn't either as far as I remember

Nissan doctor

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Would've though AC would be standard on everything these days, bar Dacias of course. :pac:

It depends on the market, You'd likely find that most Astra's in certain other European countries come with A/C, but its not something that we have traditionally had or needed in Ireland so its still not common on smaller cars.

Although my old model Astra van has A/C:P

bazz26

This country is gass. A few warm days and suddenly everyone needs air con.

colm_mcm

Suddenly everyone realises its not working, no wonder if you only use it once a year

Nissan doctor

bazz26 wrote: »

This country is gass. A few warm days and suddenly everyone needs air con.

I've used mine for about two mins every day this week after work to get rid of the heat out of the van after its been parked up for the day. That's the only situation I ever use it in Ireland.

colm_mcm

It's great during murky weather for dehumidifying the cabin

ninty9er

Got into the car today and thanked my lucky stars for aircon. 30 degrees to 17 in 5 minutes

bazz26

I use it more in the winter than in the summer to be honest.

The point I am really getting at is that in the past we have had hotter summers than in the last few years and most of us managed well without it. Now 2 or 3 days of above average temperatures and all of a sudden it becomes a must have for some people. Just think it is a little over the top.

Alanstrainor

It's just because your average joe soap knows that a lot of new cars have it as standard and sees it as something that everyone should have too. No one really needs it.

I haven't used the AC in the BMW yet at all...but I also have been driving with all the windows open pretty much all the time too! (That 6 cylinder!:D)

anheneti

bazz26 wrote: »

I use it more in the winter than in the summer to be honest.

The point I am really getting at is that in the past we have had hotter summers than in the last few years and most of us managed well without it. Now 2 or 3 days of above average temperatures and all of a sudden it becomes a must have for some people. Just think it is a little over the top.

I never said it was a must
plus whats your point, you have stated you have air con

bazz26

anheneti wrote: »

I never said it was a must
plus whats your point, you have stated you have air con

My point is that air con is more useful in this country during mild murky conditions which we get 11 months of the year rather than a few what we consider hot days, in the summer. Plenty of people don't notice it missing for those 11 months of the year.

If want to spend money retro fitting it then drive on, no skin off my nose.

Nissan doctor

bazz26 wrote: »

I use it more in the winter than in the summer to be honest.

The point I am really getting at is that in the past we have had hotter summers than in the last few years and most of us managed well without it. Now 2 or 3 days of above average temperatures and all of a sudden it becomes a must have for some people. Just think it is a little over the top.

Nothing compared to the winter tyre hysteria after a couple of rare bad winters.