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I tried to buy a car without AC, but as it turns out that’s almost impossible. They had never imported that model without AC and the waiting time was pretty lon
by mrweasel 5y ago
I tried to buy a car without AC, but as it turns out that’s almost impossible. They had never imported that model without AC and the waiting time was pretty long, because they where not really built in large numbers.
The models without AC mostly exist so they can produce ads saying “available from less than X“
- CamperBob2 5y agoWhat's the point of buying a car without A/C? You might save $1000 now, but you'll lose several thousand at trade-in time because no one else will want your car.
- ok123456 5y agoNo parasitic power losses and it's one less system that needs to be maintained.
- tms2x2 5y agoAC is used for windshield defrost. I remember waiting for heat to defrost the windshield so I could see. AC defrost works in 10 sec.
- nikau 5y agoThe power loss from an AC compressor with the clutch disengaged is negligible. Modern AC also use variable displacement compressors which adjust load according to temperature, so once the cabin is cool they use a constant small amount of engine power rather than toggling to full power on and off like older designs.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoFor driving indoors.
- CamperBob2 5y agoI'm trying to think of a case where regular passenger cars are driven in climate-controlled indoor settings, and I'm not having much success. What do you have in mind?
- mensetmanusman 5y agoTeslas in the Las Vegas hyper loop.
- CamperBob2 5y agoEven those are going to be taken out of service and sold into the used market at some point. When that happens, trying to sell a car without A/C in the Las Vegas area is going to be about as successful as trying to sell a swift kick in the gonads.
- mrweasel 5y agoThat depend on your country. I would save closer to $2500 on the budget model. Other than that you are completely right.