« Reply #30 on: 28 June 2015, 13:41 »
I'm with snooze on this. I just feel it causes more problems than it cures. The odd time i have used it it seems to have taken 2 or 3 runs to get rid of the dry air.
Its definitely changed days in the A/C world as I remember with one of my first few cars that when I put the aircon on, I could actually feel a drop in the cars accelerating. Not to mention the fuel guage dropping like a ton of bricks.
On a small capacity normally aspirated car you can't half tell the air con is on, the thing loses about 50bhp when the compressor kicks in!
My first car with air-con was an Ibiza TDI. The climate control on that was a bit primitive to say the least, it was obviously designed for Mediterranean heat rather than English "can't make up its mind" weather. I remember getting in that car when it was about minus four outside and flicking the 'ignition' on to be greeted with a hurricane of freezing air in my face! That woke me up!
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