993 Air Con

[TISPKJ]

Hi Guys, looking at an early 993 (1994) the other day with a view to purchasing, the car has not got air con, couple of questions for you experts on the model please.

Was air con an option on early cars ?
What year did it become standard ?
Have all varioram cars got air con ?

And lastly how much if anything would you pay premium for a car with working air conditioning fitted ?

Im tempted by this car I looked at but it has not got air, bar a bit of paintwork car seems ok, I use the car abroad a bit and normal (whatever that is now) summers not sure I could do without air conditioning !

Any thoughts ?

 

[John Maddox]

I don't know when it was standard, but be careful to ensure the aircon works properly as it cost about £2.5k to sort my a/c out following purchase. All parts had to be renewed apart from compressor - under warranty I hasten to add !! but a lot of hassle.

 

[vic cohen]

Aircon was not standard on 93/4 cars ..............only new Porka i ever had , chose to go without, got mullered on resale from all trade buyers 2 years later !

Btw Jaz Wembley sorted aircon for me recently, regassing etc very cheaply and efficiently on a '95, 993 ...............it is nt often too expensive , though compressor would be huge, very few other bits are , condensor etc not more than £500 usually a great deal less and down to leaks ..............

 

[38F3E1]

Standard on 96 cars so all Varioram have it. Don't know if it was standard in 95 or still an option then.

Ian.

 

[Pickled Piper]

When I was looking a few years back there appeared to be a £1K to £1.5K differential between those that had AC and those that didn't.

Well worth having IMO.

pp

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

The August 95 (MY1996?) price list shows AirCon as a £2375 option on C2, C4 and RS, but standard on Targa, C4S and TT.

 

[johng]

I would pay the extra to get a car with the AC, mine was not working during the winter and it was a pain demisting. Once fixed it works really well. If you find a car with it on, it should work quite well - don't assume that it only needs regassing. I had to replace the condensor and all the pipework that runs along the cill as they are prone to chafing. On a hot day, you would not want to be with out it.....

Johng