Earlier in the week, I used the 2011 Venga for a shopping run, Swmbo hasn't used it much latelly.
Told her the aircon wasn't blowing cold.
Wasn't fussed about doing much about it, but I used it again Wednesday. Immediately went around to my local indie where they were a few minutes short of lunch break but said we're very quiet, so now if you want. £85.00 later checked, no leaks, but almost no gas left in it. It is 15 years old and never had a rechargge, so no complaints.
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8 years ago, I bought a 2003 Focus ghia for £500 . Never had the ac recharged in my ownership . It blows colder than my friend’s 2018 bmw X 3 .
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According to my obsessively compiled Mk1 Focus service record (kept for reference and old times sake) the aircon's only attention was a re-gas at 131,000 miles and nearly 18yrs old. My Audi A8 had a re-gas at just before its 17th birthday but at only at around74000 miles. From this statistically irrelevant series of two, it seems that age rather than mileage is the killer.
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it seems that age rather than mileage is the killer.
Correct.
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I was told an acceptable leakage was up to 10% per annum.
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KIA Venga - Air Con - carmalade
