09-26-2006, 03:50 AM
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I think Merc does it too with the SLK. Sweating my ass off in July in El Paso with an engine inches from my back doesn't make for a comfortable ride.
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09-26-2006, 05:54 AM
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that has no place in sports car! (10 demerits)
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09-26-2006, 10:08 AM
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My wife's Expedition has it - and it's great! No more sweaty back in the summertime. 
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09-26-2006, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
that has no place in sports car! (10 demerits)
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Hi,
At least 10 demerits! Maybe even a good whack on the Pee-Pee! - it's a Sports Car, not some bulging, girlie, boulevard, luxo-cruiser!
Sally Carrera might go for it, but Steve McQueen never would...
Happy Motyoring!... Jim'99
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09-26-2006, 12:09 PM
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I'm pretty sure there was a time when purists opposed air conditioners in sports cars period.
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09-26-2006, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffsquire
I'm pretty sure there was a time when purists opposed air conditioners in sports cars period.
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True, but that was before Global Warming!
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09-27-2006, 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by bmussatti
True, but that was before Global Warming!
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Oops I forgot!! THe sky is falling!!
I"d better put my top up.
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09-26-2006, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffsquire
I'm pretty sure there was a time when purists opposed air conditioners in sports cars period.
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...and power steering, powered tops - or even tops of any kind, power windows, heated seats, stereos, not to mention sound deadening material.
I'll take the air cooled seats thankyouverymuch....
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09-26-2006, 01:53 PM
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MN, whack on the pee pee? What twisted school was that??
cup holders takes the cake. In Germany they don't put them in Porsches.
Its purely an AMerican accessory. They concentrate on driving on tha side
of the ocean. We try and have everything going on at home, in the car!
p.s.
there's a difference between high tech for driving and high tech for pampering.
But hey I'm about to walk into my $120 a month gym, I like pampering too!
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09-26-2006, 05:14 PM
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What does not having ass sweat have to do with a purist sports car? Kind of a weak argument.
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'05 987 Basalt Black/Sand Beige
5 spd, 18" wheels
AH-64 Apache
RC-12 Guardrail
RC-7 Crazy Hawk
"If the wings are traveling faster than
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and therefore, unsafe" --Unknown
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09-27-2006, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by denverpete
...and power steering, powered tops - or even tops of any kind, power windows, heated seats, stereos, not to mention sound deadening material.
I'll take the air cooled seats thankyouverymuch....
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YOu hit the nail on the head. If Porsche offered AC seats I'd take em. BUt first I'm trying to get my damn things heated!!
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09-27-2006, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jeffsquire
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YOu hit the nail on the head. If Porsche offered AC seats I'd take em. BUt first I'm trying to get my damn things heated!!
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Oh yeah, you just reminded me, my big-a$$-Caddy rental car has a heated steering wheel too. What's with that? It's not a freaking snowmobile!
Last edited by bmussatti; 09-27-2006 at 07:49 AM.
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09-27-2006, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jeffsquire
I'm pretty sure there was a time when purists opposed air conditioners in sports cars period.
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If it was optional I would consider ordering without it...
I've only used it maybe a dozen times.
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09-27-2006, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by BuffaloBoxster
If it was optional I would consider ordering without it...
I've only used it maybe a dozen times.
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Hi,
Same here. I don't like the drop in performance, range or the added heat the engine experiences.
On both the Boxster and my Esprit, I never use it except for the obligatory minute-a-month for circulating the compressor oil to keep everyting lubed and the 'O' rings pliable...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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09-27-2006, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BuffaloBoxster
If it was optional I would consider ordering without it...
I've only used it maybe a dozen times.
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Alas, you've used it. There are just some days when you need it. I admit at this latitude (2 hours south from the 45th paralell (a.k.a. "midway to the north pole) there's only a few days a year I'll ever use it. I prefer the top down. But there are some days. . . . But I really need those heated seats. Damn!!!
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09-28-2006, 05:12 AM
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I use my air conditioner every day. El Paso is a couple degrees shy of being hell.
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5 spd, 18" wheels
AH-64 Apache
RC-12 Guardrail
RC-7 Crazy Hawk
"If the wings are traveling faster than
the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter--
and therefore, unsafe" --Unknown
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