AC performance ?

crpntrjo

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Aug 7, 2022
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pike county Arkansas
TDI
,2011 jetta sport wagon TDI ,06 Dodge Ram 5.9, Kubota m-4500DT,mercedes 300D with Lovecraft mod's, ford f250 6.4 l
I'm hunting a diesel sedan and the 2015 TDI 6spd is on top of the list and the Chevy Cruze has been considered, but im watching a 2015 YouTube video about a 2015 JSW and he opens the window because the AC isn't "cutting it " in 90 degrees ? Are there big problems with AC in these cars ? one of the reasons im selling my existing economy car is the AC system , the blend doors are shot on one side .....it's time to move on to a newer sled.
 

JELLOWSUBMARINE

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Mar 3, 2014
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yes
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2011 Jetta Sportwagen, 6M, red/tan, navi, pano, 83 5m diesel pickup, 82 p/u trailer,.04 5.5 TDI Passat wagon (gone), 80,81,82 diesel p/u (gone), 80,82 sportruck (gone), 59 passthru bus (long gone), 79&87 westy (gone), 57 baja bug (long gone), 73 914
My 11 JSW will freeze you out. It did have a RCV (refrigerant control valve) go bad under warrantee but that's possibly the main issue these seem to have. Not a big deal.
 

greenthumb

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May 30, 2014
Location
WA
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2015 GSW TDI
Last year in Seattle we had triple digit temps for a few days. Had no issues staying cool in my 2015 GSW.
 

740GLE

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Aug 19, 2009
Location
NH
TDI
2017 Alltrack SE; Totaled 2015 Passat SEL, BB 2010 Sedan Man; 2012 Passat SE w/ Nav,
thee AC system can be codded for "hot country" this will force the compressor to run full tilt at an idle, stock coding saves a few drops of fuel by backing down the AC.

Also tint does wonder for the fishbowl.
 
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