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Old 26 April 2004, 06:10 PM
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Hello

Just been phoning around none subaru garages to see hoe much it will cost to get air con fitted into a impreza and i got two prices:
£700 for air con unit + £450 fitting =£1150
another £1500 fully fitted.

Thats a rip off. I think Subaru charges £1000
Old 26 April 2004, 10:13 PM
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Ray
I had air con fitted to my 99 spec uk car fitted in August 2000, i paid £1000 fully fitted by my local main dealer i guess prices could have gone up since then.

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Old 26 April 2004, 10:20 PM
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Desperate for aircon, huh

I thought i'd miss it after having it in my last car, but my scoob never steams up so its not been a problem. Too hot? all 4 windows down + increase speed some more.
Old 27 April 2004, 12:03 AM
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Subaru used to charge £1500+ and then they reduced it to £1000

Wind the windows down and put the money towards insurance & petrol

Cheers,

Ian.

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Old 27 April 2004, 01:36 PM
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I had air con fitted to my MY98 a couple of years ago. The work was not done by Subaru themselves as they contracted the work out to a company called Coolair UK Ltd (01522 682288) from Lincoln. Give them a call they may be able to do it cheaper if you go direct. My installation cost £1K ish, via the dealer.

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Old 27 April 2004, 03:27 PM
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Depending where you are give my mate Ivan a shout (god, that sounds dodgy!! it's not though )

Forresters Subaru
01902 494889 or 07815 850693

here

Not linked at all, just a good friend

Dan

edited coz you're in Brum - he's in Wolverhampton!
Old 27 April 2004, 08:09 PM
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Ray

I thought about getting air con fitted a few weeks ago . Was getting really fed up trying to find a low milage MY00 Deep Blue Mica with air con . Then one turned up on here just over a week ago air con and sunroof (Berkshire) so it was'ent to far away .I bought it and the weekend done few hundred miles with mainly sunroof open . If you keep on looking for one you will find exactly what you are looking for
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Originally Posted by Arrowflash
Ray

I thought about getting air con fitted a few weeks ago . Was getting really fed up trying to find a low milage MY00 Deep Blue Mica with air con . Then one turned up on here just over a week ago air con and sunroof (Berkshire) so it was'ent to far away .I bought it and the weekend done few hundred miles with mainly sunroof open . If you keep on looking for one you will find exactly what you are looking for
So you was the bugger that bought that car. lol
Old 27 April 2004, 09:21 PM
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Yes that was me Ray . There is a car out there with your name on it just have to find it
Good luck mate
Old 27 April 2004, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Arrowflash
Yes that was me Ray . There is a car out there with your name on it just have to find it
Good luck mate
Thats was such a nice car. with all the goodies on it.
well worth the price you paid.
Old 27 April 2004, 10:02 PM
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I will have to keep looking on here and i bet it won't be long before i see you put a thread on here saying you have found a car exactly what you want (lets hope with all the goodies on it) I will have to work out how to put pictures on here some when ..

Going out now
speak to you later
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Old 27 April 2004, 11:34 PM
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I don't use mine - it blunts the performance :-)

Mike

PS. I'd spend that money on PPP.
Old 26 May 2004, 09:31 PM
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Wink Coolair air-con

I bought my MY98 Turbo about six weeks ago. I nearly didn't because it doesn't have a sun roof or air-con, but it was such a good price I couldn't resist it. I live in Bournemouth, where a new Scooby dealer's just opened, but Ashburton Motor Works - the south Devon dealer close to my parents - has just been given some sort of award for offering the best service in the UK. They've also been around for about 20 years so I figured they'd know a thing or two about having aftermarket air-con fitted. And indeed they do. I've just booked it in to have it installed by Coolair and have been quoted a very precise £1116 all in.

One caveat: the service manager at Ashburton says he was told that Coolair have stopped making the Impreza kits and there are only a few left. I've no reason to doubt him because he's not on commission or anything. Besides, I've also booked it to have a friggin shielded Sigma ECU done at the same time.
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PPP and windows down don't help you when you are sat motionless on the M25 roadworks at J13

Air con does though
Old 27 May 2004, 09:04 AM
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agreed thats why its taking me so long to find a bloody car
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