Is it possible to fit an aircon unit to a panda that does not have one?

Yes I do understand that there would probably be a ton of work to do on it if this can be done. Its just the hot days are murder at the moment.

cheaper to sell (or px) and buy air-con model

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Wait a month, and it won't be a problem! It's only something else to go wrong and be maintained!

Not sure where you live, but you could always move to the north east of the UK - hot days haven't really been a problem this year!!

Oattam said:

Wait a month, and it won't be a problem!

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By that I mean in a month's time, the weather will be colder and you won't need air conditioning. Apologies if the post was too cryptic!

Oattam said:

By that I mean in a month's time, the weather will be colder and you won't need air conditioning. Apologies if the post was too cryptic!

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Aircon hasn't anything to do with temperature, its an all year round thing

Most Easterly Pandas said:

Aircon hasn't anything to do with temperature, its an all year round thing

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Exactly, that why I wheel the old volvo out in the winter...air-con & heated seats

Most Easterly Pandas, I replied to your message but have not heard back from you. Please get back to me.

Most Easterly Pandas said:

Aircon hasn't anything to do with temperature, its an all year round thing

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It's everything to do with temperature for me. Given the fuel cost of running it I only ever used it on the hottest days (when I had it).

T14086 said:

Exactly, that why I wheel the old volvo out in the winter...air-con & heated seats

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What's the aircon for in the winter? Clearing the screen, perhaps but anything else? Am I missing something? Genuinely confused!

Oattam said:

What's the aircon for in the winter? Clearing the screen, perhaps but anything else? Am I missing something? Genuinely confused!

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Conditioning the air. It seems people incorrectly think its only for cooling :bang:

Takes moisture out of the air, helps demisting and prevents misting up....keeps ham sandwiches fresh as well

Clears windows, reduces driver fatigue, uses negligible fuel - why turn it off?

uses a bit more than neglible fuel but it's all relevant to engine size, stick the aircon on on small engined car and it feels like brakes are dragging

T14086 said:

uses a bit more than neglible fuel but it's all relevant to engine size, stick the aircon on on small engined car and it feels like brakes are dragging

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I've had a Panda 100HP for nearly four years and the only time the climate control's been off is when I was finding out how much it hurt the fuel consumption - answer is negligible - and effect on performance is not noticeable either. The climate control switches itself in and out, unless it's busy on a really hot day, which must make it less thirsty, as opposed to simpler air con, which is on a switch.

T14086 said:

uses a bit more than neglible fuel but it's all relevant to engine size, stick the aircon on on small engined car and it feels like brakes are dragging

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All a state of mind a lot of the time. The difference really is that small, I certainly never notice a difference on my Fuelly figures.

Drive a ford ka with aircon at a steady 60 then switch aircon on....you can easily feel an immediate drop in power then switch it back off again, I noticed this as well in a panda (not 100hp).Some say 10% of power (unlikely this much) but I reckon about 3-4%.