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  1. 8th January 2014, 10:36 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by newhue View Post
    Nugget, regarding air conditioning. I am going to do some homework this year onto seeing if the air con can have another thermostat fitted, probably from a Freelander. Agree it does seem to struggle a bit driving into the sun or really on hot days.
    For now cranking it up to 2 or 3 seems to work. But hopefully the Defer can match a Freelanders 16 deg.
    Certainly watch that with interest!

    I also find that having it on face and feet on hotter days helps to dissipate some of the heat coming thru the floor and give a more even temp and reduced toe blistering
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  2. 8th January 2014, 11:23 AM #22
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    Yeah boo hoo the rest of us who actually HAVE air con have it blow only on our knees.

    But then again we have flaps and you don't !
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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    Just drop the rear windows down 50mm,and open the front vents, Walla! flow through ventilation

    Dwyane and Jason must Looove you
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    Quote Originally Posted by VladTepes View Post
    Yeah boo hoo the rest of us who actually HAVE air con have it blow only on our knees.

    But then again we have flaps and you don't !
    I bet those flaps weren't doing so well in the recent heat wave. I may be soft, but I love my air con. No dust, no bugs, no hot air, no flaps.
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    No I had my air con on and it works really well, much to my immense surprise.
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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    Quote Originally Posted by nugge t View Post
    the 130 does not have a turning circle, it has a turning arc but you soon become the master of 3 and 5 point turns in shopping centres
    its a tighter turn if you reverse into a space ... but then you still have to get out

    I've always fancied a 130 but have never really had a use for one over the 110 (wagon) or the old 109 (ute). The solitary 130 I've driven was alright, and I can only imagine - as others have said - with a bigger footprint it would be better off-road as long as you aren't doing tight tracks!

    At the end of the day I guess it depends what you need the car to do in order to meet your demands of it as to which you will choose
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