Opinions of rear air in D4

[Banjo_pluker]

The new dealer in my local town states he may be able to get a new D4 with rear diff but no rear A/C under the bonus dealer plan that is running for the month of August. Car must be delivered by end August. All this for mid $50,000 with our trades.

The only car he has coming has the above specs. As they are a new dealer they have no floor stock.

I have 3 kids that will sit in the back a lot of the time. I am worried about the no air option in the rear.

Can anyone comment weather or not I may be disappointed without rear air or is the A/C good enough. I have never had a car with rear air but this car seems large to be pushing the air back all the time.

[haydent]

do you mean you will be sitting them in the back boot 6 & 7 seats ?

[Banjo_pluker]

Sorry no they will spend most of their time in the second row of seats, very rarely will we have someone in the 3rd row of seats

[Disco4SE]

Sorry no they will spend most of their time in the second row of seats, very rarely will we have someone in the 3rd row of seats

Hi Banjo Plucker ,
A lot of people think that the rear air option is mainly for the 3rd row passengers, whereas I find it to be a must for the 2nd row passengers. They have their own controls and settings, as there is a second air conditioning unit.
The driver also has the option to control the rear air from the front.
Would not do without it.

Cheers , Craig

[PKD4]

I must admit I agree with Craig. I find that the rear air is great and my second row passengers enjoy the difference it as well. While I only have 2 kids, we are carrying extra relatives or friends kids enough to find that the third row is in use regularly.

I was not that fussed about rear air but ended up buying a demo with it. Now, I would say it would be among the first options I would add if purchasing again.

(Mind you - I have not had a D3/D4 without rear air so I have nothing to compare it to)

Pat

[Basil135]

Having a D2 without rear air, and the short people in the second row all the time, and on occasion in the 3rd row, I know they are constantly asking for me to turn the ac up.

This being the case, when I order the new car, it will certainly have rear air, even if it is just for a little bit of peace & quiet.

[mowog]

My adult children always demand control with our rear air. Its certainly a good thing.

[eddomak]

My D4 does not have rear air, and I have 3 young kids in the 2nd row. It's not really a problem for them. I have sat in the back row for over an hour in hot weather and it is OK and I certainly wasn't uncomfortable in any way.

I have sat in a Volvo XC90 with rear air for a 10 hour trip and rear air certainly helps.

So for me I wouldn't see it as essential, but I think it is nice. Also the child that sits in the middle of the 2nd row tends to get a bit more blasted by the central vents than the rest of the kids so I can imagine that having the extra vents etc would give a more even "all around" effect when getting to temperature.

[AnD3rew]

I have rear air in my D3 and find it to be very useful, I certainly wouldn't want to send much time in the 3rdrow without it.

[scarry]

The dealer made a mistake with ours,it was found to have rear air after the deal was done,so it became a no cost option..

We didn't want it as the kids have left us.

I do believe it works well for rear passengers,and also will help in resale.