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Originally Posted by bha
...to my Porsche mechanic.
I need some advice. A month ago I took my 1985 Carrera in for an A/C repair. I've owned the car for about 5 years and the A/C has never worked, consequently I anticipated a notable repair bill.
He pressurized the system and no leaks were spotted so he filled it with R12 ($400).
Two days later it's blowing hot air again. Back at the shop the mechanic said the compressor was shot. He replaced it and re-charged once more for an additional $1,000. I parked the car for a couple weeks since we were above 110 degrees outside. This morning when I got in it was blowing hot air again.
The mechanic wants me to bring it in but said I would probably have to pay for yet another charging. I'm very frustrated and feel like I might be being taken advantage of. I would think that by $1,400 I should have some mountain air blowing out my vents. I don't want to get pissy with the guy as he's a very reputable Porsche mechanic and I'd hate to lose the relationship, but I'm also not loaded with discretionary franklins to throw at the guy.
How should I handle the situation? Is it fair that I should have to keep paying for the R12 fill-up? .. and what if the compressor is bad? .. should I have to pay for more R12. And finally, is $400 a reasonable price to pay for charging the system? All advice is appreciated!
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The first thing an A/C expert technician would have done is charge you less than $200 to convert and charge the system with R134a.