Again, taken out of context... I meant old as in not covered under warranty anymore. Geez, the lengths people go to for an argument! You'd have to prove to me that a 32 year old AC (or 17 years for that matter) unit still worked at 277,000 miles with no servicing, as I don't remotely believe that. I have never seen any car that the AC lasted that long on. The freon would have evaporated by then with normal use, and needed to be recharged. AC units typically last for maybe 10 years before they need servicing. Most domestic car owners that claim their car needs nothing at even 100K miles are just living without the AC that needs servicing, and that is why they supposedly don't need any repairs. The Camry here obviously has a bad seal, which isn't too major of an issue, as it holds a charge for a year, and the compressor obviously still works fine.
26th Aug 2010, 08:21
Again, taken out of context... I meant old as in not covered under warranty anymore. Geez, the lengths people go to for an argument! You'd have to prove to me that a 32 year old AC (or 17 years for that matter) unit still worked at 277,000 miles with no servicing, as I don't remotely believe that. I have never seen any car that the AC lasted that long on. The freon would have evaporated by then with normal use, and needed to be recharged. AC units typically last for maybe 10 years before they need servicing. Most domestic car owners that claim their car needs nothing at even 100K miles are just living without the AC that needs servicing, and that is why they supposedly don't need any repairs. The Camry here obviously has a bad seal, which isn't too major of an issue, as it holds a charge for a year, and the compressor obviously still works fine.