R56 What do you think of the A/C?
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For me, it' gets cold enough, but I have the Auto AC and I don't believe the temp is accurate. I had a Maxima with Auto AC and I'd set it and forget it at 74. On the MINI, at 72 it's not cold enough, and I have to either put it on MAX to relly get the car cooled to where I like it, or i have to lower the temp...niether of which I had to do on the Maxima!
So i's not very "auto" to me.
So i's not very "auto" to me.
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I find it funny too that most people in the hotter regions find the A/C good. I didn't complain about it too much last year, but this year was more humid. I have the auto A/C and I run it on 64/66 and I have noticed that the fan doesn't stay on high too long. I find the car still hot and the fan is on a lower setting. I've been running it on the auto setting. I'll have to try the max button. It doesn't help that I have a sunroof and black roof and black interior. My other vehicle is a 05 Xterra and has dark interior and when I run the A/C its like a meat locker within minutes.
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gee.. another thing I find that up north you set the air for 64/66 degrees - that is freaking C-O-L-D!!!! I set it for 76 and often move it up to 78 degrees. I'd have to wear a jacket if it was set at 72 or less. Maybe it's because you all aren't acclimated to heat.. and your summers are short and you don't have the time to adjust?
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I bet you would find too that most of the people complaining will probably be in a large city. It gets really hot here but I stay moving and not stopped in traffic. On the smaller engines sitting idling in traffic the A/C always takes a hit since the engine can't run it all with the lower RPM's.
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Followup to my last post:
Since the weather is getting a little cooler (89 degrees instead of 95 degrees per the tach digital thermometer) down here in South Florida today I decided to remove the front aftermarket sunshade and slide the factory sunshade back over the sunroof.Like always the A/C fan speed set on medium with the recirc button on and start driving but the sun was shining down on the sunroof and beads of sweat were starting to appear on my forehead.I put the fan speed on high but no change as I could only endure that for 15 minutes until I pulled over and reinstalled the front sunshade and my MCSa cooled in a matter of seconds.
At night not a problem naturally since the sun isn't out and it is cooler but during the daytime the aftermarket sunshade is a must for me.
Since the weather is getting a little cooler (89 degrees instead of 95 degrees per the tach digital thermometer) down here in South Florida today I decided to remove the front aftermarket sunshade and slide the factory sunshade back over the sunroof.Like always the A/C fan speed set on medium with the recirc button on and start driving but the sun was shining down on the sunroof and beads of sweat were starting to appear on my forehead.I put the fan speed on high but no change as I could only endure that for 15 minutes until I pulled over and reinstalled the front sunshade and my MCSa cooled in a matter of seconds.
At night not a problem naturally since the sun isn't out and it is cooler but during the daytime the aftermarket sunshade is a must for me.
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If I had to do it all over again I would get the auto A/C where you set the temperature you want instead of guessing with the manual.
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I've got an '08 Clubman S, climate control, black roof, sunroofs. I have no complaints whatsoever with the air. Here in MD, the summers are hot and humid. The A/C does a great job initially cooling the car and keeping it cool. I, for one, am very impressed. The MINI cools off a lot faster than my Dodge Durango did.