Re: GTV6 condenser

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting theory. If I were 20 years old, and if we were talking 
about a Spider, I might even partially agree. The Air Conditioner could 
be viewed, in some places, as an extravagance and when I was kid, I 
simply didn't care about such things. But I'm far from a kid any more 
and a GTV-6 is a different proposition altogether. First of all, it 
isn't a Spider, its a coupe. Secondly, its a coupe with a large, 
sharply raked windshield, lots of side glass and a big, again, sharply 
raked, rear window. In short the cabin is a natural greenhouse. Many a 
time I've set in hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic in my GTV-6 coming 
back from say- the Concorso Italiano or the Historics in Monterey with 
sweat pooling in my shoes. Don't need an air conditioner? I don't know 
what kind of hair shirt you wear, but I see no reason not to be 
comfortable in a car no matter how how fast it's supposed to be. There 
are times where being comfortable is as important to the driving 
experience as is a willing engine and good set of performance tires. 
Nice thing about an air conditioner is that you can turn it off, and 
here in the SF Bay Area, most days one doesn't need an air conditioner, 
even in the summer - we have our own natural one called the North 
Pacific fog bank. But on days where we do, I want to be able to attend 
Alfa Club events, and get there fresh as a daisy, not wilted like last 
week's lettuce.

George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0S


On Friday, May 16, 2003, at 09:17 PM, alfa-digest wrote:


> Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 17:28:02 -0400
> From: Rick Adams <adams22@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: GTV6 condenser
>
> I think there is a reason that air conditioners work so poorly in
> Alfas--they are antithetical to the basic concept of the car, not to
> mention its spirit.  Why would anybody spend thousands on performance
> mods,  then shackle them with a slow-turning, heavy-weighted air
> conditioner that works marginally well at best? If you drive fast
> enough, you don't need an air conditioner, no matter how hot it is.
>
> Rick Adams
> GTV6 3.0S (sans conditioner)
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