"Extras" - how important?

[Jukie]

Specifically air con & cruise. Both together, they're not overly common on 6-cylinder W201s & W124s. How are they viewed in older cars? Must haves? Desirable? Or just a nice bonus if both are present? Is one preferable to the other (I'd guess at air con)?

Thought / comments?

 

[renault12ts]

Nice to have. I have both...given a choice of one...cruise control everytime.

 

[davidjpowell]

Nice to have, Cruise is my preference.

On buying the car extras will be worth money. On selling the car they mysteriously will not be worth anything..

 

[NormanC]

Air con is essential whilst, in the UK at least, cruise is nice to have.

 

[d w124]

I`d say both is good but if you find one with aircon only,crise can be retrofited for little money

 

[Ted]

Interesting.
I find cruise only marginally more useful than the most useless acessory ever - electric folding headrests, with you having to manually put them back up.
Aircon for me every time.

I DO find speedtronic very useful, though.

 

[Frank O' Phile]

My 124 has A\c which is very useful. It would be even more useful if it worked.

 

[Ade B]

I've AC and cruise. I couldn't have a car without AC now. Cruise on mine is now intermittent - if you do any motorway miles, its great to have.. now its playing up again, I notice the difference on a 270 mile round trip every Friday.

Ade

 

[st4]

Couldnt give two hoots re cruise,.a/c is a must.

 

[oldcro]

A/C essential and cruise only if it is distronic.

 

[Shude]

Highly subjective topic.

Some people go out of their way to own cars WITHOUT A/C due to perceived cost of maintenance and fuel economy concerns.

A/C essential and cruise only if it is distronic.

A/C and cruise are quite rare on W201/W124s and distronic was never an option!

 

[christopherwk]

Air Conditioning is essential. When I was couriering in a van, I spent £1,600 to have air conditioning retro fitted. Doing silly thousand miles a year, after going up and down offices with A4 boxes and computer equipment, it's definitely worth it, especially on a hot day.

 

[Londonscottish]

I haven't driven a car without a/c since the early 90's and have no plans to do so in the next 20 years. I have no other way of keeping myself cool.

I've had cruise on my C43's for seven years and have never bothered to find out how to use it. I have a right leg to maintain my speed.

 

[Gridlock]

My C43 is my first car with AC (having been almost exclusively in 1980s German metal previously) and I do like it.

I generally use CC only in 50mph roadworks with SPECs. The limit function would probably be a good idea to start using though...

 

[st4]

I generally use CC only in 50mph roadworks with SPECs. The limit function would probably be a good idea to start using though...

Only if you set it at the limit, I set mine @ 100mph and got a ticket

 

[Gridlock]

Ticket better than ban

 

[219]

Both fall into the 'nice to have' category .

CC I would say is more useful , particularly these days with so many stretches of roadworks with average speed cameras , or if you do long motorway journeys .

On a 190 , a/c is likely to be an R12 system in need of conversion unless a very late one , with both 201 and 124 models you'll be lucky to find it in working order . It can be desirable for a few weeks in the summer ; the rest of the time in this country it is unneccessary .

 

[fuzzer]

My C43 is my first car with AC (having been almost exclusively in 1980s German metal previously) and I do like it.

I generally use CC only in 50mph roadworks with SPECs. The limit function would probably be a good idea to start using though...

I use the limit all the time , its brilliant.

As much as i pay attention to whats going on around me , its way too easy to drift over the speed limit in our cars without too much effort. This removes the problem.

excellent addition to a car

 

[NewMB]

I would never buy a car (new or used) without A/C. Cruise I can live without although it is very very good to have.

Currently do not drive an MB and I really miss the speed limiter fitted. Really a great invention. Especially when driving through road works with avg speed cameras.

OT: Even my 23yrs old Volvo 780 has climate and cruise - both works perfectly.