Quinn_Inuit
Newly Enlightened
Our car just turned 8, and its A/C is starting to die. We'd like to hold off buying a new one till winter, but that leaves us with the Virginia summer to live through.
Oh, and the driver-side window hasn't worked for about 4 years, except for a stretch of a year where it did work. *shrugs*
Now, the car is in fine shape otherwise (the power locks on the back doors and rear gate don't work, either, but that's not a big deal), but the lack of A/C in the terrible summer we've had so far is driving me crazy, especially because I can't even roll down the stupid window. My wife is of the opinion that it's not worth fixing because we're getting a new car anyway. I am of the opinion that we will get a fair amount of the money back in increased value on our old car, and the remainder will be worth it so we don't have to drive around in Virginia without A/C.
What do you all think? How important is A/C to resale value on a car? This is my first car (purchased new), so I'm not familiar with the car selling process.
Oh, and the driver-side window hasn't worked for about 4 years, except for a stretch of a year where it did work. *shrugs*
Now, the car is in fine shape otherwise (the power locks on the back doors and rear gate don't work, either, but that's not a big deal), but the lack of A/C in the terrible summer we've had so far is driving me crazy, especially because I can't even roll down the stupid window. My wife is of the opinion that it's not worth fixing because we're getting a new car anyway. I am of the opinion that we will get a fair amount of the money back in increased value on our old car, and the remainder will be worth it so we don't have to drive around in Virginia without A/C.
What do you all think? How important is A/C to resale value on a car? This is my first car (purchased new), so I'm not familiar with the car selling process.