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Has the cost of regassing a/c gone up significantly?
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lynalldiscovery
 


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Has the cost of regassing a/c gone up significantly?

Just replaced section three of my rear a/c pipework and had it regassed and was a tad shocked at the bill 96 quid, I had in my mind 60/70 quid area.

I know the system was totally empty and with the rear a/c it holds quite a lot of gas which all adds to the cost.

To be fair its a very long time since I have actually paid for this service, so am curious if thats the going rate.  
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Disco_Mikey
 


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Yes, the gas has almost doubled in price over the winter.

The powers that be are phasing out R134a gas, so supply/demand has pushed prices up My D3 Build Thread

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lynalldiscovery
 


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Thanks Mike Thumbs Up

Im sure someone told me gas had gone up end of last year but I thought he was talking about that new super a/c gas that new cars have to have, whatever its called.

Just been working out and I reckon its over 15 years since i last paid to have the job done on any of our cars Shocked  
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Disco_Mikey
 


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The new gas has actually come down in price Thumbs Up

I remember not that long ago, 12kg of the "old" gas was only £50. Now its closer to £400 Shocked My D3 Build Thread

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Post #20505783rd May 2019 6:04 pm
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lynalldiscovery
 


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Well that explains it Thumbs Up

Maybe Im not as tight as I thought Mr. Green  
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aja4x4
 


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Yes i just purchased 12kg of r134a and it was over £400 i bought a bottle 18 months ago for £128  
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Lee Trinder
 


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I topped mine up the stp stuff from Halfords and it works really well.  
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Sea Raider
 


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Kwik Fit have stuck a tenner on the price of a regas since last year  
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Phoebus89
 


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Yep, gone up massively 'cos it's rate bad for the polar bears.  
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Erea
 


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Thankfully my 2006 D3 has never needed a top up and is still as cold as ice. I use it a lot during the summer and have been told that’s the best way of keeping it cold.  
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lynalldiscovery
 


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I think you will fidn on the D3 you cant actually switch the a/c off even when selecting eco mode it is still ticking over.
Every car I have ever owned the a/c has always been, great in the winter with a wet dog/clothes etc.  
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aja4x4
 


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Its better to use the ac all the time as it keeps the lube oil circulating and prevents the seals drying out.
You will always get refrigerent loss with r134a as it seeps through the rubber hoses or the usual culprit for loss is the shrader valves leak on the fill points. I would always recomend getting the system toppped up and checked every two years.
Most garages have automatic machines that suck out the system reclaim and reuse the gas thats already in there and replace the lube oil but i would always recomend replacing the shrader valves at the same time.  
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