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Yeah I've heard that. Which is why I wanted somewhere decent.
I guess the only counter is after 12yrs there could be miniscule leaks, and it just needs a regas.
The main thing is finding somewhere decent and trustworthy. We use our car almost daily and a 2hr round trip isn't viable. I'm probably going to go for my local VW dealer. While the indy I used for the major service seemed OK (and much better value) the customer service and my confidence was a bit lacking. That said they were very busy as it was just after garages were back open.
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Look for a radiator specialist local to you. There is one near me but you have to book well ahead to get an appointment.
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Ok 12y, discount my comment!
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As far as I’m aware, it’s highly illegal for anyone to knowingly re-gas aircon when the system is leaking, and the refrigerant gas used is gnarly stuff, both to yourself and the planet.
Deffo get a UV dye check done on the system and repair any leaks before hitting a cowboy re-gasser.
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Just borrowed a family members 3.5 year old decent spec polo, has 12k on it, no gas left in ac system! Put obd11 on it to find it all leaked out when it was less than a year old. Been for 2 vw service since then, most recent would have been a pollen filter change and check of ac, not surprised they've missed it tbh. Never had any main line vag dealer run the actual service list on a car.
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My limited understanding is that if it needs re gassing its pretty much leaking, and regassing with a leak will just mean same thing in time.
When I got van, I took it to a good garage, they got a specialist with UV die to find the leak, fixed that with a new part then gassed it. Been rock solid for a year now.