I realize it's a dumb question, but I'm looking for a quick answer. I'm interested in 1979 vintage Beetles and it occurred to me--do they have air conditioning? The one I've found so far has a heater and defroster, but they didn't say if it has air conditioning....
2006-07-25 09:31:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Volkswagen
Very rare to find one with a/c. Even the ones that have it do not work well in hot hot weather and they take a lot of power and gas. I would recommend looking for a different car if you need a/c.
2006-07-25 11:25:22 · answer #1 · answered by uthockey32 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Heck no! The heater and defroster don't even work well in them. You have a small boxer engine (similar to a Subaru, but smaller) that is air cooled. There is no way to get heat to the passenger compartment because the engine is in the rear. I would use it for a summer vehicle only and keep the windows down.
2006-07-25 09:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by The Bat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I owned one back in 1976 and it was an earlier model than that. I believe it was a '73. And no it did not come with a.c. I don't think they had it as a standard option back then. So I wouldn't count on it.
2006-07-25 09:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The air conditioner is called rolling down the windows and speeding up.
2006-07-25 09:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by williegod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, just those great little triangular side windows that you could position to blow outside air on you!
2006-07-25 11:23:56 · answer #5 · answered by pknutson_sws 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes..they have "2-60" a/c...
get it up to 60 mph and open both side windows....
2006-07-25 09:35:13 · answer #6 · answered by old timer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my folks bought one new in 1974 and im pretty sure it had a/c.
2006-07-25 10:40:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they do not.
2006-07-25 09:54:37 · answer #8 · answered by jim c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋