Volkswagen Golf: No air-conditioning cover
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Asked by Rob Collins
After recently suffering a punctured air-conditioning condenser in my Golf R, I was about ready to blame VW for such a bad design to allow stones to pass through with almost no protection, but a quick search of the Internet shows it's not just a VW problem, it's very common. I looked at a friend's brand new Mazda 2, which again has a massive opening right into the condenser. How has such a design flaw found its way to become common practice?
Answered by CarsGuide
15 Apr 2016Overseas designed cars that are not tested in Australian conditions would be my first explanation. My second would be that the companies have decided that the risk of having stones penetrate the air-conditioning condenser doesn't warrant the extra cost of fitting a screen to keep the stones out.
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