Some of us in the heat of the south, who desire to drive our cars to work
every day without sweating to an extreme degree (and running up dry
cleaning bills) rather enjoy A/C. It doesn't help too much since the tops
down, but what the hay, it takes off the edge.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
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> From: Chris Lillja <Chris_Lillja@Pupress.Princeton.Edu>
> To: Dean C. Paige <ecopaige@metro.net>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Environment and LBC's - A sort of screed
> Date: Wednesday, August 06, 1997 2:39 PM
>
> I have to agree with Deano on this. I'm old enough to remember just
> how bad many rivers and bays were before the government began its
> (admittedly flawed) efforts to clean it up and keep it clean.
>
> To compare losing the "right" to use a certain chemical in your A/C
> system to say, losing the right to free speech is just really stupid.
>
> Now here's the really "flammable" content:
>
> Just what the heck is anybody doing with A/C in a LBC roadster is way
> beyond me. Is your TR so overpowered (and you're such a bad driver)
> that you have to have a 10hp penalty just to keep it on the road? Do
> you love extra belts pulleys, extra weight etc.? (Original options on
> a concours car excepted, but not by much, since it was a dealer
> installed option).
>
> Why don't you go buy a Miata and put the top up? I hear they have
> really efficient air conditioning systems! Perhaps you could retrofit
> it to use R-12 and you could really freeze your !@#$ off!
>
> Yours truly donning nomex!
> Chris Lillja
> TR4A
> Norton Commando
> Spit MKIV
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