Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
Posts: 1653
I forgot this thread was up and running.
In November I posted, all seems fine. What a load of B ks.
During December the local butcher wanted to use my D3 as a delivery truck as his fridge van was knackered.
In a nutshell, The heater is F g useless.
All the passengers in the back are dressed up like Eskimo's, even the Terriers right in the back get out shivering.
Mrs F and DIL went on jolly on Monday, both came back moaning about how cold the D3 was.
£27k, s/h and they cant design a heater that works. WIF Member of the carrot crank club
Embarrassingly in for the 2nd round, bought another two
D3 Jack Russell carrier
D4 Landmark for towing duties
I've got a commercial D2 as a courtesy car today,
rides c p,
handling c p,
heater bl dy marvellous
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20th Jan 2010 2:31 pm
camelrock
Member Since: 11 Oct 2008
Location: north yorkshire
Posts: 446
14 mile drive home from work on B roads as usual the FBH went a-wall during the snow couldn't drive faster than 30mph with all the ice etc, took 10 mile for the temp gauge to hit normal, rubbish heater for a modern car.. Went on a couple of longer runs down the A1 heater a little better but nothing to right home about. It was better when the FBH was doing its bit though !!
26th Jan 2010 12:04 am
kariylit
Member Since: 01 Jun 2008
Location: Finland
Posts: 49
I've had problems with heater to get warm for feet, in front and 2nd row. Is there own sensor for feet section or does the heater control module take all information from that one sensor and guess the rest?
I'd agree the unit isnt as good as a heater as was fitted to the D2.....this seemed capable of delivering what was dialed in....you set 22 & it gave 22.
The D3 I have (with rear Aircon) seems OK as a summer car with cooling...but his winter it could have been far far better...
what I have found is that to get comfortable you have to crank the dial up to a silly number. also on a long winer journey across France the settings "had to found" to keep screen de misted & on one case de iced.
By had to be found I fiddled & burgered about with all the setting button combinations to attempt a setting...eventually one was found but this made the car unbearably hot...not good on a long motorway journey.......Usually I just use the Auto setting with a realistic number on the temp dials....this is what the D2 does so well
I have to agree that the heater is sub-standard in battle conditions.....even with a FBH
other cars I have used & had have certainly been better
Best so far....240 series Volvo...heat to screen...cool fresh air to face & warm air to feet & car...simple system that use levers, springs & mirrors........which goes to prove keeping it simple & effective actually works
Is there a software mod to soup up the heater ?BREXIT - done properly.
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