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I would not trust the VW guy as he ain't a ac expert he is a car expert.

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but I guess when the garage manager tells me that the original VW ac compressor for the ac in my car costs 1000 bucks, he is right...

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Compressors don't just die for no reason, if it did die it would be due to loss of oil through leaky seal which can be caused by you not using ac in cold weather.

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ac was in 'always-on' mode

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Also VW will charge silly money for a compressor i would be very surprised if you could not get it a compressor from another source.

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maybe, but where...

I'll have the AC checked at next inspection cycle anyways, we'll see what ails it...

bye,
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