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I never had a MK5, but the air on my MK6 is better than that on my MK4...I rarely had to put it above 2 or 3 for the fan switch and our highs are over 120*F.
 
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I was actually impressed with the Mk6's AC, considering that I read a bunch of posts that said otherwise. Was thinking of a Climatronic swap way in the future before purchasing, but it's honestly not necessary. :thumbup:
 
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I was not thrilled with my AC this summer. When the temps were above 100 the AC just could not keep up...it was a little better on recirc but I rarely had the fan on below 3.
 
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I bought my 2011 GTI this Summer and thought it did a fine job, even when it got over 100 degrees. I was concerned since it has such a small base engine. What also helped was getting a VAG-COM cable so I could roll down all the windows remotely before getting in. That was standard on one of my first cars, a 97 Jetta.

Coming from a car with climate control (Mazda 6), I still find it kind of annoying that this car doesn't have it. Then again, my Mazda 6 had a ticking time bomb under the dash, as the mechanical bit that baffled the air didn't always work right (a $1000+ repair). Sometimes keeping it simple is the way to go.
 
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Like farfromhome63 said mkv a/c was horrible. It sounds like mkvi might be improved. Any other opinions would be great an my wife is considering a golf or gti and if the air is as bad as mkv I won't be able to handle her buying one.
 
#10 ·
2010 gti and my AC is bad ***, i live in south florida and it worked perfectly... i never had to put the temp at low... i kept it arounf 66~68 and at 3 and it was good enough for me!
 
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The A/C in my black-on-black 2.0L 8V Jetta is ice cold, even in coastal North Carolina. Major improvement from the Mk.V systems.
 
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yeah a/c is pretty cold in every MKVI I've been in.
 
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Vw did something to improve the air conditioning on the newer models across the board because the previous generation pretty much all across the board with all models were horrible, I have been in many of them and they were all bad. I wonder what they did to improve the system. They must have had alot of complaints. I complained several times, my 2007 jetta was horrible on any day over 80 degrees and several other people I know hated their air.
 
#17 ·
I don't know why people complain about the mkv system. I live in Alabama where it gets nasty hot and nasty humid, and I never had a complaint about it.

Those 100* days with 90% humidity didn't bother me one bit.
 
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