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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They were extras for quite a long time. AC in particular.

[–] Mojojojo1993 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Probably not in a hot country. You would die without ac

[–] evenglow 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The 1940 Packard was the first car to offer factory-installed air-conditioning.
By 1969, more than half of all new cars sold in USA were equipped with A/C.
In a 1971 front-page story, the New York Times implicated air-conditioning in the death of the convertible, postulating that: "In the age of air-conditioning, real air has lost its value."

[–] Mojojojo1993 -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough. But say the Sahara. If you drive with no ac you will likely perspire. So you just can't drive in a hot metal box.

Was heat always available ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, because the engine makes a lot of heat for free. Cooling requires an additional system to be built in