Right. The A/C in my '95 850 is getting a bit feeble. It still blows cooler than the outside air vents, but it's not really up to cooling down the car on a hot, sunny day. OK. I go to my Haynes manual, where it advises that I get a re-charge kit, R-134a, 'available at any auto parts store'. Fine.
I go on-line and start looking...and damned if I can find such a thing anywhere in Europe (where I live; duh). There is a wide selection in the US--but not here.
Is this because the (stricter) European environmental protection laws don't allow it? Have things changed since Haynes wrote their book (1999)? Do I have to take it to a shop and pay through the nose to have a 'professional' re-charge the gas under 'controlled' conditions?
(If any Finns are reading, I would be especially grateful for your comments; minä olen Tampereella.)
cheers,
Henry