Not sure where ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha is, not a military guy, but here if you have a decent job the a/c comes on at 95 or so. When I was a youngster I didnt care, I have income now and get pretty good mileage most of the time. A smart car without a/c in AZ is not gonna sell, thats why I called it stupid. If it was 1500 bucks it would sell here. I hope the 50k jab wasnt at my vee dub! I've had it for 5 years and about 4k miles later it might need an engine, first place at bug-o-rama this year was worth a new motor.