Hello guys,
I have dark green Maxima SE 1995, and my climate control doesn't work anymore since last year. I visited three mechanics, two said that my A/C evaporator and condenser have a few holes, and cooling fluid leaked out. They said that repair will cost me around $800. Third one said that repair will cost much more since some other stuff like some valve, joints, etc are bad too (sorry, I am not expert in car mechanics stuff), and asked for three times more money. He said that even if I fix evaporator and condenser, it won't work longer then few weeks due to some other parts failure.
Now the problem is that I really don't want to go through another summer with no climate control since summers here are very hot and humid. On another side, my maxima is 9 years old, and I can not sell it for more then $5-6 000, if even that. So I am not sure what to do? I really like maxima, and I replaced a lot of parts (clutch, sensors, alternator, starter, etc) so I would like to keep it, it is great car. But it doesn't make sense to spend half of what is worth to fix climate control. Also, I am not sure that replacing evaporator and condenser will fix the problem. I would like to get your opinion, what you would do if you were in my shoes? Thanks in advance

 

Can you be more specific?
Does it work at all? Does the fan spin?
Does your heat work? Does your AC work?
Did you try all possible settings?

 

Heating works fine, fun spins to all four positions. It even works when I turned on cooling, but it blows hot air.