# Air conditioner **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 21, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioner/14289 "2008-05-21T16:20:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![honigc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@honigc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/honigc)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioner/14289/1 "2008-05-21T16:20:23Z")
The a/c in my car (a 95 Honda Accord) is broken. I am buying a new car in the fall, so I really don’t want to put the money into fixing it. The problem is that I need to take a long-distance driving trip this summer. I don’t think I’ll be able to make it without some cool air. Are there any effective portable air conditioners or fans for cars? I have seen some online but I am hesitant to buy one. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioner/14289/2 "2008-05-21T17:48:41Z")
Check to see how much it will cost to fix it. If it’s just a couple hundred bucks it will be worth getting it fixed. A car with a running AC is worth more then one that’s NOT. ---
**Author:** ![Ron-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ron-man/32/739_2.png) [@Ron-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ron-man)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioner/14289/3 "2008-05-21T19:48:57Z")
I saw an engineer in Texas who mounted a household window air conditioner unit on the roof of his car and wired it to an inverter connected to the battery.