Can a BMW AC be fixed in one day before my airport pickup on Friday?
My BMW X5 has about eighty thousand kilometres, and yesterday the AC went from cold to warm in the middle of my drive home. There is also a faint hissing sound from the dash when I switch it on. I live in Sharjah and work near Industrial Area 10, so the car sits in the sun all day and the cabin is an oven by the afternoon. On Friday I have to pick up my parents from the airport, and my mother cannot handle heat, so I need the car ready by Thursday evening. A friend says a good workshop can fix most AC problems in a day. Another friend says BMW parts are not always on the shelf, and a rushed job can leave a leak that comes back in a week. I looked online for a Same-day BMW AC repair in Industrial Area 10, but every page said fast and cheap, so I still do not know what is real. Should I phone first and ask if they have the parts in stock? Does a good shop test the pressure and look for a leak before adding gas? Should they scan the car for codes, since the AC is controlled by a computer? Is it normal to get a written quote before the work starts? How long does a proper check take, and what should a basic repair cost on a BMW? If you did a rush AC job before a trip or a family visit, please tell me how long it took, what you paid, and how long it stayed cold. Easy answers help me most.