Car sunroofs

RestlessNatives

RestlessNatives

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What's the point?
Car shopping at the moment and found one I liked but it had a panoramic sunroof and it put me off.
Admittedly my experience of them is on basic hatchbacks over twenty years ago, but if a car has air con, I'm not sold on their usefulness.
Happy for the SMB to educate me.
 


RestlessNatives said:
What's the point?
Car shopping at the moment and found one I liked but it had a panoramic sunroof and it put me off.
Admittedly my experience of them is on basic hatchbacks over twenty years ago, but if a car has air con, I'm not sold on their usefulness.
Happy for the SMB to educate me.
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What sort of car mate? not many motors seem to have sun roofs nowadays.
 
I’ve got a panoramic sunroof think it’s class personally, I’m tall so it gives a sense of space in a small car and when it’s red hot for 2 days a year you pop open the sunroof and the heat escapes much quicker than if you open windows while you wait for the air con to kick in. I do quite a bit of A to B driving at work throughout the day, nowt worse than sweating in your shirt from being in the car on a hot day
 
My honda CRV has a panoramic glass one . I only slide the shades back on it in winter to lighten the cab , no point in summer you want shade .
That being said if it was a proper opening one I would use it .
Nowt better than shooting down to the south of France with the air flying through
 
They add a massive cost to a new car for marginal return (Spike above has found a niche job related use, I just open all the windows to do 90% the same). They are marketed as a lifestyle thing, kids watching the sky/trees etc. as you swoop along a perfect country road, or looking at the stars at night. Maybe they make the inside hotter when sunny & shut & you are using a/c or maybe they leak when old? Do they make the car heavier?

You don't need/want one but if the used(?) car costs no more, and there is no downside, then still consider it.

Get a convertible if you want real open air driving.
 
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RestlessNatives said:
What's the point?
Car shopping at the moment and found one I liked but it had a panoramic sunroof and it put me off.
Admittedly my experience of them is on basic hatchbacks over twenty years ago, but if a car has air con, I'm not sold on their usefulness.
Happy for the SMB to educate me.
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If you start supporting a European team & they win the league, you can stand out the top of it waving your flag & sounding your air horn while your mate drives.
 
RestlessNatives said:
What's the point?
Car shopping at the moment and found one I liked but it had a panoramic sunroof and it put me off.
Admittedly my experience of them is on basic hatchbacks over twenty years ago, but if a car has air con, I'm not sold on their usefulness.
Happy for the SMB to educate me.
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Tell them you’re not keen and on the basis it’s a negative, can they knock a bit more off the sales price.
 
Spike said:
I’ve got a panoramic sunroof think it’s class personally, I’m tall so it gives a sense of space in a small car and when it’s red hot for 2 days a year you pop open the sunroof and the heat escapes much quicker than if you open windows while you wait for the air con to kick in. I do quite a bit of A to B driving at work throughout the day, nowt worse than sweating in your shirt from being in the car on a hot day
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I think this sums it up. Allows loads of light in the car. Class bits of kit.

I remember having to retro fit sunroofs in cars in the 90’s. Taking a grinder to a car roof was always a scary prospect!
 
RestlessNatives said:
What's the point?
Car shopping at the moment and found one I liked but it had a panoramic sunroof and it put me off.
Admittedly my experience of them is on basic hatchbacks over twenty years ago, but if a car has air con, I'm not sold on their usefulness.
Happy for the SMB to educate me.
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My Merc had a panoramic roof.

The kids loved it and it was great in summer.

Some estate versions have enormous panoramic roofs
Gillythedilf said:
Quite like mine.Open it up mainly to hear the downshifts :cool:
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What car is it?
 
This time we got a sunroof spec’d when we ordered it. Not opened it as yet but like the nice light interior when the blind is drawn
 
Gillythedilf said:
I don’t think I’ve ever once had the wireless on.
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I've had couple of nice sounding cars and both have had the stereo upgrade (M5 had some fancy amp and speaker job whereas Golf R has Dynaudio).

I'd recommend toasting the b*stard with the music turned up.

I'm especially fond of acid techno at full blast on dark wet roads as it feels distinctly video game-like (with potential for real loss of a life)
 
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