Glass roofs are great

[jamei303]

I always thought I’d never want a glass roof, I don’t want to look at the moon or have the sun shining on my bonce so they seemed completely pointless to me, certainly not worth paying extra for. However my current car came with one at the trim level I required, so I had little choice in the matter. However now I see one big advantage - no need to worry about bird poo on the roof affecting the paint, it can just be cleaned off when I get round to it. Still not worth paying extra for but it’s nice to have.

[Truckosaurus]

I had a car with a full length glass roof. I closed the blind on the first day of owning it and don't think I opened it for the rest of my ownership.

I find they are only any use for rear seat passengers, and as driver you should be looking out the front.

[Arrivalist]

Pigeons have developed a method of opening sunroofs and crapping on the dashboard and seats.

Be afraid, be very afraid.

[normalbloke]

Seem to be some insurance companies are specifically excluding glass roofs,sun roofs and panoramic roofs from their glass cover. Is this becoming the new ‘norm’?

[s94wht]

Truckosaurus said:

I had a car with a full length glass roof. I closed the blind on the first day of owning it and don't think I opened it for the rest of my ownership.

I find they are only any use for rear seat passengers, and as driver you should be looking out the front.

It's to let light in you donkey

[TheJimi]

s94wht said:

Truckosaurus said:

I had a car with a full length glass roof. I closed the blind on the first day of owning it and don't think I opened it for the rest of my ownership.

I find they are only any use for rear seat passengers, and as driver you should be looking out the front.

It's to let light in you donkey

[Truckosaurus]

s94wht said:

It's to let light in you donkey

That's even worse Just warms everything up.

[hairy v]

normalbloke said:

Seem to be some insurance companies are specifically excluding glass roofs,sun roofs and panoramic roofs from their glass cover. Is this becoming the new ‘norm’?

One of my colleagues was quoted £1500 to replace a cracked glass roof. He was highly unimpressed that it was not covered by his insurance.

[Every day a journey]

Bugatti offered a Sky View option on the Chiron


A mere $65,000 option

[Riley Blue]

A bit heavy, aren't they?

[Fady]

jamei303 said:

I always thought I’d never want a glass roof, I don’t want to look at the moon or have the sun shining on my bonce so they seemed completely pointless to me, certainly not worth paying extra for. However my current car came with one at the trim level I required, so I had little choice in the matter. However now I see one big advantage - no need to worry about bird poo on the roof affecting the paint, it can just be cleaned off when I get round to it. Still not worth paying extra for but it’s nice to have.

This is Pistonheads. You have omitted the most significant detail!

[MesoForm]

Love my fixed panoramic roof (Disco Sport), feels a bit dingy inside when it's closed but all nice and light when it's open.

[-Lummox-]

Fady said:

This is Pistonheads. You have omitted the most significant detail!

That you can't get an MX5 with a glass roof?

[languagetimothy]

Truckosaurus said:

s94wht said:

It's to let light in you donkey

That's even worse Just warms everything up.

I hv a panoramic on my Ibiza, it’s nice even on a cold but sunny day to let a bit of brightness in.

[cerb4.5lee]

I like the pan roof in the Merc as well. However the blind is mostly shut though, because it feels like a greenhouse if you leave the blind open though. If I'm carrying more passengers than usual, then I will open the blind though, because as said it properly brightens the inside of the car up.

I've got 2 other cars that are 2 seater Roadsters...and they are much better than a glass roof in this current nice weather I reckon!

[Over over under steer]

Opinions are funny, aren't they? I think Matrix LED Headlights (the ones which dim only the cars ahead) and moon roofs are the two best features to come on cars in the last 10 years.

[FMOB]

Add a bit of gravel over the carpets, a few rocks and viola, a goldfish bowl on wheels.

[-Lummox-]

Glass roofs (with a sunblind) are great so long as they only let in light (and if you so choose, air) but not water... once you get into shed territory, it's always a bit of a gamble on the last bit...

Gloomy car interiors are depressing, often a glass roof can make a car feel more spacious.

[Super Sonic]

Over over under steer said:

Opinions are funny, aren't they? I think Matrix LED Headlights (the ones which dim only the cars ahead) and moon roofs are the two best features to come on cars in the last 10 years.

Moon roofs have been on cars for a lot longer than ten years.

[cerb4.5lee]

Riley Blue said:

A bit heavy, aren't they?

They are to be fair. So that is why I've got a carbon roof instead in the M4.

All joking aside, I always enjoyed growing up with cars with sunroofs back in the 70's/80's. Then they died off quite a lot because air conditioning seemed to replace them. However they do seem to be getting more popular again now though.