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Ugh the glass roofs. I don't know why people like them. "Why yes sir, I would love to get beat down on by the hot sun while lacking airflow over me and risk an

Ugh the glass roofs. I don't know why people like them. "Why yes sir, I would love to get beat down on by the hot sun while lacking airflow over me and risk an expensive repair bill from a falling walnut!"

ActorNightly 12d ago
Most people don't utilize them fully. - In the winter, if there is sun, and you have like black leather interior, it actually helps warm the car up. -For trucks, having a glass roof is almost essential for seeing if you will fit into a parking garage. Having lived in Seattle, Im glad my truck had one. - Opening the roof and setting AC to use outside air is the fastest way to vent the car. It doesn't create as many vorticies as opening the windows.
- darth_avocado 12d ago
  What you’re describing is a sunroof that’s useful for a small set of use cases. Panoramic roofs that don’t open are different.
  - xethos 12d ago
    > What you’re describing is a sunroof Pedantic, but more likely to be a moonroof. A sunroof is opaque, while a moonroof is the clear or mild-to-moderately tinted glass panel we've all grown used to.
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- munificent 12d ago
  I currently live in Seattle and drive a 4WD Toyota Tacoma with a rooftop tent on the back and frequently enter parking garages. I know the height of my truck and was careful to get a setup where the rooftop tent isn't gratuitously high. I think everything is still a little under 6' which is fine in just about every parking garage. Even if my setup was taller, garages here are pretty good at having the height listed when you enter and anyone with a tall truck really should know exactly how tall it is. I don't think a sunroof would help me. If I was ever in a situation where it did, I would already be taking too much of a risk of damaging something.
- mikestew 12d ago
  For trucks, having a glass roof is almost essential for seeing if you will fit into a parking garage. If your truck is that tall, I suggest measuring it and recording the height. After that, you'll find that just about every low-hanging garage, drive-up, bridge, etc. has a height listed. Over 9.5'? Don't try and drive through the Arboretum, as the signs will tell you. Opening the roof... That's a sunroof, not a panoramic glass roof being discussed.
epolanski 12d ago
Suddenly everyone is putting them on cars. I went to test the new electric BMW iX3 and it had it. It was funny because it was July in Southern Europe so it was quite obvious why it was the worst idea in the world.
johanvts 12d ago
I love it, makes the interior feel light and open and i never experienced it being super hot or baking my scalp, there is a coating on it making it very different from just a clear pane. Model 3, 195cm.
goda90 12d ago
Not to mention how easy it is for T-rex to smash through.
- clueless 12d ago
  This is the most important reason not to have them...
  - fuzzfactor 12d ago
    I think we're all aware of the number of vehicles out there having the strongly reinforced solid hardtop plus the heavy-duty luggage rack, who never seem to be carrying any luggage up there. Obviously to mitigate a potentially more damaging brontosaurus incident.
jerlam 12d ago
It's fine for a passenger, especially in the back seat. But as a driver, it adds a potentially bright source of light right at the top of your vision, and that can be annoying as hell. I covered my roof and I felt more relaxed since my eyes didn't have to adjust if I accidentally looked too far upwards. Indoors, we avoid lighting a room with single bright overhead source of light. But this glass roof fad adds it to cars.
- xquce 11d ago
  What make and model? I have not sat in a modern car where this have been a problem, ever. I drive a model 3 Tesla with glass roof and there is simple no issues with Sun glare from the sunsglasses like filter on the glass roof. Indoors most people indeed love windows, even moreso if they are roof windows. I agree dont hang a spotlight in your face, but that is hadly the same as the Sun, otherwise how do people their houses walking, running biking without roofs?
  - jerlam 11d ago
    The light is not incapacitating, it's simply an unnecessary annoyance. People do love windows, but people also love window blinds that they close when the light points directly into a room. Especially if you are forced to face that window. People who spend a lot of time outside gravitate towards wearing hats and sunglasses.
seanmcdirmid 12d ago
I can't imagine these are very popular in Arizona, but in the PNW the sun isn't a big problem for 10 months out of the year.
- paradox460 12d ago
  Which part of the pnw? Because in the mid Columbia you get 300+ days of sun and summer temperatures in the low 100s
  - seanmcdirmid 12d ago
    Having lived in West Richland before (in the Tri-cities, on Red Mountain, scrub and all), I don't think thats really true. Well, it is definitely sunnier than Seattle, but nowhere near Phoenix. It is more normal than special. Barring that, 80%+ of the people in the PNW live near the coast.
    - paradox460 12d ago
      Tourism board proudly advertises the 300 days of sun on big bill boards at the airport in Pasco, and the hot summers are honestly worse than Phoenix, as there's humidity
      - seanmcdirmid 12d ago
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      - sublinear 11d ago
        Phoenix can stay hot at night in the summer. Tonight is a good example. It's 90 all night and won't hit the low of 80 until 7am. This is borderline uninhabitable for many. If you want the worst of both worlds with that kind of oppressive heat 24/7 and high humidity, take a look at Houston. PNW isn't anywhere close to that.
  - sublinear 11d ago
    Can you share a link to a timeseries graph on weather.gov or similar? I'm not finding any proof of what you're saying.
snapplebobapple 11d ago
I hate them too, its why i went with the toyota bz. They have the very loud fabric rollover cover. It was worth the annoyances of a toyota not yet being fully baked as an electric car to have a way to have the stupid glass roof for my kids and delrte it when i am in there. If tpyota can release a fully baked electric car (one pedal, self driving, etc) i will upgrade

ActorNightly 12d ago

Most people don't utilize them fully. - In the winter, if there is sun, and you have like black leather interior, it actually helps warm the car up. -For trucks, having a glass roof is almost essential for seeing if you will fit into a parking garage. Having lived in Seattle, Im glad my truck had one. - Opening the roof and setting AC to use outside air is the fastest way to vent the car. It doesn't create as many vorticies as opening the windows.

darth_avocado 12d ago
What you’re describing is a sunroof that’s useful for a small set of use cases. Panoramic roofs that don’t open are different.
- xethos 12d ago
  > What you’re describing is a sunroof Pedantic, but more likely to be a moonroof. A sunroof is opaque, while a moonroof is the clear or mild-to-moderately tinted glass panel we've all grown used to.
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munificent 12d ago
I currently live in Seattle and drive a 4WD Toyota Tacoma with a rooftop tent on the back and frequently enter parking garages. I know the height of my truck and was careful to get a setup where the rooftop tent isn't gratuitously high. I think everything is still a little under 6' which is fine in just about every parking garage. Even if my setup was taller, garages here are pretty good at having the height listed when you enter and anyone with a tall truck really should know exactly how tall it is. I don't think a sunroof would help me. If I was ever in a situation where it did, I would already be taking too much of a risk of damaging something.
mikestew 12d ago
For trucks, having a glass roof is almost essential for seeing if you will fit into a parking garage. If your truck is that tall, I suggest measuring it and recording the height. After that, you'll find that just about every low-hanging garage, drive-up, bridge, etc. has a height listed. Over 9.5'? Don't try and drive through the Arboretum, as the signs will tell you. Opening the roof... That's a sunroof, not a panoramic glass roof being discussed.

epolanski 12d ago

Suddenly everyone is putting them on cars. I went to test the new electric BMW iX3 and it had it. It was funny because it was July in Southern Europe so it was quite obvious why it was the worst idea in the world.

johanvts 12d ago

I love it, makes the interior feel light and open and i never experienced it being super hot or baking my scalp, there is a coating on it making it very different from just a clear pane. Model 3, 195cm.

goda90 12d ago

Not to mention how easy it is for T-rex to smash through.

clueless 12d ago
This is the most important reason not to have them...
- fuzzfactor 12d ago
  I think we're all aware of the number of vehicles out there having the strongly reinforced solid hardtop plus the heavy-duty luggage rack, who never seem to be carrying any luggage up there. Obviously to mitigate a potentially more damaging brontosaurus incident.

jerlam 12d ago

It's fine for a passenger, especially in the back seat. But as a driver, it adds a potentially bright source of light right at the top of your vision, and that can be annoying as hell. I covered my roof and I felt more relaxed since my eyes didn't have to adjust if I accidentally looked too far upwards. Indoors, we avoid lighting a room with single bright overhead source of light. But this glass roof fad adds it to cars.

xquce 11d ago
What make and model? I have not sat in a modern car where this have been a problem, ever. I drive a model 3 Tesla with glass roof and there is simple no issues with Sun glare from the sunsglasses like filter on the glass roof. Indoors most people indeed love windows, even moreso if they are roof windows. I agree dont hang a spotlight in your face, but that is hadly the same as the Sun, otherwise how do people their houses walking, running biking without roofs?
- jerlam 11d ago
  The light is not incapacitating, it's simply an unnecessary annoyance. People do love windows, but people also love window blinds that they close when the light points directly into a room. Especially if you are forced to face that window. People who spend a lot of time outside gravitate towards wearing hats and sunglasses.

seanmcdirmid 12d ago

I can't imagine these are very popular in Arizona, but in the PNW the sun isn't a big problem for 10 months out of the year.

paradox460 12d ago
Which part of the pnw? Because in the mid Columbia you get 300+ days of sun and summer temperatures in the low 100s
- seanmcdirmid 12d ago
  Having lived in West Richland before (in the Tri-cities, on Red Mountain, scrub and all), I don't think thats really true. Well, it is definitely sunnier than Seattle, but nowhere near Phoenix. It is more normal than special. Barring that, 80%+ of the people in the PNW live near the coast.
  - paradox460 12d ago
    Tourism board proudly advertises the 300 days of sun on big bill boards at the airport in Pasco, and the hot summers are honestly worse than Phoenix, as there's humidity
    - seanmcdirmid 12d ago
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    - sublinear 11d ago
      Phoenix can stay hot at night in the summer. Tonight is a good example. It's 90 all night and won't hit the low of 80 until 7am. This is borderline uninhabitable for many. If you want the worst of both worlds with that kind of oppressive heat 24/7 and high humidity, take a look at Houston. PNW isn't anywhere close to that.
- sublinear 11d ago
  Can you share a link to a timeseries graph on weather.gov or similar? I'm not finding any proof of what you're saying.

snapplebobapple 11d ago

I hate them too, its why i went with the toyota bz. They have the very loud fabric rollover cover. It was worth the annoyances of a toyota not yet being fully baked as an electric car to have a way to have the stupid glass roof for my kids and delrte it when i am in there. If tpyota can release a fully baked electric car (one pedal, self driving, etc) i will upgrade