Panaromic Sun Roof

[VWvortex]

Hi Guys,

I'm about to place an order for a kia sportage. Considering getting the panaromic sunroof option.

Would like to know if the glass roof will be an issue in our climate ?

Edited August 1, 2011 by VWvortex

[ShintaroX]

Hi Guys,

I'm about to place an order for a kia sportage. Considering getting the panaromic sunroof option.

Would like to know if the glass roof will be an issue in our climate ?

Portable hot plate, cool.

[Elvis_Pil]

May cost you fuel economy due to bigger load on the AC, not sure how the interior will last with the added exposure to the sun.

[VVTi]

Not to mention falling coconuts, mangoes, puwak, and god knows what else....

Ripper had a polos fall on the windscreen once...

I had a kottamba fall on my roof and made a small dent that never went away.

[Crosswind]

Advantages of having panoramic sunroof - neighbor envy, showing off, when u want to sell off the sportage you can add a premium to the price

Disadvantages: Lets in heat, lets in dust, lets in all the debris including kos polos, rubber seals/beadings can get damaged over time, electric opening mechanism may add to your maintenance cost, can also cause water leakage depending on the quality of rubber they use (will take a few years to see the signs), you will have to make an extra effort to keep it clean.

Verdict - depends on what you are going to use the sportage for.

1. if you plan to have fun with it, go to nuwara eliya often with your head out of the car and run the car to the ground, get the sunroof version (basically if you got too much money and not worried about petrol and resale and all that).

2. if you are planning to make a profit out of the car after 3 years and if your sole aim is that, then get the sunroof but never open it outdoors. if you plan to keep it parked for 3 years with the sole aim of making a buck like many permit people do, yeah sunroof can add a premium (depends on your sales pitch and the car prices at that time).

3. if you plan to use it as a normal car, drive around in colombo and keep it neat and tidy, you are better off without the sunroof

[VWvortex]

thanks for the great input!

So no glass roof then!! Saves some upfront money too

[MasterDon]

OT...did they say when the delivery date is if you place an order now?

[VWvortex]

MasterDon its a 5-6 months waiting list :-)

[VVTi]

One thing I have learned the hard way.... NO SUN ROOFS in Sri Lank, thank you very much!!!

We have too much rain and too many people spitting and barfing out of buses....

[Crosswind]

One thing I have learned the hard way.... NO SUN ROOFS in Sri Lank, thank you very much!!!

We have too much rain and too many people spitting and barfing out of buses....

Recently I saw a 2007 Geely with a sunroof. All the beadings have melted away and the sunroof was sealed off with silicone and duct tape to keep the car from becoming a bucket

Edited August 1, 2011 by Crosswind

[Gyiman]

lot of people look for sun roof as an option but never actually make use of it, they just have it for show

[CyRaX]

Now there are even three wheelers with Sunroof's...

[nexus]

Now there are even three wheelers with Sunroof's...

damn i never seen one with that what is the sunroof made of plastic or glass?

[poscher]

great if you are off to yala and another national parks around the country.... also great during vesak!

[VWvortex]

great if you are off to yala and another national parks around the country.... also great during vesak!

Yeah correct....but the con's are out numbering the pro's right now LOL!

[hiranak]

Yeah correct....but the con's are out numbering the pro's right now LOL!

would honestly love to have a panaromic sunroof... but depends on the purpose though, I travel around to country, and there have been so many situations where I wished I had a sunroof. specially wanting to take snaps of leopards..

[MasterDon]

MasterDon its a 5-6 months waiting list :-)

Ok.Thanks for the info mate.

[The Don]

Hi Guys,

I'm about to place an order for a kia sportage. Considering getting the panaromic sunroof option.

Would like to know if the glass roof will be an issue in our climate ?

Machan, the panoramic sun roof is if I'm not mistaken a little different from the standard sun roof in the sense it spans the whole roof. Sometimes only a bit of can be opened (maybe none at all). And the way it seals etc would be slightly different to a standard sun roof.

What I am saying is some of the cons of a standard sunroof might not apply in the same way to a panoramic sunroof.

I have seen cars with a panoramic roof option where the windscreen just seems to extend further back over the roof but I don't remember whether you had the option to open it at all (so no chance of it leaking).

[Crosswind]

Machan, the panoramic sun roof is if I'm not mistaken a little different from the standard sun roof in the sense it spans the whole roof. Sometimes only a bit of can be opened (maybe none at all). And the way it seals etc would be slightly different to a standard sun roof.

What I am saying is some of the cons of a standard sunroof might not apply in the same way to a panoramic sunroof.

I have seen cars with a panoramic roof option where the windscreen just seems to extend further back over the roof but I don't remember whether you had the option to open it at all (so no chance of it leaking).

in case of the sportage, one part of the sunroof opens. but you are right, it spans the whole roof (almost)

http://www.kiasportagenewmarket.com/images/panoramic-sunroof.jpg

[toyota sucks]

my car has a sun roof but in bright light u can slightly see trough it

so it's not good to take the miss in it (without the cover) when there r buses and lorries around

not to mention the idiots spiting chewed beetle onto it

Edited August 1, 2011 by toyota sucks

[CyRaX]

damn i never seen one with that what is the sunroof made of plastic or glass?

OT-The've attached a plastic with a rubber frame to the rexine.Now if someone comes and say there is a turbo charged three wheeler I'll not be suprised