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Replying to: jogousa (Jul 14, 2009 2:55 am) |
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Replying to: terb (Jul 13, 2009 6:08 pm) The VW panoramic roof is UV protected and tinted....but it's not enough to block the heat if car sits on the sun all day long!
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Replying to: jogousa (Jul 14, 2009 2:55 am) Driving with the shade closed feels comfortable but I admit the car is slightly (very slightly) brighter inside than cars without but that is something else I like. I am the type of person that loves natural light. The extremely hot summer months are short compared to the benefit I get all year round. (Plus as mentioned, I really don't see much of a difference; every car parked in 100+ degree weather is this town is miserably hot inside.) If I have to complain about anything it would be the air conditioning. I have the SEL, I don't know what the TDI air is like, but one reason I chose the SEL is because the air is much, much better than the S and SE. Still, the vents just don't seem to hit you in the right places and the back seat vent is really a joke! All in all, I love the SEL, (and this comes from a previous Lexus owner). Good luck.
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Replying to: jogousa (Jul 14, 2009 4:57 am)
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Replying to: colammy (Jul 14, 2009 6:59 am) I took a thermometer and compared temps inside the car with factory shade and panoramic roof closed and then with my little invention - a cardboard covered with aluminum foil - and the temps differences between the two was significant! I think VW should have an option with solid-metal sunroof. I like the light as well and the spacious feeling but the VW Tdi Wagon's panoramic moonroof is not thoroughly designed, in my opinion. |
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Replying to: terb (Jul 14, 2009 7:14 am) |
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Replying to: jogousa (Jul 14, 2009 2:55 am) I've had at least 25 cars in So Cal thru the last 27 years - only one T-roof, one (steel) sunroof, and two (glass) moon-roofs. The white cars with plain roofs were the coolest of all. The dark cars with plain roofs were the worst, especially my '96 Maxima in Super Black. The sunroofed (steel panel, not glass) one was a dark car, so it was the same as any dark car. The glass roofed ones let in some more heat, but not so much as to offset the total solar gain of the car. With the foil up top, your car's roof rejects more heat than anyone else's roof.
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Replying to: ecotrklvr (Jul 15, 2009 7:59 pm) Another consideration is that the body (roof) of the car without panoramic moon roof is more rigid and stiff. That can also be a safety advantage issue. My VW Tdi Wagon is white and the cardboard with aluminum foil does the trick. It can easily be inserted through the open glass moon roof and placed on the mesh. But, if I had a choice, I would have bought a white wagon without the sunroof... I had to take what was available on the dealer's lot (actually, I was waiting for a shipment to arrive and I had no choice of options). It also helps, after getting the habit in So. Calif, to park the car in the shade whenever possible and also have a custom made front windshield aluminum reflective sun-shield. Combination of all of the above does the trick!
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Replying to: jogousa (Jul 15, 2009 8:18 pm) |
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Replying to: johnrbrooks (Mar 05, 2009 2:35 pm) thanks |
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