I’m sorry, but why would anybody spec their new car with a sunroof. Is there a more pointless thing in existence? I’m busy driving the new Mazda 3 (great car, catch the review later this week) and it has this narrow little sunroof. So, in the spirit of testing the car properly, I opened it.
This immediately ensured that my face became sunburnt in an erratic patern. It doesn’t even help if you just close the glass and leave the blind open. I’m almost certain that the curvature of the glass concentrates the sunbeam onto your face like a 5 year old frying ants in the backgarden. I’ve asked absolutley no scientists about this and they all concur with me.
Stop acting like you're not annoyed.
And then there’s the noise. Cars are almost undoubtedly the best place to enjoy your music of choice. But not if you have a sunroof. It buffets in the wind like a badly erected tent.
Honestly, I cannot think of a single positive to owning a sunroof. They should only be limited to limousines so that 30 year old singletons can flash passing motorists on their hen nights.
I also know of this practice called ‘fitting an aftermarket sunroof’. I’m sorry, but if you are willing to pay a man to stand your car’s roof and cut a large hole into it using a circular saw you deserve to be shot.
Please, I emplore you, when your dealer asks if you’d like a sunroof, simply laugh in his face and ask him to fit a better sound system instead.
Whats your view on convertibles?
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