Anyone have opinions regarding the effect of the pano roof on cabin temperature in this region of the country?
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Anyone have opinions regarding the effect of the pano roof on cabin temperature in this region of the country?
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I mentioned in another thread that the roof seems to make the ambient temperature up there cold -- which is to be expected since it's just glass with no insulation.
The cabin has always been toasty for me. I don't feel an ambient cold coming from the glass (windshield *or* pano roof), like I do in other cars. This is true whether ambient is 30, 40, or 50.
Can't speak for flasherz, but the 3-4 I Che's right below the glass is usually colder than the rest of the cabin.
20-30 degree days / weeks in Chicago? How long have you lived here?Really? That's nice.
I'd love the pano roof, but AO's talk recently has me worried about those 20-30 degree days/weeks in Chicago.
Perhaps not an issue.
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20-30 degree days / weeks in Chicago? How long have you lived here?
Hate to break it to you ... it gets a LOT colder. (You knew that?)
True. I've lived here long enough to know it gets a lot colder (and to repair pipes in my basement a few times), but 20-30 is the average in the winter. (And if you include last year, higher. )
There is one thing delaying the finalization of my Model S, and it's the pano roof. I haven't been able to follow-up with everything on this board, but these are my concerns with the pano roof:
1. Head room. Not so much for myself, but for those occasions when I have back seat riders. +1 for pano roof
2. Glare on the screen. I noticed it when test driving a car without the pano roof v. one with the pano roof, and it was worse when the roof was open. -1 for pano roof
3. Temperature in summer. It does get quite hot in chicago in July/August. Website says it blocks 81% of heat. I hate heat. -1 for pano roof
4. Temperature in winter. Less concerned about it being a little cooler at the top of the car, but don't want cold air being pushed into the back seat as may have been experienced by AO. +0 for pano
5. Spring, summer and fall drives with the roof open. +1 for pano
6. Mechanical issues with opening the roof. Thought I read an issue with that. -1 for pano based on perception of reality
7. Whistling or other noises with pano open when driving. If this is at 65 mph, ok. If this is at 30 mph, -1 for pano.
8. Only way to get a roof rack? Every car I've seen in the stores with a pano roof has latches for a potential roof rack. Every car I've seen without one doesn't appear to have anything there. +1 for pano?
Any comments would be appreciated. Any misconceptions dispatched would be great too.
I am also 76" tall and found the non-pano vehicle uncomfortable in the back.
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1. Head room. Not so much for myself, but for those occasions when I have back seat riders. +1 for pano roof
How much headroom do you think you lose in the front and the back with the pano? Any idea? Any measurements? Headroom is a big deal for me in the front, not so much in the back.