Buying a car with a sunroof: Should you or shouldn't you?

(Baonghean.vn) - Previously, sunroofs only appeared on luxury cars, but now this feature is available on most car models. So the question is whether to buy a car with a sunroof or not?

Sunroof on cars is currently one of the equipment that many car buyers want to own, although this detail is not often used. There are currently 2 popular types of sunroof: recessed sunroof and sliding sunroof.

Advantages of sunroof

- Reduce the amount of toxic gas accumulation:After a night or a long period of non-use, the air in the car will accumulate harmful toxic gases such as benzene and formaldehyde. Open all the doors, open the sunroof and use a strong fan to quickly and thoroughly push all the toxic gases out of the car.

- Reduce temperature:When the car is left outside in the sun, the temperature inside the car will be very hot, sometimes up to more than 40 degrees. Open the sunroof and turn on the air conditioner with outside air intake mode to quickly reduce the temperature inside the car. After the temperature has dropped to normal, close the sunroof and switch the air conditioner to recirculation mode to reach the desired temperature.

- Emergency exit:In some situations such as accidents or falling into water, in addition to the usual doors on the car, the sunroof is also an escape route you can think of, especially for the rear passengers because sometimes they will be trapped by the front seats.

- Enjoy the night sky:If during the day the dusty conditions do not allow you to open the sunroof, at night, when the air is fresher and more pleasant, you can open the sunroof completely to let in the cool breeze and the person sitting in the back seat can enjoy a poetic starry sky.

Sunroof also brings aesthetics and style to every car equipped with it.

Limitations when using cars with sunroofs

- Weaker car, more fuel-consuming:In principle, the monolithic structure will help the car move more strongly, in which the roof is an inseparable part. Creating a hole to make a sunroof on the roof of the car has accidentally created a vortex of wind here, reducing the speed of the car, making the car weaker. And to maintain a stable speed, the fuel level will have to be used more, more expensive.

Not to mention the iron frame system, glass and sunroof control system also increase the car's weight by 20 - 25kg. And obviously, the increased weight will make the car sluggish, slower and consume more fuel.

- Takes a lot of effort to clean:Most sunroofs oncarAll are designed with a small hole to drain rainwater. But sometimes this is the place where dirt and leaves accumulate and cause rainwater to seep into the interior of the car.

Besides, if you want the sunroof to always be clear and shiny, users also need to clean it regularly, especially with the dusty street conditions in our country.

- Increase maintenance fee: TAccording to the design, the waterproof rubber part of the sunroof is often directly exposed to the sun and rain, so it quickly breaks down and its ability to prevent water gradually decreases. And users need to pay attention to this part to replace it promptly if they do not want the car to suddenly "leak" when it rains.

Worse still, the sunroof control system can malfunction at any time, and if it happens to be raining heavily, it can be a disaster.

- Difficulty in talking in the car:When you open the sunroof, the airflow inside the car will change, increasing the car's resistance and increasing noise. You will feel uncomfortable when you cannot hear what the people sitting in the car are saying.

- Change the vehicle's center of gravity:With the sunroof option, the car's center of gravity can be shifted to the rear while the center of gravity needs to be placed on the front axle. This is also the answer to why racing cars never have sunroof designs.

- Increased costs:With each new convenience feature, users will have to pay an additional amount for it, the same goes for the sunroof. In addition, the maintenance and repair costs for it are not small.

- Many risks:Many parents have indulged their children and let them stick their heads out of this window, which is extremely dangerous because the car can have an accident at any time, causing injury to the person standing in the sunroof. Not to mention some car models have errors that cannot automatically turn off the door closing feature when encountering an obstacle, causing risks to the user.

It is known that some manufacturers have had to recall vehicles to fix errors related to the sunroof because it does not have the feature to automatically turn off when encountering an obstacle while closing. There have been recorded cases of customers being injured due to this problem.

So, before buying a car, consider carefully the optional packages offered by car dealers, especially the sunroof option, to get the most practical choice.

Ngoc Anh

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