So do I. Dealbreaker for me. And I can’t believe Prius and Venza and Crown all have fixed glass roofs. Even the Mirai. Such a shame.

 

Well, he was at least right about the potential for more leaks.

 

i've never refused to buy a car because it has a sunroof... every car i've bought has had one except the lc500 i have now because that's the only way it comes with the dynamic handling package.

i think you're saying it's a deal breaker for you if a car does NOT have a sunroof right?

 

My preference is for a car without one, but I won't let the presence of a sunroof stop me from buying a car I am otherwise in love with.

My truck doesn't have a sunroof, but my Fusion and LS400 did. I do prefer less glass living in Las Vegas.

 

Thats true lol

 

Though generally a deal-breaker for me, I'm not quite as extreme against sunroofs as this article, but the author brings up some good points:

https://www.thedrive.com/article/419...-get-a-sunroof

 

Back to the (thread-topic) 2024 Sequoia, here's a nice video on a TRD version, with a lot of close-ups:

https://www.google.com/search?q=2024...id:kWQc5HXINtQ

 

This article is nothing but his own opinion without any facts posted for laughs

No, HE doesn't use a sunroof. I use mine, my wife uses hers, my cousin and all of my friends use theirs. I see them open on cars all the time. Of course you would never open it when its raining...when its hot out, but its not always raining or hot out.

Go ride a motorcycle? And risk my life? Pass.

Again, lack of understanding how modern cars are designed. The roof is not a structural element, the roof rails are but the roof is easily removable in a modern car and cross bracing can and is done around the sunroof. The same car with a sunroof and without has exactly the same structural rigidity

I'm not flying a plane, I'm driving a car at 40 MPH lol. Its a meaningless difference. He would need his hearing checked because I can talk to my passengers just fine.

I have had many old cars with sunroofs, none of them broke. 1995 Ford Explorer 20 years old with 225,000 miles, sunroof still worked fine, 2003 ES300 with 215,000 miles, 20 years old, sunroof still works fine. His logic can be extended to any electronic aid. Should cars not have power windows because they will inevitably break?

I don't think the weight will make a difference for my 5,000 lb S Class or my 4,500 lb Pacifica lol

Again, its engineered for it.

True, but for most people this is not an issue because 96.1% of people are shorter than 6'2".

Only an issue if you believe as this guy does. I will always pay for the sunroof.

 

That's why I said that my views, though similar, were not quite as extreme as his.

Also, keep in mind that you usually don't keep a vehicle more than the lease period (2-4 years)......I usually don't keep a vehicle more than 5. Some of the worst sunroof problems may not occur untll later in a vehicle's life....although that still doesn't mean I'd want one.

 

But I have kept vehicles far far longer than that, and know many people who do and none of them nor I have ever had an issue with a sunroof.

 

I have had only used vehicles ranging from 6 years to 15 years old. I’ve never had a problem with a sunroof leaking or getting stuck. It does rattle slightly on my GS though, but if I close the shade I don’t hear it. I also take good care of my cars and don’t park them under trees.

I am very surprised to read the disdain for sunroofs on a luxury car forum where there is usually an appreciation for superfluous luxury and technology features. As for the new Sequoia I think it’s an epic fail for reasons previously mentioned.

 

if you treat the rubber gasket around the glass with something like Sin Etsu grease it will solve the rattling...

 

I dislike them because they are a point of failure, I never use them, they let light inside and heat up the interior as well as cause fade on trim, useless at higher speeds due to noise and reduce headroom, they also add weight and another point of electronic drain if something goes wrong.

If I used them it would maybe be different but I just don't like them and as far as getting heat out that's the only function I've found useful. Even then all windows down as you walk out to the car has the same effect so...

 

Agreed. I don't want an open feeling and if I do I'll drive a full on convertible or bike.

 

That is another annoyance....you need to snake the drains, re-grease the rubber and slide rails, if you have an active controlled diffuser like on my A8s there is a motor to fail and a fine mesh net to keep cleaned and motor arms to keep lubed etc etc. Even if you don't use it all that stuff still needs to be taken care of and god help you if a drain tube cracks on a high end car.

I just did all that stuff on my new VW and fr what? I'm never going to open the roof again until next year for the next service