Terra - Roof Top Option
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The best company for allowing many options is Porsche and its part of VW group so you can hope, but most US companies like to do large packages so make easier for dealers.
Porsche does do well with that but it is a top tier car company so I’m assuming every buyer is paying a premium to offer those individual items. Can’t imagine how many parts they need to carry since the 718 has like 20 interior color components
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Even Porsche has some odd dependencies, like if I try to add hud then I have to upgrade to leather seats, or something like that
Didn’t realize that. Havent built a Porsche for a while now as I can’t afford one they way I’d like it built. Especially with all the great alacart options
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What would be best is if we have the opportunity to test drive different options such as roof variations and since noise is critical for you, it would be helpful to have a highway nearby.
And a test vehicle that has the same suspension, wheels & tires he plans on purchasing.
I hope we can get either with NO top and or sunroof, never use mine....EVER..hope we see sooner than later.
Would absolutely love to see a removable top. Already have a ceiling hoist setup for the JK that I could reuse
I really liked the glass rooftop on my Rivian until it cracked. Luckily, insurance covered the $2,300 repair, but it was still a pain to get it replaced. For this reason, I would not be interested in a glass.
I am still praying I can opt for a solid roof with all the offroad fixin's
The glass roof is really beautiful in the photos though.
Maybe some of yall can convince me to get that over the solid roof.
My daily driver has a sunroof (that still works flawlessly) thats over 20 years old.
My main concern is weather, and this thing has survived quiet a few hail storms.
But I am not a really smart dude.
SO, can some of you nerds help me out?
Would a smaller sunroof be stronger than a full glass roof?
In my mind a smaller piece of glass is harder to break, but would the larger one help spread out the energy of an impact and be stronger?
The glass roof is really beautiful in the photos though.
Maybe some of yall can convince me to get that over the solid roof.
My daily driver has a sunroof (that still works flawlessly) thats over 20 years old.
My main concern is weather, and this thing has survived quiet a few hail storms.
But I am not a really smart dude.
SO, can some of you nerds help me out?
Would a smaller sunroof be stronger than a full glass roof?
In my mind a smaller piece of glass is harder to break, but would the larger one help spread out the energy of an impact and be stronger?
The larger will be laminated, no differently than other car glass but I suspect, if like building materials the large piece will be thicker and heavier whereas a sunroof, due to weight and moving would not be as thick so I’d say that would be a pro. And a sunroof has a lot of sealed gaps due to moving parts so way more opportunity to leak over time. If roof glass panel is installed like windshields that black goo they use is serious stuff.
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