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What’s this group’s opinions on sunroofs?

I have a 2022 Camaro LT1 on order at 2000 status. I ordered it without the sunroof, and I’m guessing it’s too late to change it. But my thoughts are as follows:

1. I live in south Florida, and I had a sunroof on my last car, an Infiniti Q50. I opened it maybe 2-3 times and then kept it closed with the shade closed for the rest of the time I owned it. It seemed to only make the interior into a sauna during the day with the shade open, and I always felt like driving around with it, something would drop in through the roof. Bird poop, rain, etc. never really had any desire to use it. But so many people seem to NEED one, I am not sure what I would be missing. I drive around town with the windows open, and on the highway I close the windows.

2. I feel like the double-bubble “reverse Mohawk” roofline of the 6th-generation Camaro is a key design element that goes back to other Chevrolet sports cars. My C6 Corvette Z06 has it and it’s such a fantastic part of the car’s shape, I don’t want to give it up.

3. Modern sunroofs are not like the t-tops of old, they don’t really leak and aren’t prone to problems. But still, it would be another thing I’d be paranoid about if the car is sitting in the rain. Did I forget to close the sunroof? Is it cracked open a bit? Will it leak?

4. I’m relatively short, only 5’10, so headroom isn’t a concern either way.

5. Obviously my Z06 doesn’t have a sunroof, and neither does my Foxbody Mustang, and I can’t say I miss it.


As for “performance”, chassis stiffness, weight, and weight distribution, I don’t think any of those are affected enough and I don’t want to argue those points. It’s a daily driver, I doubt it’ll make enough of a difference in those factors for me to ever notice.

What am I missing here? Feels like everyone wants a sunroof.