Hello all Skoda's

I am looking at the rapid after Xmas and can't decide if I should get the glass roof. I mean it looks really cool. But is it a novelty? Will I be cold in the winter and hot in the summer? I can decide if I should get the winter pack or the glass roof? Going from the elegant Octavia I will miss the heated seats. What do you all think? At the end of the day I could have both as the car is cheap anyway. 

Thanks all

Many insurance policies do not cover glass roofs. Glass is not covered under Skoda warranty either. So if it cracks or gets damaged you pick up a multi hundred pound bill. And it happens...

 

Edited 27 October, 20187 yr by xman

Do we have horror stories on these things breaking easily? In England it's going to be covered in frost/ice 3 or 4 months out of the year

 

There are many many options I would rather spend money on rather than the glass roof.

I can give you opinion about glass roof on an Octavia estate - one of the best possible options to get. You have to know that every 2 years/60k km you have to service it - mainly clean the drain pipes. On the previous that i had it leaked a bit at around 200k km but after it was serviced it was okay.

The interior of the car becomes much more nicer and well lit and if the sun is too much is at photos that there are blinds.

I am much more south than you and during the summer is not a problem once you put the blind.

 

P.S. I just saw that on Rapid is not openable, so no servicing or possible leakages :)!

On the Yeti forum there are no end of issues of the frame cracking, leaks into the car etc. I would imagine other models have the same issues.

Personally I wouldn't want the potential liability.

 

Sunroofs were a product of the 1980's company cars for appealing to reps, and with air con become a luxury we don't need. 

 

How many cars with them fitted have the blinds closed to keep out the sun most of the time, and never open them as it stops the air con working?

4 minutes ago, kenfowler3966 said:

On the Yeti forum there are no end of issues of the frame cracking, leaks into the car etc. I would imagine other models have the same issues.

Personally I wouldn't want the potential liability.

 

Sunroofs were a product of the 1980's company cars for appealing to reps, and with air con become a luxury we don't need. 

 

How many cars with them fitted have the blinds closed to keep out the sun most of the time, and never open them as it stops the air con working?

Was you roof one whole piece or was it a roof that opened? 

Thanks for all the great information guys. It's really helping me. 

I haven't got a sunroof, avoid them whenever possible. Ruled out the top spec L&K Yeti for me as it had one as standard.

 

The Yeti roofs do open.

Sunroofs on both my Roomsters were fixed - and boy, do I miss them.  I cannot remember closing the blinds during eight years of ownership.  If my next car were a Fabia or Rapid, I would specify the fixed sunroof in a heartbeat.

 

But an opening sunroof (e.g. as on a Yeti) - no thanks.  Too many potential problems!

This is all great information. I really want my heated seats and it seems like the glass roof which doesn't open doesn't cause many issues after than the whole issue with glass cracking.  Done lots of driving this week in my Octavia and I can say that I don't think I can buy another car with out seat heaters. What I will do. I go down to Skoda on a cold morning and see what the rapid is like without the heated seats and see how long it takes to heat up. The 2.0fsi on my Octavia heats up so quickly due to its size and the heat seater are also pretty much Instant. 

2 hours ago, chicken93 said:

...and the heat seater are also pretty much Instant. 

 

 

I've never had leather or alcantara seats - but with cloth seats in my Yeti, I've never bothered to use the heat seater.

Given a choice between seated heats and fixed glass sunroof, the latter would win every time for me.

 

Good luck with your purchase 

On 28/10/2018 at 17:50, Robjon said:

 

 

I've never had leather or alcantara seats - but with cloth seats in my Yeti, I've never bothered to use the heat seater.

Given a choice between seated heats and fixed glass sunroof, the latter would win every time for me. 

 

Good luck with your purchase 

 

But on the other hand on leather seats the fist thing that you click after starting the car is the seat heating

Sorry for being so late, however I have a relevant experience with this...

 

Bought a monte carlo fabia for the mrs, it comes with the afore mentioned panoramic roof (for the record, I dont like them). All is well for 1 month and then a crack appears. There is nothing on the surface of this crack on either the inside or outside surfaces. The crack is in the rear corner, about 5 inches long and is inside the glass. The time of year is November, so just starting to get cold.

 

Fearing the worst I take it to the dealer, theytake photos and inspect it. 

 

Many months pass, I eventually have to get all uppity with the dealer to chase Skoda about it. So maybe 5 months later overall we get word that the roof will be replaced under warranty. It had to go to an approved body shop (50 miles away, the dealer got the glass delivered to themselves andhad to get it transported seperately).

 

Two years later all is fine, but theres a chance we could have been left with a costly bill for what feels a bit gimmicky and wouldnt have been ticked of it was on the extras box. Ive never noticed the pano roof when driving or when Ive been in the passenger seat. The car also feels hotter in summer and colder in winter than my own car.

 

Nice to look at but a potential pain in the proverbial!