melbourne tim

Absolutely! I'm torn between 2 tastes! Thanks.

mingo

i agree with that, and that is why I opted for the regular sunroof and iridium silver. in all honesty if i could have ordered the car without a sunroof at all i would have in a heart beat. the more silver and the less moving parts and potential problems the better. I have the tendency to add sound deadening material to all my cars, and not having a sunroof would be ideal to me because i would be able to add the sound deadening material to the full length of the roof. the sound deadening does not become very apparent until you sit in the car when it's pouring and notice the extreme quietness of the cabin. I must admit though, i still get a bit of the pano roof envy whenever i see one, but i'm still happy with my decision. I plan on keeping my car for quite a few years and don't want to worry about having to replace seals or wind noise from mis aligned parts 5years down the road. Though the pano roof looks uber fancy, it is a very dark surface and will allow a lot of heat soak (no more than a black roof of course). so no matter how you put it, it will increase the interior cabin temp when the car is left parked outdoors on a sunny day. and from what i've researched, for the larger cars (not sure about the w204) it adds about 60lbs to the roof. The roof is the highest point of the car and is a horrible area to add weight. What I wish to see are test results between non pano roofs and pano roof slalom numbers, and by how many more degrees does it tilt the car during hard cornering. I'm guessing this is also why the new m3's sport a carbon fiber roof. I personally don't drive fast on public roads anymore (not anything more than 5mph above speed limit) since i have a track car and can go as fast as my car lets me at the track. But i want to know my c-class will react real well if i ever have to swerve from left to right a few times in a row. i may be over analytical or just plain paranoid, but those are a few of the many things i consider when I make my purchases. I see it as a husband that is trying to protect his family to the best of his abilities.

ayilar

Yes, it does. My head touched the ceiling with the pano roof, it did not with the regular moonroof. Ended up skipping the pano option when buying a C350 W204, even though I love it on my W203 Coupe.

FrankW

looks better, but heavier roof and less head room. your call.

yxc145

Pano roof is "COOL", but not very useful. I don't even use the regular sun/moon roof. Plus, it's for the people in the back seat. so doesn't really do anything for me. If you have the money and want every option possible for the car, sure! get it. If not.. don't waste the money.
I actually prefer regular sunroof. Because I plan on getting the roof spoiler and paint it the color of the car. I don't think black roof spoiler will stand out since the section of the rear windshield where the roof spoiler goes on is already black.

9elf S

I have a black C350 with pano, live in an area where 100 degree summer days are not unusual and have not experienced any interior cabin heat issues. I also don't understand some of the other comments, like it looks odd when open. When was the last time you were driving your car watching the sunroof from the outside? It will affect performance. You're driving a freakin entry level MB, not a Porsche. I doubt most, if any, people could feel the difference, if there even is one. Having said all this, it's all a matter of personal taste, which I can respect. If you don't like the way it looks... fine, it's your money. But these other reasons are nonsensical.

ayilar

Heat is an issue in my C230k Coupe, but a minor one on very sunny and hot days; given the much better AC in W204s, I expect little grief from heat in that car. The issue of head room, however, is real -- it is noted in many car mag reviews, and has been experienced first-hand by yours truly.

narky

+1

No interior heat issues. Northern California gets quite a bit of sun all year round as well.

I never open it, not even the roll-up shade, so my pano always looks nice and flat. Passengers always enjoy it, perhaps more than I do.

I think it's a GREAT option. One of the biggest reasons I went for this car.

Nola

I had pano on my W203 coupe. Living in New Orleans (very hot summers), I never noticed any heat problems... all cars got hot if parked in the sun. I never noticed any sunlight coming through the roll away shade either. It was my favortie feature on that car. I would absolutely get that over the regular sunroof.

tpick23

Now is the first time I have had a Pano and it really just seems like a normal sunroof to me. Yeah its cool if you are in the back seat because you can see both of them but in the front seat, eh just like a normal sunroof.

The shade works fine and blocks the sun nicely, if not as stated just tint it. The only thing that I found not so appealing is that in order to "tilt" the sunroof, the screens will fully retract. Previously in a C55 the manual shade had vents along the rear edge so that the shade could be pulled forward and the sunroof tilted open at the same time.

hmc

I wish I have the option to not include sunroof at all. This would give me more head room.

I never use sunroof. If I want open air, I drive my Miata.

Azn_C300

A good chunk of the compliments I get about the car stems from the pano roof. I personally enjoy it and I know my passengers enjoy it.

omgitselaine

I rarely ever have anyone in the back seats so the Pano wouldve gone to waste sooo with that being said the Normal sunroof is fine for me and its also wide open like 90% of the time even during the summer .....yes i do still keep the A/C on though

naifali

Just a word of caution for those wanting pano in equatorial countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. The interior will be hotter than usual as the pano cover is translucent meaning some lights will penetrate the cover. You can obviously tint it but there will always be some heat invloved. Furthermore, I dont like the cloth mb uses, looks too cheap. BUT if i were say in States or Europe i would probably choose Pano why? It looks good!

KuiDaCroat22

Bro without a doubt go with the pano roof, it makes the car look so much better and people who dont know cars go nuts when they sit inside a car with pano....Think about it people paint the top of their car to have a "pano-look" so it makes sense to actually get the pano, i love it on mine i got black mayas and a dark tint and a black brill with the black pano roof...STUNTIN

451/443=EW

I did the same on my last car. But it did have the cover, I never used it.
I love the ambient lighting that you get with the glass roof. Im going with the Pano roof all the way. Plus I like the look of a black roof on the white car.