Why are slicktops so sought after?

[nando]

headroom is the only honest reason I can see removing it. I'm 6'2" and have plenty of headroom with helmet on - but it depends on your body shape and seat position too.

[10Toes]

helmet + slicktop is not fun. you get another couple inches with the sunroof, more if you delete it

What? Have you ever been in a non sunroof E30 they have more headroom then an E30 with a sunroof.

[Roysneon]

I always assumed it was just for rarity, but this is r3vlimited and everything is a racecar. I know for my track car I'm giong to put some aluminum brackets in and epoxy in a sheet of carbon fiber.

[cale]

Cleaner look, I do wish my car was without one and I have 0 sunroof related issues.

[BlackbirdM3]

I wish my M3 didn't have a sun roof. I never open the thing, its always just a little misaligned, and yes the weight is up high, and I can feel that its there when I drive. I'll take the lower center of gravity and greater structural rigidity any day of the week. Oh yeah, I have the pop out rear windows as well :) (Sorry had to gloat.) I'd trade the pop out rear windows for a full set of EVO3 light weight windows however.

Yes, my M3 is my daily driver, and yes I do autocross it. I'll trade looks or frivolous features for performance any day of the week. Lighter weight is the right weight every time ;)

Will

[IRON-E]

Every car I've purchased that had a sunroof, leaked.

Replace the fucking gasket and stop complainting.

[nando]

I love my sunroof.. it's never given me a problem, either. They shouldn't "leak" if your drains are clear - BMW is clever enough to realize you can't seal out the water from the top, so they just gave it somewhere to go. stop parking under fucking trees, and wash your car once in a while. :)

[redsubdivisions]

I just replaced my sunroof this past weekend in my coupe project. Stupid me thought it was a grand idea to open the sunroof after who know how many years. After a rust and debris shower, in addition to the snapping noises I heard, it had to be done.

I can now see why people would like slicktops. As much as I enjoy my sunroof, it is one more component that is most likely to break.

[110stx]

Well I totally understand why it makes sense for track cars, but often times people buy slick-tops for the reasons mentioned above and then add a huge sub in the back and have a god awful suspension set up. It just contradicts itself, I was just hoping there was another reason than 'its full race yo'

OK, this makes the equation completely different, and yes, the OP is correct here.

Here's a case for automerge ... Or reading all three pages before posting. :-)

[110stx]

Yeah, I don't see how losing 20lbs is going to make a difference at all...

Then you must not compete.

Finding a way to shave 20 lbs off the car is like finding gold.

The sunroof, particularly, is weight in the worst possible place -- at the top of the car.

[B-well]

More headroom.

helmet + slicktop is not fun. you get another couple inches with the sunroof, more if you delete it

The top on my car can be removed. Verts FTW.

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[leothedrummer]

I don't care for a sunroof, but what I wish we got over here are pop out rear windows... They seriously help with ventilation and IMHO look cool.

My old E30 had pop out windows. Confirming that pop out windows are indeed awesome.

[turge]

The top on my car can be removed. Verts FTW.

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[ToPLeSS(e30)FeinD]

Check the sig \/ \/ No roof FTW

but seriously i think the majority of the chatter you hear over slicktops is based around actual preference. whatever overblown excessive drooling you see is just bandwagoneers acting like there doing whats "cool". and maybe to them cool=exclusive. and slicktops=exclusive..ish. idk.. just a theory.

[JamesE30]

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