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YOUR RESEARCHLiving with a Targa in sun belt?
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Looking at a Targa because I like the lift gate rear hatch.
Wondering what day to day life is like with that big glass roof in high temperature sun belt areas?
While not exactly a Porsche, I had a first generation Acura Integra in the early 90s in Tampa, and I can tell you it got pretty damn hot. Of course, at that temperature and humidity, I don't think you'd be able to notice the difference between that and any other car in the parking lot.
I had the darkest tint allowable and i think it helped to keep the car cool, but can't point to anything definitive. I didn't notice any fading of the cargo carpet whatsoever - don't know if that was the tint or luck.
Using a windshield screen shade did help - I could tell the difference between my car and others that didn't use a screen shade.
There is one in the local area and I went by to look at her last Friday. To your point its hard to determine whether this car was hotter inside than any other coupe on the lot.
I am interested in folks insights about driving with the Targa top closed and the screen closed? How effective is the roof tint and sun shade at sparing drivers form the sun?
I certainly don't live in the sun belt but I love my targa so I thought I'd chime in.
The sunshade works well on a brite day but most of the time I leave it back. I really like the light from above. I am tall and my head is close to the roof. I feel way less cramped into my car than I do in my dads coup because of the extra light.
The hatch is a must too. Buy it for that. It really is great for loading sporting equipment or the dry cleaning or whatever. Every 911 should have the hatching rear window.
We have an 02 Targa.
The hatch was the main reason I chose a Targa.
There is DEFINITELY a greenhouse effect, and it does get hot.
I had some high-speed tint added ("titanium blah blah blah" that is supposed to deflect 1015% of the UV and heat blah blah blah) and it helps, but it does not approach the coupe in heat deflection.
However, again, the convenience of the hatch vastly overcomes the disadvantage of the greenhouse.
I have a black on black 04 Targa and love it. Being in San Diego, we get over 300 days of sunshine a year. My glass is tinted (bought the car that way in Oct) and leave the sunshade closed. The biggest difference was adding a windshield sun screen, one of those aluminium looking things. It makes a huge difference
Be careful what tint you use on the top glass. Some of them will make the top very hot and the glass can crack. BIG bucks to replace
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