Am looking at buying a 2014 HSE that has the triple sun roofs. Am just wondering if these are something to avoid? Are they prone to leaking or shattering? Do they cause the car to overheat on a hot day outside? And do they have some sort of shade system that can be closed? We do a lot of camping so we are regularly off road.
I have never seen a non sunroof/moonroof LR3/LR4 in the U.S. I think its all they import. I have seen solid roofs in the UK and they look like nice options. Especially when many people are putting cargo racks on top anyway and it's nice to not have to worry about breaking the glass! (I broke mine installing a rack...)
Anyway, its' not actually 3 sunroofs.
1. You have one sunroof in the front that opens up. There are drain tubes in the tray to distribute any water that gets in. They had a lot of problems with the tubes clogging or crimping on the LR3s, but I think they have kind of figured it out now. If you have issues, every dealership seems to have a "sunroof guy" that can drop your headliner and sort out the tubes.
2. Then there is a single large piece of tempered glass that is the "moon roof" and it covers the entire back of the car. Inside the car there are two separate shades. The glass does not open.
To be honest, I never noticed it getting hotter than any other car when left out in the sun. I do have my front side windows tinted to match the rear of the car. Maybe that helps. The solid sun shade addition mentioned is good idea if it bothers you, but I'd wait until it does. The moon roof is tinted and there is a shade. I guess it depends where you live.