rooves

Mark Mandel thnidu at GMAIL.COM
Mon Feb 4 15:25:26 UTC 2008


I've seen a distinction (but I couldn't tell you where) -- I think in an ad,
even -- indicating that at least in this model, the sunroof had a fully
retracting window and the moonroof did not.

m a m

On Feb 4, 2008 12:35 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> "... Often referred to as 'moonroofs ...'" doesn't make it clear that
> the two are necessarily distinct.
>
> -Wilson
>
> On 2/4/08, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> > Poster:       Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
> > Subject:      Re: rooves
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> > They are different, aren't they: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunroof.
> BB
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