I hear ads "moon roof" and "sun roof" in car ads on the radio. Is there a diff? I always called them "sun roof".

sunroof opens, moon roof does not???

A sun roof is made of metal (or fabric in the olden days). A moon roof is made of glass (so that you can see the moon through it!).

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The answer?

"Sunroof" is the generic term used to describe an operable panel in a vehicle roof which can let in light and/or air. "Moonroof" is a term created by Ford in the 70s, yet is now used generically to describe glass panel inbuilt electric sunroofs.
Hmmm, so all moonroofs are sunroofs, yet not all sunroofs are moonroofs? We found further clarification -- "sunroof" is the term originally used to describe a metal panel that would only allow light or air in when opened. A "moonroof," on the other hand, is a glass panel that can allow light in even when it is closed (provided, of course, you slide back that nifty fabric-covered panel to expose the glass).

True sunroofs, those made just of metal, appear to have gone the way of 8-tracks in automobiles, and these days, most "sunroofs" are really "moonroofs" -- panels of tempered glass, usually tinted, that tilt up to allow a flow of air, or slide back into the roof entirely, giving the car occupants a brief but tantalizing glimpse of life in a convertible.

[ask.yahoo.com] But what do they know?

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...giving the car occupants a brief but tantalizing glimpse of life in a convertible.

Not even close!

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"Man is a little germ that lives on an unimportant rock ball that revolves about a small star at the outskirts of an ordinary galaxy. ... I am absolutely amazed to discover myself on this rock ball rotating around a spherical fire. It's a very odd situation. And the more I look at things I cannot get rid of the feeling that existence is quite weird. -- Alan Watts

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...giving the car occupants a brief but tantalizing glimpse of life in a convertible.

Not even close!

Agreed! At high speeds, with a sunroof you don't get the wind trying to blow the hair on the back of your head onto your ears!

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...giving the car occupants a brief but tantalizing glimpse of life in a convertible.

Not even close!

Agreed! At high speeds, with a sunroof you don't get the wind trying to blow the hair on the back of your head onto your ears!

You've obviously never been in a convertible with a wind deflector...a requirement for high speed driving.

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"Man is a little germ that lives on an unimportant rock ball that revolves about a small star at the outskirts of an ordinary galaxy. ... I am absolutely amazed to discover myself on this rock ball rotating around a spherical fire. It's a very odd situation. And the more I look at things I cannot get rid of the feeling that existence is quite weird. -- Alan Watts

Nope. 55 T-Bird, Austin-Healey 3000.

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Nope. 55 T-Bird, Austin-Healey 3000.

Wind deflectors are available for those cars, as they are for pretty much all convertibles.

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"Man is a little germ that lives on an unimportant rock ball that revolves about a small star at the outskirts of an ordinary galaxy. ... I am absolutely amazed to discover myself on this rock ball rotating around a spherical fire. It's a very odd situation. And the more I look at things I cannot get rid of the feeling that existence is quite weird. -- Alan Watts

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olnacl
...giving the car occupants a brief but tantalizing glimpse of life in a convertible.

Not even close!

but more likely to survive when some other driver crashes into your car and you roll over, even though it's not your fault.

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olnacl
...giving the car occupants a brief but tantalizing glimpse of life in a convertible.

Not even close!

Agreed! At high speeds, with a sunroof you don't get the wind trying to blow the hair on the back of your head onto your ears!

You've obviously never been in a convertible with a wind deflector...a requirement for high speed driving.

I'm thankful the S2000 was designed with aerodynamics in mind. 80 miles an hour with the top down on a nice morning is fantastic.

Well, I guess all I've ever seen is a sun roof. Thanks for the clarification.