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Old 01-12-2008, 12:41 PM
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I drove a SLR and the doors look great, but in practice they suck.

You have to reach way the hell up and slam the door to close it and then you don't often close it hard enough and you have to open it and slam it closed again.

My point for this money and the weight of the door it should have a auto closer or at least a mechanism to close it the rest of the way after you slam it closed.

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Originally Posted by duboseq,Jan 12 2008, 11:38 AM
You have a car with these doors?
hahhaa. no.
Old 01-12-2008, 01:43 PM
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it's not auto? geez.. all about the look eh. Even japanese taxis have had auto door close for over 10 years haha.
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The DeLorean doors only take 6 inches of room on each side to open
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Because the original did it best and all the rest are imitators?

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You have to lean against your Ferrari when trying to get out of your SLR.


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Originally Posted by CKit,Jan 12 2008, 05:38 PM
You have to lean against your Ferrari when trying to get out of your SLR.


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Huh? If your coming outside, you wouldn't be between the door and another car, you would be coming from the INSIDE of the car. That pic actually shows that the doors don't go out that much when fully opened
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^unless your Paris Hilton who don't know left from right
Old 01-12-2008, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CKit,Jan 12 2008, 05:38 PM
You have to lean against your Ferrari when trying to get out of your SLR.

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you'd have to be as thin as Paris too
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The gullwing doors were on the Mercedes because they needed to get in the car, and the sills are so high and wide - its hard to get into that car though, which is why gullwing doors aren't popular.


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