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Doors that open the other way

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  • arcon5
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    Oh whilst driving yes. I would have thought the doors would auto lock
  • bigadaj
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    I sat in a relations car the was fairly new recently the back doors opened the opposite to normal like the very old ancient cars.

    What make/model could this be?

    Was it blue or red?
  • Exemplar
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    bigadaj wrote: »
    Was it blue or red?

    Whooooa there. Lets stop with all of the questions. one at a time!
    'Just because its on the internet don't believe it 100%'. Abraham Lincoln.

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  • InsideInsurance
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    marlot wrote: »
    If you accidentally open a normal door the wind pressure closes it again.

    If you open a reverse opening door, the wind pressure pulls it wide open and you may fall out trying to close it.

    You mean whilst you are driving along?

    I thought the RX8's rear door could only be opened after the front door was opened?
  • robatwork
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    Was it this Marty?

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  • ariba10
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    edited 11 July 2015 at 11:07AM
    arcon5 wrote: »
    Why are they suicide doors?
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    If you open a normal opening rear door to get out and and a overtaking vehicle catches it you loose the door..

    If you open a suicide door and a overtaking vehicle catches it you loose your legs..
    I used to be indecisive but now I am not sure.
  • facade
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    ariba10 wrote: »
    If you open a normal opening rear door to get out and and a passing vehicle catches it you loose the door.

    If you open a suicide door and a passing vehicle catches it you loose your legs.

    Doesn't that depend on which way the vehicle is passing :D I agree you would have to be clueless to open it if a car approaches from the front (because you generally look forwards in a car), and careless to open it if one was approaching from the rear ;)

    I have called them suicide doors all my life, (a very long time now) because if you want to jump out and kill yourself, you just crack the door open at speed and keep hold of the handle. ;)
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • Mercdriver
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    Exemplar wrote: »
    Mini Clubman (rear door).

    Do they still do them only on the offside (I believe the reasoning was that it was aimed primarily at continental Europe...
  • Exemplar
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    Mercdriver wrote: »
    Do they still do them only on the offside (I believe the reasoning was that it was aimed primarily at continental Europe...

    Correct! We loved ours. Got it brand new from Mini Lincoln. Black with black windows. Named it 'dwarf hearse'...
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  • vikingaero
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    As a fellow Clubman owner the door is on the correct side for me. Does take a little more planning when parking if people are in the rear seats - end bay preferably.
    The man without a signature.
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