Following the trend - Suicide style
06-17-2008, 09:12 AM
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Following the trend - Suicide style
Have a recent addition the the DMRH driveway.
. HE gets the truck during the week
SHE gets the RX-8 during the week.
On weekends, we swap.........
Many a manufacturer following the RX-8 suicide door theme now. For reference, the Mazda trucks have had the suicide option for near 5 years now.
Notice door handle inside door frame & hidden to the rear passenger where the RX-8 is accessable (but not operable) to the rear passenger.
(Yes, little girls like to play Dolly in their Daddies cars)
. HE gets the truck during the week
SHE gets the RX-8 during the week.
On weekends, we swap.........
Many a manufacturer following the RX-8 suicide door theme now. For reference, the Mazda trucks have had the suicide option for near 5 years now.
Notice door handle inside door frame & hidden to the rear passenger where the RX-8 is accessable (but not operable) to the rear passenger.
(Yes, little girls like to play Dolly in their Daddies cars)
06-18-2008, 03:00 AM
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I am no fan of 4WD twin cabs.
My wife has a Hilux twin cab.
I watched one turn and face me in a roundabout in the wet on Monday night.
I drove a BT50 diesel ute for a few days a couple of months ago. It had the second best hill climb top speed out of my street (showed 95kmh - yes it was legal.) until I worked out that the speedo was 15 kmh optimistic. Still a very good drive in that class.
Don't look at the Ancap pics on the BT50 though. They are ugly.
My wife has a Hilux twin cab.
I watched one turn and face me in a roundabout in the wet on Monday night.
I drove a BT50 diesel ute for a few days a couple of months ago. It had the second best hill climb top speed out of my street (showed 95kmh - yes it was legal.) until I worked out that the speedo was 15 kmh optimistic. Still a very good drive in that class.
Don't look at the Ancap pics on the BT50 though. They are ugly.
06-18-2008, 10:59 PM
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Speaking of hillclimbs, I've just moved back to my old neighbourhood and am enjoying the local hill climb road again. Nice to rattle their windows again...
06-20-2008, 07:49 AM
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Sorry mate. This is the BT-40. Mines an 06-model & I think the BT-50 started in either late 06 or early 07.
Both the BT-40 + BT-50 series have the Suicide door option.
A look across other manufacturers web sites find several more are following the RX-8 trend these days. I'll get some pics of those too.
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Both the BT-40 + BT-50 series have the Suicide door option.
A look across other manufacturers web sites find several more are following the RX-8 trend these days. I'll get some pics of those too.
REgards
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