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Old 11-03-2006, 03:25 PM
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Default something i've always wondered...

why are hatchback's considered doors? like when some websites classify integra's as 3 door coupes. :dunno:
Old 11-03-2006, 03:27 PM
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I'm had to climb into my hatch a few times so I would consider it a door...
Old 11-03-2006, 03:41 PM
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Because the entire hatch lifts up, with the rear window? vs. a trunk lid.

I don't have an answer for you, but it makes sense to me.
Old 11-03-2006, 03:49 PM
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I bet it's the product of some arcane bureaucratic decison made by the Dept of Transportation ages ago.
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Probably something stupid like they couldn't use "2door" because some software would only recognize "2door" as a coupe and a hatchback is a good bit different. So they had to come up with something new.
Old 11-03-2006, 04:01 PM
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good question, always pisses me off when i see that shit, don't make sense to me either, how the hell am i gonna enter through the hatch WTF, my car only has 2 doors and thats it. h:
Old 11-03-2006, 07:16 PM
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you'll know why they call it a door when your door handles freeze, or you break the locks for some reason.
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Originally Posted by TheOtherDave™
I bet it's the product of some arcane bureaucratic decison made by the Dept of Transportation ages ago.
Nice educated guess h:

I bet it goes along with how many cc's it takes to require a motorcycle license....etc.
Old 11-03-2006, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Llamaguy
you'll know why they call it a door when your door handles freeze, or you break the locks for some reason.
Your door handle will freeze if you live where Skelly lives







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Old 11-03-2006, 08:32 PM
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So that by calling it something with an odd number of doors, you know it's a hatch.



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