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Old 06 December 2003 | 11:58 PM
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If this ...

... is counted as a 5 door
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and this ....

... is a 4 door


Edited it cos some git swapped the 4 door image for a 2 door, wonder who it coulda bin, lets hope this one stays

[Edited by zhastaph - 12/6/2003 11:09:34 PM]
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Then how comes this awesome piece of machinery ...

... is a 3 door
Old 07 December 2003 | 12:03 AM
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The 2nd and 3rd pics are both 2 Door.
Old 07 December 2003 | 12:03 AM
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blue one and white one are both 2 doors
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hi ian
Old 07 December 2003 | 12:06 AM
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LOL, Ian, didn't quite spot that

Might be de beer, but ha you get the idea.


So why not a 2 door?
Old 07 December 2003 | 12:12 AM
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It is not a 3 door it is a 2 door.

If you read the specs on the Type R it is classed as a 2 door coupe.
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But if you look on Autotrader just about all the Type R's are classed as 3 doors

T'was only an observation anyways ....
Old 07 December 2003 | 01:38 AM
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Autotrader is wrong, there's no such thing as a three door Impreza unless someone's DIYed one. Type R's are two door.

The convention behind this is actually very simple. Cars gain the extra "door" if they're hatchbacks (i.e. the rear windscreen is part of the bootlid/tailgate.

Impreza Coupés are two door, because the rear window is fixed and the bootlid is exactly that. The Impreza saloons are four door, again the rear window is fixed, while the wagons are five door because the rear window is part of the tailgate, and you can gain direct access to the passenger compartment through it.

[Edited by greasemonkey - 12/7/2003 12:40:55 AM]
Old 07 December 2003 | 02:14 AM
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if your car has a bootlid its not a door
if your car has a hatch with glass in it then its a door

they are the rules i have always used
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