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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:43 pm

Ollie_bwoii wrote:Because a coupe looks better, end of!

Don't fight it any more, if a more door was better than a 2 door than why didn't BMW make an E30 M3 4 door, or an E30 318is 4 door etc........

You get the idea. :P
well they must have learnt from their mistakes cus you can get 4door m3s from e36 onwards :)
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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:45 pm

A more door can be nice, but a 2 door is just better! Go on admit it.........
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i will never turn to the dark side lol
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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:47 pm

They made a 320is (192bhp) 4 door, which out-ranks a 318is.

The reason why they didn't make a 4 door M3 is obvious...it's a track car.

As for looks...in the eye of the beholder,as they say! :wink:
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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:50 pm

Its not that a 4 door is f*** ugly, its just a 2 door is better. :P
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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:53 pm

Ollie_bwoii wrote:Its not that a 4 door is f*** ugly, its just a 2 door is better. :P
thats like sayin small tits are better than big tits
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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:56 pm

jaymos wrote:
Ollie_bwoii wrote:Its not that a 4 door is f*** ugly, its just a 2 door is better. :P
thats like sayin small tits are better than big tits
Anything is fine by me, no need to be picky. :P
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:05 am

sihooker wrote:Hey...in my book, looking like a c**k can only attract the ladies!

I can't work out why i'm single though... :?
Maybe because instead of looking like a cock you like it
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:07 am

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sihooker wrote:Hey...in my book, looking like a c**k can only attract the ladies!

I can't work out why i'm single though... :?
Maybe because instead of looking like a c**k you like it
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:09 am

I'd rather have a 4 door 320i then a 2 door 318is.
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:10 am

Bloody hell, this is turning into a mini '4 pot vs. 6pot' debate!

4 doors will always be more practical Ollie.
One word of warning...watch out for high kerbs when getting out of your door-deprived baby. I used to have a coupe, and there's nothing like the sound of your door scraping the pavement to really pee you off!
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:12 am

Actually Blitz has just made a very good point!

I would rather have a 6 cylinder 4 door than a 4 cylinder 2 door, But insurance :evil:
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:13 am

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sihooker wrote:Hey...in my book, looking like a c**k can only attract the ladies!

I can't work out why i'm single though... :?
Maybe because instead of looking like a c**k you like it
Sandpaper has nothing on you mate, unless you include intelligence...
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:14 am

Ollie_bwoii wrote:Actually Blitz has just made a very good point!

I would rather have a 6 cylinder 4 door than a 4 cylinder 2 door, But insurance :evil:
come on ollie youre nearly there, i can see your car in the for sale section tomorrow :D
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:23 am

Yeh, c'mon Ollie. How about a nice M40 more door??? Nice plastic bumpers!

You know you want it! :D
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:39 am

ollie! ollie! ollie! lol
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:44 am

You know what Jaymos?...i dont think he's gonna see the light! :roll:
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:46 am

I've never owned a car that has had more than 2 doors. The back seat it just for putting my ruck sack on for uni and my jacket. If I ever settled down and started a family I would still have a two door and make my kids walk ( no seriously I would want a touring ). Police cars and Taxi's are the only use I can see the 4 door having any use for.....




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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:48 am

sihooker wrote:You know what Jaymos?...i dont think he's gonna see the light! :roll:
haha i think you are right there, there was a glimmer of hope though for one split second :D
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:51 am

Police cars and Taxi's are the only use I can see the 4 door having any use for.....
and people with kids maybe, I cant see a taxi driver using a 4 door m3 :mad:
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:55 am

Dan, that must be about the 20th post in a row i've seen of yours that doesn't mention the word 'Alpina'. Are you ok?
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:34 am

bss325i wrote:
Alex wrote:robbo has a 4 door IS i think
100% has a 4dr, a wine rot one.

I sold him the conversion parts.

must have got mixed up with grindculture :?

papercutout has demlots old 4dr is,
and spadge has sold him a billion sumps.
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:39 am

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djk wrote:Moredoor FTW. I really don't understand why 2-doors are seen as so much 'better' - the aesthetic difference is minimal, it's not like the e36/46/90 coupes that are increasingly divergent from the saloons stylistically. You pretty much have to intentionally count the doors on an e30 to tell the difference!
Agreed!

...and there's nothing like cruisin' with the roof open and all FOUR windows down in the summer (that 2 week warm period anywhere between May and October) with the stereo givin' it some Led Z.
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i have pop out rear windows 8) :P
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:53 pm

Felix79 wrote:I've never owned a car that has had more than 2 doors.
I'm calling bullshit. I swear you owned a Ford Puma :D
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:58 pm

magpie wrote:
i have pop out rear windows 8) :P
C'mon Magpie,admit it....that's just not the same!
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:22 pm

4 doors are very popular in Bejing ! :D
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:28 pm

pacerpete wrote:4 doors are very popular in Bejing ! :D
So are push-bikes! :mad:
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:48 pm

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Felix79 wrote:I've never owned a car that has had more than 2 doors.
I'm calling bullshit. I swear you owned a Ford Puma :D

ford puma = 2dr :roll:
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magpie wrote:
i have pop out rear windows 8) :P
C'mon Magpie,admit it....that's just not the same!

your right it l@@ks much better :moon: :teehee:
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:56 pm

magpie wrote: your right it l@@ks much better :moon: :teehee:
Honestly, there's no hope for some people. :rolleyes:
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Ian_M wrote:
Felix79 wrote:I've never owned a car that has had more than 2 doors.
I'm calling bullshit. I swear you owned a Ford Puma :D

ford puma = 2dr :roll:
Technically it's a 3dr! :) You can gain access to the car through the boot unlike an E30 (I may be wrong about the E30 bit, one of the boffins will correct me).
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:16 pm

Ian_M wrote: Technically it's a 3dr! :) You can gain access to the car through the boot unlike an E30 (I may be wrong about the E30 bit, one of the boffins will correct me).
You could squeeze through the ski hatch if you were really determined :mad:
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:26 pm

now i never new there was a seat in the boot, :banghead:
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:16 pm

So it's agreed then, moredoors are better, end of. Glad we got that one out of the way.

TBH, when I was younger, I was all for 'motorsport spec' (copyright pacerpete) cars with the minimum number of girt holes in the shell, but now I've grown up and got over it. The only time it matters to me now is the slightly annoying ergonomic issue of having the B-post where my elbow wants to go when I've got the window down. But it is soooo much more practical having the extra doors. I'll be made to wash my mouth out, but I've been hankering lately for a debadged e36 M3 moredoor, quality sleeper, and the opposite of every 316i e36 coupe with wonky M3 badges and shyte replica wheels.
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