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Old 01-20-2013, 02:37 PM  
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Think I will start a conversation about vehicles...this is interesting.

http://www.flixxy.com/high-tech-car-door.htm


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Old 01-20-2013, 03:07 PM  
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Think I will start a conversation about vehicles...this is interesting.

http://www.flixxy.com/high-tech-car-door.htm
Couldn't find a patent for this. Some say it's a hoax, others say it's got a virus in the video.



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Old 01-20-2013, 05:03 PM  
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I think they are a lot cooler than Lambo doors.
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I like it.
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I like that a lot. There cold be some serious issue though if a door accidently opened up on the interstate.
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I've looked at the video several times and it seems to me that the door has to fold along a horizontal axis to get under the seats, possibly 1/3 of the way up the door.

Also, if the seat height above ground and the ground clearance is the same as is implled by the narration then how does this ~5" thk door fit into its space?
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I like my Jeep soft doors, take them off and toss them in the back.
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I do like the soft doors on a Jeep.

Before I had to sell my XJ I was about to take the doors off, but then I had kids and needed a family car.

I think about my XJ daily.
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Buy ya one, join the Just Empty Every Pocket crowd.
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Buy ya one, join the Just Empty Every Pocket crowd.
I want one very badly, but my wife doesn't want me to have one even worse.

If I got another it would be another XJ.


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