View Poll Results: What Type of Rear Door for the GX?

I like the barn door - leave it alone!

30.86%

Just make the barn door into a liftgate

7.41%

I want a liftgate and an openable rear window for flexibility

16.05%

I want it all - liftgate with push button open and close and openable rear window

45.68%

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06-28-06, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sayadil

i would not agree coz i think LX is pretty big as well.. but the door opens just like the 4 Runner... i think since the car has been designed with asian market in mind for yrs... the door opens on the side .. coz thats a trend in asian markets... like mitsubishi's Pajero (known as montero in US) or issusu SUVS or Suzuki Vitaras... they all seem to open sideways...

900 is right. My 4Runner door was super heavy (comparably speaking). And it would always hit the top of the garage door if the truck wasn't in far enough. With the GX being higher, it would always hit the door no matter. Sounds like a logical explanation to me.
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06-28-06, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Salvator

T'would be easy to do... My BMW 325Ci has pop out rear windows... push the button and they slowly open... silly thing is, you have to push a button for each window, and you have to HOLD the buttons (instead of one touch, like they open) to get the windows to close (apparently legal issues / pinched fingers caused the last concession)... I doubt seriously we will open the ones in the GX very often, and I am not looking forward to the first time my 6 year old opens one, doesn't tell me, and it ends up staying open in a rainstorm...

Holding a button down seems a bit easier to do than crawling to the back of the car to open a window. I've seen Chrysler Minivans that open quite nicely in the rear with a button on the driver's door.

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03-02-14, 09:15 AM

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Obviously they didn't get the message.

Does anyone know why they insist on the barn door?

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03-02-14, 10:31 AM

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Does anyone know why they insist on the barn door?

No idea.

I've owned 3 Honda CRX's. I could transport 8' 2x4's inside a CRX with the rear hatch closed. I was initially disappointed with the cargo configuration of the GX. Then, (duh), I realized the the GX has a ROOF RACK! Now that I've figured out how to use the barn door lock and the roof rack, the barn door isn't so bad after all.

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03-02-14, 10:30 PM

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If you go to a country that drives on the right hand drive you'll see why, for me its not a big deal on the plus side I don't need to worry about replacing the struts.