But just a pattern I noticed lately.
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Chevy did it like crazy when they started having to pass side impact testing, they help keep the door aligned where it should be
https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/vehicle-extrication/article/21160205/university-of-extrication-door-components-the-jammed-vehicle-door
https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/vehicle-extrication/article/21160205/university-of-extrication-door-components-the-jammed-vehicle-door
Last edited by Striker223; Jun 25, 2023 at 03:05 PM.
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Chevy did it like crazy when they started having to pass side impact testing, they help keep the door aligned where it should be
https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/veh...d-vehicle-door
https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/veh...d-vehicle-door
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Yeah, I do have an RX. I thought I'd like SUV's lol, with more room for everyone but that's not really the case. The trunk always worked just fine for us. Besides, it's not real often when everyone's riding in the car with me. I might look into something else. It's pretty nice though, rides really smoothly.
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No, you cannot compare the trunk space of most of today's sedans with that of equivalent-size crossovers/SUVs. That is one reason (among several) why so many buyers have ditched sedans for crossovers. And that is at least (partly) because they have ruined the space-efficiency (and trunk-lid-size) of today's sedans by making the rooflines look like coupes, thereby making the trunk-lids very small.
Now, the big full-size sedans that I grew up with back in the 1960s and 70s....those were some REAL trunks.
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Add a small car that's easy to park and drive in traffic to keep my stress level down.
Add a sports car and pickup truck just for fun.
My RX does none of them well of course.
It's a compromise in my case since it's our only car.
The extra 2" off the ground is nice for DIY repairs but I don't know how much longer I feel like doing that.
Might trade in for something newer or keep what I have, I don't know but it works for now I guess.