The wind blows the Yaris door

[regal]

way wrong thread

[Type456]

Originally Posted by regal

way wrong thread

I just realized I'm replying to a 4 year old thread.

Way wrong revival.

[yougojay]

Originally Posted by Type456

I just realized I'm replying to a 4 year old thread.

Way wrong revival.

I needed this 4 year old post

1) I've notified Toyota in regards to this design flaw
2) Yes, PARK in the opposite direction of the wind
3) If you can't handle a Yaris door, NEVER buy a 1970-
1981 Camaro or Firebird

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by yougojay

I needed this 4 year old post

1) I've notified Toyota in regards to this design flaw
2) Yes, PARK in the opposite direction of the wind
3) If you can't handle a Yaris door, NEVER buy a 1970-
1981 Camaro or Firebird

Yep. When I was 16 I drove an old 1967 Firebird convertible that my dad kept to use when he didn't have a company car. During that same year a friend of mine bought a 1973 Camaro, and another friend bought a Trans-Am. You're right, big difference (from the Yaris) re the weight of the door.

[yougojay]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Yep. When I was 16 I drove an old 1967 Firebird convertible that my dad kept to use when he didn't have a company car. During that same year a friend of mine bought a 1973 Camaro, and another friend bought a Trans-Am. You're right, big difference (from the Yaris) re the weight of the door.

YES, those 2nd generation F Cars had real heavy doors. Strange after reading this post, I was out to the CVS here to pick up some scripts, it was Saturday AM & I pulled in my 'regular' spot there out in the lot. Man, it was WINDY, I actually closed the door and turned the Yar Yar around in the parking spot! - THANKS to the OP for this warning


I really loved those 2nd generation Camaros - they handled SO well, and were a blast to drive. Loved the small trunk, I don't know why, maybe 'cause it was just enough room, always liked the rear ends on those cars and that trunk....

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by yougojay

I really loved those 2nd generation Camaros - they handled SO well, and were a blast to drive

I agree. I preferred my friend's '73 to the next generation Trans-Am that another friend had, and to the '67 Firebird I drove (for a bit over a year). The current Camaro borrows a styling cue from the first generation Firebird (those little ribs on the side between the door and the rear wheel) and is also available in a sort of deep maroon that is pretty much the same as the '67 Firebird I drove (I saw a new Camaro in that color yesterday).

Re post #38 -- oops -- just remembered -- my friend who got the Trans-Am didn't get it until after I was no longer driving the Firebird. He had a Jeep while I was driving the Firebird. My friend who had the '73, had it through that whole period.

[Alan1962]

Wow you guys killed this poster & he's right, if a big gust catches this hatch door just right it's a little scary, well it was for the guy in the new Caddy next to me @ 7-11 It happened to me like 3 times, whoa hope those hinges are up to snuff ..I'm mind full of this issue now especially @ gas stations with those gas pump protector 6" u pipe things cemented into the ground.


You young bucks full of piss & vinegar never had the door catch the wind ? comonnnnn

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Type456

I just realized I'm replying to a 4 year old thread.

Way wrong revival.