The wind blows the Yaris 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 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 don't think Type456 meant to dispute the truthfulness of Jabberwocky's assertion, he was just making fun of Jabberwocky's tone. I was laughing re the tone, and Type 456's blunt response, not the meat of Jabberwocky's post. I agree with you, when the wind catches the door.....if the driver doesn't already have a grasp on the door.......look out ...I've had it happen to me as well. .That said, the Yaris door doesn't have the weight of an old Firebird or Camaro door.

with those gas pump protector 6" u pipe things cemented into the ground[

If someone had told us when we were little that such things would ever be necessary, we would have said 'You're crazy'.....same with those same cemented pipes in front of stores....or the big cement 'beach balls' in front of stores . If someone had told us 'Reality TV' would exist, we would have said the same thing .