The wind blows the Yaris door

[why?]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Let's say you want to bring something with you (when you leave the car) that is in the back seat. Because of the size of the item, you can't pull it to the front while sitting in the driver's seat. If you aren't in a parking space that allows enough clearance for the door to swing all the way open, it is an issue. I suppose it could be argued that in that scenario, the person should just remove the item via the hatch. However, some of us keep the area behind the back seat and under the package shelf neatly packed with stuff (that one might put in a trunk...given a car that has one). Even if someone doesn't have anything else back there, what if the car is dirty and the person has on light colored clothes? Much easier to avoid any issue in that case by not using the hatch.

Yes, that might be harder, but by then you know if you have any space. I'd leave the door wide open so it doesn't snap open, and if there wasn't enough space, I'd move the car to a spot where I could do this. The hinges are going to be fine, but guaranteeing I won't hit other people's car is more important to me than parking as close as possible. Or parking where someone else is going to let their door smash into mine.

Basically, thinking about the situation and not letting it happen first.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by why?

Yes, that might be harder, but by then you know if you have any space. I'd leave the door wide open so it doesn't snap open, and if there wasn't enough space, I'd move the car to a spot where I could do this. The hinges are going to be fine, but guaranteeing I won't hit other people's car is more important to me than parking as close as possible. Or parking where someone else is going to let their door smash into mine.

Basically, thinking about the situation and not letting it happen first.

When I was out on the cape last year, I was just about relentlessly conscious of the wind. If I lived there, I would probably be as conscious of always allowing for the wind as you are. Here, in my experience, we can get big gusts that start up and seem to come out of nowhere, and I've lived in some other windy places...all with what I imagine have wind conditions/sources more like where you are and not where I live now. I'm just guessing though about the sources and type. I don't know that much about the wind in different areas...you probably know 100x more than I do. I do try to be as considerate as I can within my usual experience around here re other other cars. I can't control whether other people think that is enough or not .