2 doors vs 4 doors

[Koony]

Oh, and the 4 door e30s are apparently invisible to police. :razz:

Dude that's funny. I drove around (in a coupe) with EXPIRED out of state plates (no front plate) for nearly a year and never got pulled over. Luck perhaps. :finger: the police!

[IS]

4 door e30s are functional? Nope, sorry - this is functional. Obviously its a matter of personal preference - get over yourselves. Driving around town, this car is more fun than my track-ready e30.

[Van Westervelt]

I like having both as well :) And it would have been easier to put my rollbar in the 4 door. But then again, how many of you actually use a rollbar? :)

[backtrail69]

Umm...I like having BOTH..... 325is 2 dr turbo and 325 4dr

[ColdAccord]

i think 2 doors are hotter, but 4 door cars are way more functional. but who am i, i think a station wagon is hotter than a coupe

[ldsbeaker]

...so are bronzit 2 doors.
and I have had 2 child seats in the back before.
oh yeah, I do live in adultville.... kthx. I don't need four doors to look "responsible", and my insurance is $100 for six months 100/300/100, so go somewhere else to try and browbeat some "kid" or "noob" with your "adultville" crap, k?

I was kidding about the whole "for losers" thing, it just happened to work with the other "four" there, but if you guys are so damn defensive, you must have some kind of hangup.

on topic: I just happen to like the 2 doors, in a 4 door E30, I would still have to move my seat to put someone in the back. I can see where it might be advantageous in some instances, but I'm glad that mine is a 2 door.
To finish: The only 4 door E30 I would EVER buy would be a touring/wagon. Those are the sex.

[Old'n'Slow]

Four doors.
For losers.
:p

Maybe in your world...

But here in real-world Adultville, I can't afford to have a "Sunday" car for fun. I need to haul small children around and am also tossing a fiddle in the back seat several times a week. The E30 4 door allows me to appear "responsible", while still getting to centrifuge my childen in the back seat.

Oh, and the 4 door e30s are apparently invisible to police. :razz:

[ddavidv]

Four doors.
For losers.
:p

Bring it, Coupe boy. :finger:
Other than having two more window motors to take a shit, I like the 4 door for the race car. Easy cage install, easy take-crap-to-the-track access, and nobody will care if I stuff it in the tire wall. :nice:

[bades2001]

My big friend (kumu hula) moves his seat back and hangs his arm out the back window.

4 doors rule for them 400+lb. folks :P

haha, that is gold!

[808BMW]

My big friend (kumu hula) moves his seat back and hangs his arm out the back window.

4 doors rule for them 400+lb. folks :P

[Axxe]

Same shit, different pile.

[ldsbeaker]

Four doors.
For losers.
:p

[Kilomph]

I don't have any E30 figures on this, but for the E36 and E46 the overall rigidity of the four door was higher than the two door. I would guesstimate that the four door E30 would be slightly stiffer overall than the two door.

One thing for all you tall drivers out there to think about-I had not sat in a four door E30 since driving my sister's just bought new '86 325. Back then, I was still about four inches shorter in height, but now at 6'8" the four door with the standard seats will not give me hardly any leg or headroom at all-there is no way I could drive one! For very tall people as myself, a two door with height-adjustable sport seats is just about the only option. Sure you can put a sport seat in the four door, but to get enough room the seatback will be so reclined that your head will be positioned behind the B pillar-making you look like you are driving from the back seat.

I'll stick with the two doors, thanks.

wtf, at 6'8 you're legitimately a freak, so your statement is ERRONEOUS.

I've got a coupe and a sedan. Personally I think the coupe looks a little better, but i'm rebuilding the 4 door for ease of carrying people.

[SpunkyE30nOk]

the 2 door is actually a little heavier than the 4drs....but like 10 or 11lbs its the same way on the e36 coupes and sedans

[Gleb]

Yes, a 4dr is a bit stiffer because of the extra pillar
The weight difference is minimal
The dimensions are the same
It is also easier to fit a cage in a 4dr
In WTCC, BMW only races 4dr