I ponder these things...
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I LOVE these little details that make e30s different from other cars people drive. Not only that, but they really have a good reason for every little detail.Estoril E36 M3/4/5 | Toledo E53 X5 3.0 | LeMans E90 335D M-Sport
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Best explanation I heard thus far is opening with your right so you can make sure to check for oncoming traffic in blind spot. And yes I have a coupe and the doors are longer. I wonder what the handle location differnece is between 4 and 2 doorsYOUTUBE: AR Perez
- - -If lucky, the E36 will die peacefully, in its natural habitat, and be given the prestigious honor of donating its parts to an E30Comment
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Cigarette smokers love the middle switch because you can light you cig, hold it in the outside hand, and roll down the window with the inside hand...prevents cigarette burns in the door card. many other european vehicles from the era had center switches
and, yes, i have burned the door panel in my dad's tahoe because I was rolling down the window with the same hand that was holding the cigComment
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I would guess the center switches has at least something to do with the fact that they didn't want to make separate door cards for the auto windows and manual ones. If the auto windows have the plug where the crank should be, why would they still make the door card auto window only? I also don't there is enough space on the door handles for them to be comfortable.
I open the handle with both hands.... the bottom mount is broken so I have to hold the bottom of the handle in with my left hand while I pull it with the right. In my other E30, I still use both since both the top and bottom mounts are broken so I have to pull the whole handle forward toward the engine instead of out.
Out of four door handles, only one isn't broken...Comment
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To my knowledge center window controls are there so you keep one hand on the steering wheel at all times. Every time you go to roll your windows up or down, if the control are on the door, you let go of steering wheel and operate them with left hand, this is bad if you are driving while doing it. But if they are in the center you only move your right hand from gear lever to switch and keep control of your vehicle with left.YOUTUBE: AR Perez
- - -If lucky, the E36 will die peacefully, in its natural habitat, and be given the prestigious honor of donating its parts to an E30Comment
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I open my door with my teeth.
Ya'll all are an odd bunch.1974.5 Jensen Healey : 2003 330i/5Comment
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I have always wondered why the handle was so far back and I do believe it is awkward to open I wish it was further forward so you could open with left and just push with the elbow to open like most cars
Ja mean?M30 is God's motor.....but Jesus drives an M60'd car -slammin.e28Comment
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The gay gentlemanly trunk monkey opens the doors for me.
In all seriousness. Left hand for the door. Has never even crossed my mind to use the right hand, and it would be fucked up for me to.Comment
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Ausfag, so right hand drive.
5'9", sit in the proper "because race car" position and opening the door is still sightly awkward with my right hand. Most of that comes from winding the window down first to reach the outside handle though.Comment
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I think use left hand in the 4dr and right hand with the 2dr... Might have to do with door weight also.
87 4dr specE30: Bitsy (lurking above), 89 4dr 325i blau, 91 318is brillrot, 90 325ivertbronzitComment
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