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08.12.2008, 02:31 PM
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08.12.2008, 02:43 PM
yeah then your battery dies!
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08.12.2008, 02:49 PM
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yeah then your battery dies!
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You're on a brushless forum talking negatively about batteries.. 
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08.13.2008, 01:22 AM
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yeah then your battery dies!
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You would notice many other things wrong with your vehicle (electrically) way before the battery was so dead it wouldn't operate the doors.
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08.13.2008, 08:58 AM
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You would notice many other things wrong with your vehicle (electrically) way before the battery was so dead it wouldn't operate the doors. 
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Not always, havnt you ever woke up to go to work and have a dead battery due to a bad battery or OE like leaving the dome light on.
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08.13.2008, 02:39 PM
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Not always, havnt you ever woke up to go to work and have a dead battery due to a bad battery or OE like leaving the dome light on.
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Believe it or not, I haven't!  If they were smart they would allow for manual operation of the doors, just because of the probability that your battery could die and lock you in/out of your vehicle.
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08.12.2008, 02:44 PM
Similar to the old Z1
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One of the most interesting features of the Z1 is its unusual doors. These doors retract vertically down into the car's body instead of swinging outward or upward. The inspiration for these doors came from more traditional roadsters which often feature removable metal or cloth doors. Because removable doors did not fit within BMW's design goals, the retractable doors were installed instead.
Because the body, with its high sills, offers crash protection independent of the doors, the vehicle may be legally and safely driven with the doors up or down, although they are not legal in the U.S.
The windows may be operated independently of the doors, although they do retract automatically if the door is lowered. Both the window and door are driven by electric motors through toothed rubber belts and may be moved manually in an emergency.
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08.12.2008, 02:52 PM
What is your point. Batteries go dead plain a simple. Your battery dies in one of those cars and your door is stuck open/close until you charge it up or replace it.
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08.12.2008, 02:54 PM
I just thought it was funny.. no point as usual.
Maybe we could put a fail safe in it..
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08.12.2008, 02:55 PM
a battery back-up specifically for the doors would be a good idea and im sure they must of thought of this type of issue.
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08.12.2008, 02:55 PM
Bah, whats wrong with gull-wing doors like on the delorean or lambos?
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08.12.2008, 10:15 PM
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Bah, whats wrong with gull-wing doors like on the delorean or lambos?
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You beat me to it. I dont understnad why more companies dont use this design. Lambo really outdid itself with it.
RIP- Tammy (9/14/08)
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08.12.2008, 02:55 PM
i like the lambo doors too. Although this is hi-tech and i am a techy.
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08.12.2008, 02:57 PM
may be moved manually in an emergency That is the back-up plan. read the picture description.
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08.12.2008, 03:01 PM
It is rather clever I must admit, but I cant help thinking that in a roll or side-on crash that the car would crumble rather baddly?...
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