Worst. Door. Handle. Placement.

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 09/27/2018 at 15:22 • Filed to: None

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Ever.

And not just the fact that they’re an eye-sore, and aren’t anywhere NEAR a bodyline, its that they require you to BEND OVER to reach down to pull on them.

Its one of the WORST design elements in automobiles in the past decade.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:28

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Hope they fired the guy who was responsible for this.  I get it , gullwing and all that but could have designed something better.

But I guess Doug was super excited for them because he could spend an entire 5 minutes just talking about this one Quirk.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:28

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kinda makes sense for gullwings tho..... the lower on the door they are the easier it is to lift em up like that

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:30

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I think they were constrained by the location of the gullwing door latch.

MonkeePuzzle > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:31

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disagree

my kids couldn’t reach the rear door handles with their hands sideways enough to pull it open. forced me to play chauffeur to perfectly able children

Censored > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:32

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Germans know best, shut up.

Just Jeepin' > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:36

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Not particularly related, but I drove some cheap Ford compact (Focus maybe?) as a rental a year or two ago, and I was horrified by the door handle placement on the inside of the car.

The handle was all the way at the front of a fairly long door, and there was no other way to grip the door, so there was no easy control over how wide the door opened. I’d hate to regularly park that in a lot with a car next to me.

Urambo Tauro > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:37

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I’d rather give up my wire less fob and have to use an actual key every time, than have to bend down to reach for that handle.

Takuro Spirit > MonkeePuzzle 09/27/2018 at 15:39

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Well its a compass so you deserve everything it is

Takuro Spirit > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/27/2018 at 15:43

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They could have hid it better

Or made is less obvious/low mounted

Or mounted it... not on the door at all

But they had to copy an old design I guess

Takuro Spirit > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/27/2018 at 15:43

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Unless you are tall. Or have a bad back.

Azrek > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:46

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You can give them all to me...it’s fine. I will suck it up for everyone. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:46

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even then.... its still easier

its like......lifting a 2 by 4 at one end... real easy if you’re at the end in need of lifting... a lot harder from the end that stays low

nerd_racing > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 15:56

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I like the door handle placement on my Gullwings:

Takuro Spirit > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/27/2018 at 15:59

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Well I hope they have SOME gas struts assisting for the price...

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:02

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yeah but weight!

nah... thats a fair point

Takuro Spirit > nerd_racing 09/27/2018 at 16:03

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Another excellent specimen . Hidden in a body line.

But still pretty low...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:27

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If you have a bad back you’re not getting into or out of this thing without help or a trip to the emergency room anyways.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:27

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They do, they're quite effective.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:29

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I haven't watched the video so I don't know if it was mentioned, but when locked the handles suck in and go flush. Much less obvious. But I'm definitely not disagreeing with you.

Takuro Spirit > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 09/27/2018 at 16:29

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I was thinking more along the lines of it CAUSING back problems, with the constant bending down.

Takuro Spirit > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 09/27/2018 at 16:30

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Yes he showed them. No, it doesn’t make them look less unsightly ;D

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:35

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Personally I love their placement and how they work.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:38

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Maybe, but honestly it’s less effort than bend ing down to put your shoes on.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:38

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Less obvious, not less unsightly 

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/27/2018 at 16:45

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But they’re uuuugggggglllllyyyyyyy

Takuro Spirit > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 09/27/2018 at 16:45

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I sit down to put mine on

I’m old

A nd have a bad back

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:48

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That’s fine. When you cash out your 401k to buy an SLS, just get a camping chair to sit in every time you open the door.

HammerheadFistpunch > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:49

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timecode?  I don’t want to sit through a whole Doug.

Takuro Spirit > HammerheadFistpunch 09/27/2018 at 16:57

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0:00 to 20 whatever.

You can see the ugly mess right there in the thumbnail

HammerheadFistpunch > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 16:59

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I’ve been skipping through trying to find the hood release handle...because Im dumb and thought thats what you said.  Thank you for stopping my search.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 17:05

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But they aren’t. the yellow isn’t nice, but I don’t usually care for yellow cars. I think the SLS is one of the best looking cars period and I think the handles look good.

To me it doesn’t mess up the vehicle side profile at all, though I do have to say the best door handles are the C6 Corvettes

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/27/2018 at 17:09

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I was waiting for someone to comment “WELL WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO PUT THE HANDLES , SHITHEAD?” and I was going to bring up the C6... or a TVR where the door release was on the underside of the mirror.

I like the rest of the SLS design, I just hate how the smooth door is broken up by an ugly rectangle in the middle bottom for the door handle.

Like, there’s a character line RIGHT THERE in the top half of the door. Put the handle there.

You can’t tell me there’s not room inside for the handle mechanism, rods, links, and the window bits.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 17:17

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There is a leverage issue with it in the middle if you do need to pull at all. Plus it looks like the original gullwing Mercs. I guess i just can’t see why you dislike it. I like it.

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/27/2018 at 17:22

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It breaks up the otherwise clean lines of the door.

I’m not jerking off to the 300SL so maybe I don’t get it why they’d carry over that ONE design (besides the doors themselves)

No reason why it can’t be placed better/hidden, and the door open with little effort no matter where the leverage is.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 17:37

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eh, I don’t care either way. I like both. it is smoother without it, but lacks character that way.

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/27/2018 at 17:48

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Maaaaaaaaan. There’s already so much character in that bad boy

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 18:01

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I guess. It does look better without the hand le , but the handle isn’t ugly.

Mirror poppers would be cool on it... I need to buy a TVR

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 18:23

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In my mind, I just imagined how hilarious it would be if they didn’t move where the handle was for the conventional doored convertible version.

wafflesnfalafel > Takuro Spirit 09/27/2018 at 21:43

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agree... eyes immediate go to that latch... and yes, the c6 vette does it better

nerd_racing > Takuro Spirit 09/28/2018 at 07:13

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Low enough to almost clip ankles.