Rear Hatches Ranked

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 05/15/2015 at 13:57 • Filed to: Ranked

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6. Single side hinged

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5. Single piece hatch

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4. Two piece hatch (liftgate)

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3. Single piece hatch with electric window

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2. Barn Doors

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1. Splitgate

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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:02

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Agreed on all accounts

Your boy, BJR > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:03

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That's a damn lie! Barndoors are #1 and you know it!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:04

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HammerheadFistpunch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/15/2015 at 14:05

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Dutch Door! I knew I could count on someone here to point out ones I had forgotten. Dutch door is pretty great, but it still doesn’t beat splitgate.

GMC knew what Dutch doors were all about.

CalzoneGolem > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:06

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Where’s your god now?

Jcarr > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:07

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Isuzu Trooper 70-30

HammerheadFistpunch > CalzoneGolem 05/15/2015 at 14:08

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Ohh, an exotic entry, the powered dual hinge. Lovely. Also found on...

Envoy XUV

Twism > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:11

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You failed to mention the dual opening, like the Roadmaster wagon:

single side:

AND Tailgate:

Best setting ever.

CalzoneGolem > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:13

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I didn’t know that and my sister in law has one of those. Found out Envoys are stupid easy to break into. The stationary window on the back door is held in with a rubber gasket and you can pop it out with a screw driver and save a child locked in it with the keys while it is running.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:14

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Honda Ridgelines have a dual hinge gate for some insane reason. Speaking of, I saw one with a bed cap today. No, really.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jcarr 05/15/2015 at 14:16

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I’m going to call it barn door, but yeah, I remember that hatch....what a pain. all the trouble of side hinged with the additional trouble of opening 2 doors. Still, better than the rodeo

A seperate tire swingout and then a 2 piece liftgate.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/15/2015 at 14:17

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I see them all the time. Last night in fact I was just starring at in in traffic. At least the ridgeline is longer than a pilot...worse still is when you see them on subaru baja’s

HammerheadFistpunch > CalzoneGolem 05/15/2015 at 14:18

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Good to know!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:18

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Tailgate with window that winds down from the outside manually into the gate - no lift gate.

HammerheadFistpunch > Twism 05/15/2015 at 14:18

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Technically its a liftgate in the second instance...so its a win.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/15/2015 at 14:19

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Yes, yes of course!

Jcarr > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:20

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Plus the bigger portion had a lock-open mechanism that I somehow always forgot to pull the first time I tried to shut the door, resulting in me violently jerking the whole thing.

I had a 94 Blazer with a swing out tire and split gate. For the first couple years I owned it the struts for the glass were shot so I had to hold it open with my head when I wanted to get something out.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:21

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“I’m an SUV! So versatile” - “Well, yes. You’ve converted your quasi-truck made from an SUV back into an SUV.”

LongbowMkII > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:22

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What about the liftback?

HammerheadFistpunch > Your boy, BJR 05/15/2015 at 14:22

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I’ve owned/own one of each style for a long enough time to know that barndoors are #2.

HammerheadFistpunch > LongbowMkII 05/15/2015 at 14:22

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Didn’t I show a liftback? do you have an example?

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/15/2015 at 14:23

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At first I thought the XUV was so clever...and then I thought about it more and realized its a complicated and heavy solution to a non-problem. Still, its supposed to be watertight back there...so thats something.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Your boy, BJR 05/15/2015 at 14:24

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Barn doors, unlike split gates, do not provide sunshading and rain protection for you and your honey on the tailgate. Just wind protection. Clearly, then, it depends where you live. Chicago: barn doors. Maui: split gate.

LongbowMkII > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:26

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technically its a 5. Single piece hatch. but:

Sadly all of the Mk2 supra open liftbacks rusted off the internet.

lonestranger > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:26

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I was going to say... I’m sure you of all people would know of the asymmetric barn door.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jcarr 05/15/2015 at 14:26

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I had a 95 rodeo like that, but red...like this actually

And I hated that tire swing. The irony is that I want one for my land cruiser now, but for the purposes of getting the spare out from under the truck and increasing my departure. The departure on the Rodeo was terrible because the gas tank was there. Lose/Lose.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:26

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Also, better visibility than a Ridgeline with a cap, no question. A Ridgeline with a cap and no backup camera should come with a warning that it *will* obliterate children and small dogs backing up.

HammerheadFistpunch > lonestranger 05/15/2015 at 14:27

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Whats funny is that they still make the 200 series with a barn door option.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/15/2015 at 14:28

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Yeah, I can’t imagine there is a lot to see but reflections and darkness. Which, coincidentally, is the name of my new cookbook!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:31

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“Reflections and Darkness: Charred Cooking with a Polished Wok- In a Gothy Mood!”

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/15/2015 at 14:39

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You know it?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:40

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I’ve said too much already.

Jonee > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:43

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Don’t forget the magic of the clamshell.

Jonee > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:45

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Studebaker thought of it first and the complicated engineering almost bankrupted them just like GM.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:48

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SIMPSONS DID IT!!!

Steve Zissou > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 14:53

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Came here hoping split gate was number 1. Was not disappointed. Thank you.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/15/2015 at 15:00

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But barn doors can be done in a fashion so you can drive with them open.

See, they even put the little reflector on...

And you don’t have anything blocking the lights either.

KamikazePigeon > CalzoneGolem 05/15/2015 at 16:48

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I am not worthy of your worthiness.

What vehicle is this specifically?

Autofixation > HammerheadFistpunch 05/15/2015 at 20:14

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What if a car has #6 and #1?

Bam! Chevelle Wagon! I detailed one of these at work the other day and was initially baffled as to why there were to handles on the rear gate. When I saw the extra hinge I thought is was the most badass thing. I’ll admit, I played with it for a few minutes while “Weapon of Choice” played in my head: “You can go this or you can go that”.

CalzoneGolem > KamikazePigeon 05/18/2015 at 07:46

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1970 Chevelle Concours Wagon.