Side Opening Doors And Diesel Engines

[Guest rayman]

When do you reckon Ford are going to bring out sliding doors on their MPV's?

 

I've been toying with part-Xing my 2000 Gal for a Peugeot 807 2.2 HDI.

 

Nothing against the Gal, except I favour sliders than openers.

 

Does the gang have any opinions on the matter and secondly, which diesel

 

engine is the better?

 

By the way, how does one get a motif next to their name?

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Sliding doors can be more practical than traditional hinges but kiddies may struggle to use enough energy/force to close them properly from the inside, meaning that Mum or Dad always has to get in last! Why can't some bright spark invent a rear door that can be slid open or open on hinges (a bit like some of the smart double-glazing that can be side or bottom hinged).

Pug/Citroen HDi engine is supposedly better than the VW TDI units, especially the 2.2 litre version. Don't have any real-life experience of the HDi engines though.

Motif next to name is from (my controls) settings; "avatar". There are some standard ones to choose from, or you can upload your own.

HTH

Ivor.

[Dally]

Electronic sliding doors that require no force other than that to press a button are available on the Chrysler Voyager. In fact, they also have an electronic tailgate opener too.

 

I had a play with these at the local chrsler dealer some months ago. They work well if a little slowly.

 

Electronic sliding doors are very common on MPV's in the states also - SO FORD have no excuse...

[Danny Boy]

On the Peugeot 807 you can have electic sliding doors, i saw someone at Asda showing of with them at the weekend!!!

 

I'm not so keen on the style of them though!