Pros and Cons of the Suicide Door - 2014 BMW i3 Long-Term Road Test

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Pros and Cons of the Suicide Door - 2014 BMW i3 Long-Term Road Test

Modern rear-hinge doors, often referred to as suicide doors, have their benefits and disadvantages. Edmunds reports the good and bad points of the 2014 BMW i3.

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kirkhilles1

Interesting post, thanks for sharing it. It might be an import thing for families to consider before purchasing.

daryleason

When Ford first added the extended cab doors in the early 2000s, I noticed this too on my parents F-150. The other irritation is that if you don't get the rear door shut well, you'll hear it rattle, even if the door ajar sensor doesn't ding. They can be a pain.

jfa1177

Mini Clubmans had a common problem with the suicide door not latching properly causing the door to rattle. IIRC there was a fix but I don't know how successful it was. A friend had a Clubby S with this issue and could never get it properly resolved. Hope this model doesn't suffer from this long term.