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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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http://jalopnik.com/cars/found-on-eb...ors-276295.php

These are crazy looking I wonder how much
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 12:23 PM
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I want those. How pimp would that be rolling up to a club?
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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Yeah you know how those girls fall for retracting things...
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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No, but if you roll out with something unique and flashy people go nuts.
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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No, but if you roll out with something unique and flashy people go nuts.
haha yeah either way you won't be alone in the club, that's for sure.
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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interesting
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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haha looks sick, interesting... i can imagine a tc with it though..
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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Pretty cool. I gotta have an armrest though.
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 02:38 PM
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yeah that is a down side, and I'm not sure I would like the whole soft material on the inside of the door, but really cool none the less.
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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omg never seen that before, i've seen pocket sliding doors
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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look up the bmw z1 somewaht similar.
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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das sexay, but if you need that to get into a club, you need friends
Old Jul 11, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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This has been around for over a decade. As mentioned above, BMW actually had a production car (Z1) with these types of doors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnVU8...elated&search=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Z1
Old Jul 11, 2007 | 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Big_Bird
das sexay, but if you need that to get into a club, you need friends
Fortunately, the staff at all of the clubs I go to know me, so I never have any problems getting in or getting drinks for girls. It pays to become friends with bouncers or bartenders and go to all the parties.

The best part is walking past the line of a hundred something people and being greeted by the bouncer as you walk right in.
Old Jul 11, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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^^^now just imagine but instead driving up to the front retracting the doors, getting out, and going straight up to the bouncer. You'd be getting some major "gold digger" attention.
Old Jul 11, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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I know, right?

I already either get a ton of people ____ed off, jealous, or wanting to talk to me. If you got seen getting dropped off in front of the place, door opened for you, and you walk right in with props from the bouncer...

...that would only be a step up for my first impression.

Oh yeah, If you go to the club and you know everyone, call first and let them know who's in your party. They will put it on their list and you won't just seem like some jerk getting all your friends in for free.
Old Jul 16, 2007 | 02:23 AM
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is there a video of how these doors work?
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