4 or 5 doors

[Glen290]

Which model do you prefer 4 or 5 doors, only asking because I am looking at one this weekend and not sure which to go for, like the look of the saloon, but want the practicalty of the hatch, any suggestions ?

[john180]

4 door all the way!

[arwilson80]

Definately prefer the 5 door as it can have the extreme spoiler.

[The Phantom]

Originally Posted by arwilson80

Definately prefer the 5 door as it can have the extreme spoiler.

Put an extreme spoiler on a hatch and your asking for a sore head. The boot springs had a tendancy to pop with the extra weight of the big extreme spoiler.

The best design is the MK2 saloon. The hatch is more practical but the lines of the car are better suited by the saloon. I'm not a big fan of the gills on the 180 kit but the wheel arch extensions and the extreme spoiler are the muts.

Also think that the rear clusters on the mk2 need changed to the ABC designs black 'Lexus' ones. I know that this is unpopular, but look at the revised headlights. The rears need updated too. It was the one thing that looked like corner cutting between the Mk1 & Mk2.

[TurboZed]

Saloon for me, I think the hatch looks too short in the bum, slightly out of proportion. I'd like to have a look under a domini 4wd to see how it was done. A seriously powerfull T series turbo 4wd ZS would be the ultimate scooby killer!
Jim

[Glen290]

Well went for a 5 door 180 in silver, looks sweet, pics are in member area..

Prefer the saloon, looks wise, but for practicality the hatch is probably the better option (though the saloon has a huge boot and folding rear seat - opening between boot and passenger compartment is only narrow though).

One major advantage of the hatch is the rear wash/wipe, though at speed, with the application of RainX, the rear window stays clear on the saloon - just a pain at slow speeds when its peeing down.

Other than that it's down to personal taste, theres some suggestions that the saloon is heavier but cannot see there is that much difference - there must be quite a weighty framework around hatch aperture which must more than equal the weight of the extra length of the saloon.

[Glen290]

Is the build quality better than the ZR's, i heard that MGR spent more money on the 45/ZS series redesign ?

[cjsale]

5 door versatility for me, slightly lighter to...

[arwilson80]

Originally Posted by Glen290

Is the build quality better than the ZR's, i heard that MGR spent more money on the 45/ZS series redesign ?

I'd certaintly say it was. There are fewer creaks when driving for 1.