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Correction 318Ti 2 door hatchback

 

Yes there are some hatches here, but I also feel that most folks consider a hatch to be a cheap shirtbox of a car. Maker's have started not selling hatch versions of their cars here. Not sure Aston's & Porsche's count as hatches anyway.

Me I've always loved hatch backs. :yesnod:

 

The one we got here had an anemic 4 pot engine. It was built to a price & the good bits were left off.

 

I don't get why they say we don't like hatches. Every mini van, suv, and cross over is a hatch. Look at the touring/gt things. 4 door hatch just jacked up. Even the most expensive 4 doors are hatches. Porsche Panamera, and Austin Martin Rapide. Not to mention a number of other high end coupes. The saying that we don't like hatches is BS. It's just an excuse not to give the toys others have.

 

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When I moved here I missed the hot hatch GTI's of Peugeot. I'm still at a loss to why the North Americans don't like hatches....but with the Smart car, Fiat 500 and Fiesta gaining more respect I feel the Mini is not alone.

 

BMW did sell the 218 Ti hatch back a while ago "80's" and it was a complete failure.

 

You had me scratching my head a bit there.

It was a complete failure. I didn't see a single one sold. They didn't even have one in the show room. Really really bad marketing. :wink:

 

This is the Hatch back I remember from BMW, did they import it to here?

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7AsVJoRIY"]BMW 318 Compact - YouTube[/ame]

 

The neighbor down the street has one. I liked the little Mercedes hatch better. Kompressor