Why do women always slam/fling open car doors/boots?
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Mr SFJ said:
I'm teaching my OH at the moment, she's generally pretty good, but when she does slam the door it's normally with enough force to tip the car the opposite 2 wheels. I now only need to shout "door!" and I get an instant apology and more care. She's brilliant with the boot though, as she's a shortarse and the boot lid opens quite high, she can't reach it
Bonnets, a put onto latch, and then press into position
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought the correct way to close a bonnet was to hold it 6-12 inches from closed and then drop it to close, as resting it on the latch and then pressing it closed risks putting a dent in the bonnet?Bonnets, a put onto latch, and then press into position
ETA - Apologies, I hadn't realised this thread had been reurrected - it appears I've quoted a post from over 9 years ago! I think the point is still valid though.
Edited by C n C on Thursday 9th November 16:11
C n C said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought the correct way to close a bonnet was to hold it 6-12 inches from closed and then drop it to close, as resting it on the latch and then pressing it closed risks putting a dent in the bonnet?
With a BMW E30 bonnet you lower the bonnet then place your hand on the roundel at the front of the bonnet and push the bonnet backwards to locate it into the latch. You can't drop or slam the bonnet as it won't locate properly.I agree, wife not so bad but the 2 daughters at home were terrible for this throughout their early age and well into the teens, no amount of gently telling them would stop the practice. Fast forward to now, both drive and have their own cars, they don't drive me often but when they do I get out of the car and slam the door closed with some force, cue the outrage and the usual OMG dad why do you have to do that??? My smile and quietly telling them that I'm getting my own back as I promised I would, soon shuts them up!!!
I count myself lucky. My GF was boot lid dropper. It only took half dozen kindly spoken interventions and she now lowers it to a sensible release height.
Her daughter on the other hand..... the car's parked next to a lamp post so I ask her nicely to be careful opening the door because of the lamp post. 10 seconds later, smack, door t
ts the lamp post. I didn't know what to say.
Her daughter on the other hand..... the car's parked next to a lamp post so I ask her nicely to be careful opening the door because of the lamp post. 10 seconds later, smack, door t
ts the lamp post. I didn't know what to say. Cotty said:
C n C said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought the correct way to close a bonnet was to hold it 6-12 inches from closed and then drop it to close, as resting it on the latch and then pressing it closed risks putting a dent in the bonnet?
With a BMW E30 bonnet you lower the bonnet then place your hand on the roundel at the front of the bonnet and push the bonnet backwards to locate it into the latch. You can't drop or slam the bonnet as it won't locate properly.I say “one” but…
My mother is terrible for this.
Slams the boot so hard that it creates a vacuum within the cabin of the car and a noise like a supersonic boom.
When exiting the car and I haven't unlocked from the inside she will pull and pull on the door release till it is creaking/bending until I tell her to stop and give me a second to press the unlock button.
However, I have a slightly stiff passenger seat belt release, which requires an ever ever so slightly more than usual push and she always complains about not being able to release it.
Bizarre.
Slams the boot so hard that it creates a vacuum within the cabin of the car and a noise like a supersonic boom.
When exiting the car and I haven't unlocked from the inside she will pull and pull on the door release till it is creaking/bending until I tell her to stop and give me a second to press the unlock button.
However, I have a slightly stiff passenger seat belt release, which requires an ever ever so slightly more than usual push and she always complains about not being able to release it.
Bizarre.
Door slamming - check. After complaints it’s now either slam or if she remembers it’s so gently it’s just onto the first latch…. One or the other.
Shutting by the frameless glass - check
On one of our very first dates she reached under the seat of my 911 to find the handle to lift to slide the seat forward presumably as she was used to in her 206.
Finding something to get hold of, she promptly yanked hard and tore off the foot long plastic underseat wiring cover.
Since then, has, without fail curbed the wheels of every nice car I have owned.
Shutting by the frameless glass - check
On one of our very first dates she reached under the seat of my 911 to find the handle to lift to slide the seat forward presumably as she was used to in her 206.
Finding something to get hold of, she promptly yanked hard and tore off the foot long plastic underseat wiring cover.
Since then, has, without fail curbed the wheels of every nice car I have owned.
Not just a female thing. My 16 year old son closes doors and bootlid with a force you'd use if you were trying to seal an underground bunker. Drives me mad. Lost count of the times I've asked him not to. Perhaps the revenge method is best? He'll be driving next year so I'll maybe return the favour.
My sister does it every morning without fail when she goes to my dad's. Slams car doors then it's like a rhino charging through the house. Of course, she can't close a door the way she opens it. As she walks though the door way, she grabs the handle and then just pulls it really hard then let's go so it slams shut purely so she doesn't have to close it gently. You know, actually have to turn around and pull the door shut gently.
My mum once managed to put two cassette tapes in the tape deck on her Focus.
She tried to put a tape in, and upon meeting resistance she just pushed it harder until there were two tapes in there sitting on top of each other.
As I was disassembling the head unit to fix it, I asked her what she was thinking. "I just thought it was a bit stiff".
She tried to put a tape in, and upon meeting resistance she just pushed it harder until there were two tapes in there sitting on top of each other.
As I was disassembling the head unit to fix it, I asked her what she was thinking. "I just thought it was a bit stiff".
When we bought a new car 7 years ago, a warning kept flashing up 'boot open'. It wasn't open, but hadn't gone to the 2nd latch position, so according to the sensor it was open. Fair enough, but you had to shut it like you were trying to break it in order to get the warning to go out. After a week of this we (both I and Wife) couldn't accept it any more. Took it to Main Dealer. Had a free coffee. Techi emerged from workshop and said "that's how it is - I've a sheet here from the manufacturer". On said sheet it stated 'some customers experience difficulty with shutting the tailgate, but the latch on this model is different to others, and requires more force'. I told him it was garbage, and I'd fix it myself or they could have the car back. Wife was concerned that it would never work. Back home with a T50 in the ratchet, I loosened the keeper and moved it about 4mm towards the rear.... shut tailgate and the warning was out but the tailgate didn't look flush. Loosened the fittings again and moved it 2mm towards front, and all was ok. So it only needed moving about 2mm. Comes to something when you buy a new car and have to fix it the first week! Techi obviously didn't try.
Fastpedeller said:
When we bought a new car 7 years ago, a warning kept flashing up 'boot open'. It wasn't open, but hadn't gone to the 2nd latch position, so according to the sensor it was open. Fair enough, but you had to shut it like you were trying to break it in order to get the warning to go out. After a week of this we (both I and Wife) couldn't accept it any more. Took it to Main Dealer. Had a free coffee. Techi emerged from workshop and said "that's how it is - I've a sheet here from the manufacturer". On said sheet it stated 'some customers experience difficulty with shutting the tailgate, but the latch on this model is different to others, and requires more force'. I told him it was garbage, and I'd fix it myself or they could have the car back. Wife was concerned that it would never work. Back home with a T50 in the ratchet, I loosened the keeper and moved it about 4mm towards the rear.... shut tailgate and the warning was out but the tailgate didn't look flush. Loosened the fittings again and moved it 2mm towards front, and all was ok. So it only needed moving about 2mm. Comes to something when you buy a new car and have to fix it the first week! Techi obviously didn't try.
Rather than the "technician" using their own initiative, they would've read the dealer computers suggestions, if it didn't tell them how to fix it, then they wouldn't.Pan Pan Pan said:
My sister does this with washing machine, tumble driers, and refrigerator doors. She goes through washing machines, tumble driers and refrigerators in such remarkably short times, she gets an annual calendar from Currys.
Someone (they've not owned up to it) broke the catch on the door of our £1300 Miele washing machine. Miele want £400 for a replacement door. Basically the lock on the washing machine door is an invitation to yank as hard as possible even if it means tearing the metal catch out of the door.
"hmm, must be some sort of manufacturing fault, I'll pull harder..."
I've managed to do a bodge repair on it by opening up the door frame with a plastic welding gun, install 4 or 5 hard disk drive magnets into the door frame and glue them in. Plastic welded the frame back together. Now the strong magnets hold the door shut against the body of the machine during operation and a gentle tug on the door will open it when the cycle has finished.
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