Clarify sumtin for me
06-07-2004, 09:56 AM
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Clarify sumtin for me
Ok, a friend and I got in an argument (ok, a fit) over what the differences between a coupe, a fastback, and a hatchback are. We both agree a coupe is a car with a trunk, but the glass doesn't lift with it. But then, he says fastback and hatchback are one in the same, a trunk with the glass that lifts with it. Example, a Civic Hatch and my 240sx (1990 fastback) are both hatchbacks, fastback is just another name. I say fastback has a trunk with lifting glass (my 240) but a hatch has no trunk at all, just glass and a panel (the Civic Hatch) Whose the right one?
06-07-2004, 10:59 AM
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Most older people call them hatchbacks. Younger call them fastbacks( for obvious reasons).
But some manufactures call them differently( pending on who the car is targeted for).
They are the same thing.
Just like a moonroof/sunroof issue.
EDIT, like Hyjinx said. The civic is considered a hatch. BUT it is really a 5 door sedan. It isnt a hatch...it's an extra door. Why??I dunno. That is just what they call it.
But some manufactures call them differently( pending on who the car is targeted for).
They are the same thing.
Just like a moonroof/sunroof issue.
EDIT, like Hyjinx said. The civic is considered a hatch. BUT it is really a 5 door sedan. It isnt a hatch...it's an extra door. Why??I dunno. That is just what they call it.
Last edited by Project Cheap13; 06-07-2004 at 11:04 AM.
06-07-2004, 03:59 PM
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Originally posted by ixcocoyxi
sunroof: no panel to slide back to expose the glass to interior (glass is connected to panel)
moonroof: slide panel back to expose glass
(glass and panel are seperate)
sunroof: no panel to slide back to expose the glass to interior (glass is connected to panel)
moonroof: slide panel back to expose glass
(glass and panel are seperate)
Ford came up with the name "moonroof" back in the 70's. The names are interchangeable.
But technically. A sunroof has a metal top & a moonroof has a glasstop (so you can see out of it all the time).
Just another thing automakers do to try & confuse us.
06-07-2004, 08:00 PM
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ok well sorry for getting off topic, but theres a slight fued between me and a friend as well at the moment i know it has nothin to do with fastback, hatchback but he claims that every turbo is made by garret, is this true? cause from what i understand there are other companies such as greddy, hks, warner or warren somthin like that? just curious but yea i think its all the same as far as hatchback fast back its still somehtin back
06-07-2004, 09:22 PM
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if garret were the only ones makin turbines then the prices wouldnt vary so much
n garret sometimes refers to a name or type of turbine? not that actual company? thats my guess but hey im probably wrong. i'd jus go with HKS n make it simple haha
n garret sometimes refers to a name or type of turbine? not that actual company? thats my guess but hey im probably wrong. i'd jus go with HKS n make it simple haha
