Doors on two-door models tend to be longer, and heavier, than the doors on a four-door. It's much easier to open doors in tight spaces in a four-door, and the doors themselves are much less unwieldy.
In short, four doors was very high on my must-have list after the Cavalier started to catch fire.
Damn. I did a lot of research in January after my car was killed--you may want to look at Hyundai. High reliability and safety ratings, and reasonably priced.
Accessibility is key with four doors. If you use the back seat as cargo space, getting grocery bags or boxes of books, or whatever, in and out of the back seat, it's much easier with rear doors. On those rare occasions you carry more than one passenger, it's much easier, even with a tiny backseat, to get in and out of the back seat with a rear door than trying to scramble in over a tipped-forward front seat back. In addition to the points sophiap made.
Keep it low on the list but still as a ticky box to check off. My last rental? No fob. Amazing how much I am acclimated to that. Who doesn't have a keyless fob now? I pushed the key trying to lock the doors, uselessly.
I am really sorry about your car. I liked it a lot.
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In short, four doors was very high on my must-have list after the Cavalier started to catch fire.
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Good luck. Glad you're okay!
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One of these days I may buy a Fit, which is a top-rated subcompact. Last I heard lori likes hers a lot.
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Keep it low on the list but still as a ticky box to check off. My last rental? No fob. Amazing how much I am acclimated to that. Who doesn't have a keyless fob now? I pushed the key trying to lock the doors, uselessly.
I am really sorry about your car. I liked it a lot.
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