2009 BMW M3: Junk in the Trunk

Well I guess my question of "have you used the fold down rear seats yet" has been answered! Heck ya!

The coupe is actually longer than the sedan Mr. Schmidt, and much of it is longer rear overhang.

The coupe also has split folding rear seats, so why would this have been more difficult?

I feel like those pipes would look better if they were more towards the sides of the car - it would make the car look wider.

wasn't someone telling us a few months back that "premium" European cars don't use gas struts in the trunk and that covered hinges that go into the trunk were better? Those look like struts to me.

I too, fail to see why this would be any different with an M3 coupe.

if anyone from BMW is reading...

please develop the E91 M3 (wagon)

"wasn't someone telling us a few months back that "premium" European cars don't use gas struts in the trunk and that covered hinges that go into the trunk were better? Those look like struts to me. "

Can you provide that link?

struts > hinges in my book

have had some hinges work me over - from crushed plants... to items I thought would fit that didnt once the trunk was lowered

"struts > hinges in my book"

except in the winter when they tend to stop holding the lid up and let it drop on your head.

"wasn't someone telling us a few months back that "premium" European cars don't use gas struts in the trunk and that covered hinges that go into the trunk were better? Those look like struts to me."

Well it's true, the big boys with longer decklids are generally better off with sheathed hinges, and short decklids with struts. For example the Mercedes C, E, and S-Classes; BMW 5 and 7-Series; Maybachs and RR Phantom all use sheathed hinges, but an Aston or an SL will use struts. It really depends on the size and shape/orientation of the car's boot and the orientation of the decklid. Struts are not "superior" in all situations.

What's always cheap and lousy are unsheathed hinges. Those are the "luggage crushers".

bimmerjay-

What you say makes sense..although why was BMW able to use struts on the 5 and 7 with the e39 and e39 5 and 7 series. Those cars had large decklids too.

"What you say makes sense..although why was BMW able to use struts on the 5 and 7 with the e39 and e39 5 and 7 series. Those cars had large decklids too."

It's also harder to engineer a power decklid with struts versus sheathed hinges.