It's funny... the first thing almost everyone does when I go to show them my E is to start prodding away at the hinge for the back door. They all think it's a handle and begin tapping and poking at it trying to open the door. :lol:

Drew

Very true - I have had the same experience. Poking at it asking "what's that?"

Thom Wodock

I'd say at least 80% of the people I show...the funny thing is, most of them do it AFTER they've seen the door open...

My husband did that to the E in the showroom at the dealership when we very first started looking for a new Honda.

Just got my E last month -- a friend saw the hinge and squealed, "Oh! The back roof comes off!"

Funny, but true.

Tell'em it's the recharging receptacle for the electric engine.

You know, no one tried to open the hinge until the day I read this post. That afternoon a co-worker thought it was a handle. And another wnated to know if the trip piece on the front edge of the back door was a handle (just cosmetic, I explained). [/code]

I had an executive visit today with several members from corporate, and we had to drive to an offsite storage facility, and the one gentleman from home office was admiring my E and asked "What is this handle for?" I turned around to see him pointing at the hinge....and then I had to show him how the door opened and of course he took a look around the inside.

Kinda funny!

I tell people it's the side gun port. :lol:

i've had 3 people push and pull the hinge..then ask me, "what does this dow???" do they expect more?? lol