Tensandtwenties just pointed something out to me. The rotary powered sedan for sale on e-bay (item #600369044) doesn't have the side vents. Do the sedans not have side vents or has
this guy shaved them? I'm familiar with the coupes and the lack of vents might be what I don't like about the sedans. I won't go into a tirade about the rotary abomination this time.

The sedans have inconspicuous vents. They are located in the rear roof pillars parallel to the drip moulding. They're not used as a styling cue like in the coupe. The pictures of
the sedan on ebay are pretty poor so you really can't make out the vents.

they are not used a a styling cue like in the coupe? are you sure about that? coz what exactly do those
vents do?

Coz i have no idea...they dont seem be venting anything...

I first thought they were to vent air from inside the car, but when i looked inside, there's only roof
lining...

i reckon they are just for looks...thats why i repainted mine, hehe, nice gloss black.

I haven't looked behind the vents in my sedan to see how those vents work, but I doubt they're there just for looks. I have been behind the vents in my coupe and they
are definitely functional.

The 2-door seans do not have side vents. The coupes do have side
vents.

Mareo

Hello 1200 fans,
On the styling subject of the fastback vs sedan thing....I certainly don't want to offend my fastback 1200 friends, so please, just take this as my opinion and my personal preferences. Some
of you may have already seen my two electric 1200's, so you already know that they're both sedans. Back in the early and mid 80's when I acquired both cars, I made a concerted effort to find
clean and straight sedans, not fastbacks. From the first introduction of the 1200 through the 80

Body design differences:


(1) What some of you fastback guys may not know, is that the sedan has nearly two more inches of headroom over the fastback, due to its less raked windshield angle and taller roof line. As a
result, the sedan is far less claustrophobic feeling on the inside, and instead, has an airy feeling and spaciousness that defies the car

A test drive comparing the sedan to the fastback confirmed my thoughts about the fastback

Gee John, You made some good points and I am not one to say the sedan is ...er...plain looking. I may well get one of my own someday, but you ll have to admit theres a reason most
people picked the coupe over the sedan. Besides, most car styling these days is still over designed. Take a look at the Hyundai Santa Fe, for example. I m not comparing it with Datsun
quaility (all the recent headlines about the cylinder sleeve breakage) But you'll have to admit that overstyling is still the name of the game.
Steve

Hello 1200 fans and Steve,

>...but you ll have to admit theres a reason
>most people picked the coupe over the sedan.
>Besides, most car styling these days is still over
>designed. Take a look at the Hyundai Santa Fe, for >example

Actually, I totally agree with you, especially on that butt ugly Santa Fe! Yes, over-styled and tacky looking cars rate right up there with today's boy bands and their over
embellished singing styles where they can't just sustain a clean and on-pitch note. Simple and clean has always fallen behind over-styled and cluttered. I felt the 1200 fastback had
way too much of the latter and that the sedan was like a breath of freesh air. Apologies if I offended any fastback fans.

See Ya.....John Wayland