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Originally Posted by DGthe3
I guess I just don't get it then. When I'm driving a car, I tend to look out the windshield, not stare at the dashboard. I notice how the suspension feels, and what the engine sounds like, and the wind/road noise. But the dash? Its just sorta ... there. I see it, but I don't pay any attention to it. As long as the shapes look pleasant enough, and the radio/HVAC controls are easy to use I'm fine with the dash.
But most importantly, with regard to the nice soft leather covered dash shown for the Dart that initiated the comment, I have never found myself feeling up the dash of my car. It simply hasn't happened, not once. Closest I come is wiping off the dash when I'm cleaning the car but I wouldn't put that in the same category. I barely touch the soft inserts in the door of my Grand Am. If my left arm is resting on the door, its up by the window not down by the door handle. However, I do appreciate the leather wrapped steering wheel. Feels much better than a typical plastic job.
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That is an easy dismissal for lackluster quality. The fact is you are spending as much as 40k for a car, performance or not the quality should be there. Other manufacturers can do it, so why not GM? The extra effects other than a more pleasing experience petting the dash (lol) is a better, but the look and the ability to resist cracking and squeaks and rattles. You say they didn't put performance in the Dart, correct, but it starts out around $7000 cheaper than the cheapest base Camaro. The Challenger and Mustang can both do it with high quality materials and performance, so.......