socal close encounter with the all new es350
04-07-06, 07:20 AM
#18
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Originally Posted by rominl
personally, i don't see what's the big deal of wood and that it's an indication of luxury. people know me know that i don't really care about the wood inside any luxury cars,
And there is nothing necessarily un-sporting about wood either.....many of the muscle cars I grew up with back in the 1960s and early 70's, such as the GTO, Dodge Challenger, Mustang, etc.....had nice matte fake-wood paneling on the dash and console....and these were not luxury cars by ANY means.
Now here's where I disagree, however, with this conventional thinking. In my book, cloth seats are preferable to leather. They may not have leather's nice smell, but they are cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter ( modern seat heaters and coolers have solved this to some degree ) and usually offer more grip and support from the fabric's friction...you don't slide around in the seat like you do with leather.
04-07-06, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
You're not alone, Henry. There are others who think like this, too ( although I am not one of them ). Wood or fake wood alone does not necessarily mean luxury.......especially the awful orange-colored stuff they put in the new Avalon. But done with high-quality and good taste, wood and leather have traditionally been associated with luxury cars...especially British ones.
And there is nothing necessarily un-sporting about wood either.....many of the muscle cars I grew up with back in the 1960s and early 70's, such as the GTO, Dodge Challenger, Mustang, etc.....had nice matte fake-wood paneling on the dash and console....and these were not luxury cars by ANY means.
Now here's where I disagree, however, with this conventional thinking. In my book, cloth seats are preferable to leather. They may not have leather's nice smell, but they are cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter ( modern seat heaters and coolers have solved this to some degree ) and usually offer more grip and support from the fabric's friction...you don't slide around in the seat like you do with leather.
And there is nothing necessarily un-sporting about wood either.....many of the muscle cars I grew up with back in the 1960s and early 70's, such as the GTO, Dodge Challenger, Mustang, etc.....had nice matte fake-wood paneling on the dash and console....and these were not luxury cars by ANY means.
Now here's where I disagree, however, with this conventional thinking. In my book, cloth seats are preferable to leather. They may not have leather's nice smell, but they are cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter ( modern seat heaters and coolers have solved this to some degree ) and usually offer more grip and support from the fabric's friction...you don't slide around in the seat like you do with leather.
Wood in interiors I do like, when done tastefullyl
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