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**crestorinfo** · 03-30-2009, 09:20 PM

1. How do you think car manufacturers, in general, rate at solving the following issues with current passenger car interiors? (Please rate out of 10):

• Comfort - 6
I'd mark higher if I was average height, how many cars are really comfortable for someone over 6ft (I'm 6'6" and couldn't get comfortable in most superminis, and even then the car would be a 3 seater because the rear seat behind me would be useless)

• Versatility (How the interior adapts to people, luggage, weather conditions, etc). 7
Depends on the car (MPVs are obviously better at this) but generally I'd say most cars cope pretty well.

• Clean ability (How easy is it to maintain clean? 8
With the exception of carpets most cars are pretty easy plastic surfaces.

• Space Efficiency (How practical & Useable the space available is) 4
Crap. This is the 21st century, cars don't need to have big space wasting armchair seats to be comfortable, and packaging isn't good. Imagine how much space there would be in a regular car if it was was packaged like a Toyota IQ, and with thin seats!

• Ergonomics (How user friendly the interior is laid out) 6
Unless its a luxury car with a million buttons or an iDrive/MMI type wheel, its pretty good with things designed to be in line of sight and reachable.

• Insulation (Keeping the interior isolated from noise and temperature extremes) 7
Both good. With a decent heater/air con the heat insulation is less of an issue, but noise insulation on modern cars is great.

• Feel (Lighting, Appeal of materials – Is it a place you want to be in?) 2
Doubly crap. Leather grain texture plastic, fake plastic wood (and some real wood) and carbon fibre trim should be banned. Oh and there should be more choice of colour than black, grey, beige or dark blue interiors. Unless your in a rolls with a starlight roof or whatever its called, interior lighting isn't great. The most interesting thing I can think of is a Scion with coloured highlights. My smart has a clear roof, it helps the natural light in the car by loads, how hard can it be (

) to put a polycarbonate roof panel into a car?

2. Do you think car interiors are well suited to people in your country's conditions? Please state country/area.
UK - On the whole yes, can't think of anything that doesn't really suit this country.

3. Have you purchased aftermarket products for your car interior to protect it from weather conditions or Elements? (ie, seat covers, dash mats, etc)
Better car mats and a rubber grip mat for the dashboard/console.

4. In what ways would you change car interiors to make them a more appealing place to be in?
I pretty much said my piece in the Feel section above.

5. Do you maintain your car interior clean? How?
Vacuum cleaner, and plastic surface wipes.

6. How easy is it to maintain a car interior clean?
Basically clean is easy, more than that is was valet services are for. They know what theyre doing

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7. How often do you take your car to beaches, Natural parks, Nature reserves, Camping trips, outdoor sports trips or any other place where the interior is bound to get muddy, wet, sandy or dusty?
I try to avoid it, but I'm not an active outdoorsy person.

8. Does keeping your car interior clean have any influence in the places you drive to or the activities you do before driving? (ie, surfing, swimming, outdoor sports, etc)
See above.

9. Does heat from parking your car in the sun affect where you go to or where you park your vehicle?
UK - What sun?

. I do carry a windscreen sunshade for those rare times.

10. Please re-arrange the following list of characteristics in order of importance to you. Start with the most important and leave the least important last.

• Comfort
• Feel
• Ergonomics
• Space Efficiency
• Versatility
• Clean Ability
• Insulation
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Cheers guys![/quote]

03-30-2009, 09:20 PM	#4
crestorinfo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	1. How do you think car manufacturers, in general, rate at solving the following issues with current passenger car interiors? (Please rate out of 10): • Comfort - 6 I'd mark higher if I was average height, how many cars are really comfortable for someone over 6ft (I'm 6'6" and couldn't get comfortable in most superminis, and even then the car would be a 3 seater because the rear seat behind me would be useless) • Versatility (How the interior adapts to people, luggage, weather conditions, etc). 7 Depends on the car (MPVs are obviously better at this) but generally I'd say most cars cope pretty well. • Clean ability (How easy is it to maintain clean? 8 With the exception of carpets most cars are pretty easy plastic surfaces. • Space Efficiency (How practical & Useable the space available is) 4 Crap. This is the 21st century, cars don't need to have big space wasting armchair seats to be comfortable, and packaging isn't good. Imagine how much space there would be in a regular car if it was was packaged like a Toyota IQ, and with thin seats! • Ergonomics (How user friendly the interior is laid out) 6 Unless its a luxury car with a million buttons or an iDrive/MMI type wheel, its pretty good with things designed to be in line of sight and reachable. • Insulation (Keeping the interior isolated from noise and temperature extremes) 7 Both good. With a decent heater/air con the heat insulation is less of an issue, but noise insulation on modern cars is great. • Feel (Lighting, Appeal of materials – Is it a place you want to be in?) 2 Doubly crap. Leather grain texture plastic, fake plastic wood (and some real wood) and carbon fibre trim should be banned. Oh and there should be more choice of colour than black, grey, beige or dark blue interiors. Unless your in a rolls with a starlight roof or whatever its called, interior lighting isn't great. The most interesting thing I can think of is a Scion with coloured highlights. My smart has a clear roof, it helps the natural light in the car by loads, how hard can it be () to put a polycarbonate roof panel into a car? 2. Do you think car interiors are well suited to people in your country's conditions? Please state country/area. UK - On the whole yes, can't think of anything that doesn't really suit this country. 3. Have you purchased aftermarket products for your car interior to protect it from weather conditions or Elements? (ie, seat covers, dash mats, etc) Better car mats and a rubber grip mat for the dashboard/console. 4. In what ways would you change car interiors to make them a more appealing place to be in? I pretty much said my piece in the Feel section above. 5. Do you maintain your car interior clean? How? Vacuum cleaner, and plastic surface wipes. 6. How easy is it to maintain a car interior clean? Basically clean is easy, more than that is was valet services are for. They know what theyre doing . 7. How often do you take your car to beaches, Natural parks, Nature reserves, Camping trips, outdoor sports trips or any other place where the interior is bound to get muddy, wet, sandy or dusty? I try to avoid it, but I'm not an active outdoorsy person. 8. Does keeping your car interior clean have any influence in the places you drive to or the activities you do before driving? (ie, surfing, swimming, outdoor sports, etc) See above. 9. Does heat from parking your car in the sun affect where you go to or where you park your vehicle? UK - What sun? . I do carry a windscreen sunshade for those rare times. 10. Please re-arrange the following list of characteristics in order of importance to you. Start with the most important and leave the least important last. • Comfort • Feel • Ergonomics • Space Efficiency • Versatility • Clean Ability • Insulation *************************** Cheers guys![/quote]
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