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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
There are people out there who apparently fondle their interior panels while driving. They don't think the plastics are soft enough.
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My friend, I am sorry, but i disagree with you. This arguement has been going on since the first days the Camaro was under development. I pretty much remained neutral on the issue. But there are a lot of people, who percieve hard plastic dashes as cheap. It is that plain and simple. I goes way back to the old days when padded dashes were first coming into vogue during the '50's.
It was a sign of luxury and upper level models. When the FEDs added many crash requirements, virtually every dash made during the late '60s and through mostly until the early to mid 2000's had soft materials on the dash.
I remember when I was a kid a cushion (i.e. Padded) dash was a pretty darn nice upper level addition to any auto.
It isn't about fondling the dash. Its about perception of quality. Take a look at the latest Malibu. That to me is one of the best looking dashes of recent GM products.
But, I guess we will just have to disagree. That's what makes this site a good one as long as disagreement is kept civil.