>> The trouble is that journalists have thrown quality together to mean lots of things. I
>> find the nonsense of "quality is poor as it lacks soft touch dashboard materials" particularly
>> galling. Hard plastics are aesthetics, not the level of "fitness for purpose" (quality).
>>Presumably this was in a cheap car, as wouldn't 'fitness for purpose' in an expensive car >>include good aesthetics? Ie. purpose becomes 'get me from A to B, and feel nice to be in >>as well'.
I don't think it should be personally. Does the dash plastic affect the mechanical integrity or performance of the car?
It is all subjective of course, which is part of the problem when you try to compare these things. I remember a few years ago a car mag scored the 5 star Euro NCAP Saab a 4 * but the 4 star Euro NCAP Merc a 5 * for safety.... ?
Perhaps we have a new thread that suggests what a car should be rated on?
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