Which car has no right having an interior as nice as it does

Which car has no right having an interior as nice as it does

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AlexNJ89

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86 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Was chatting in a group chat the the MINI Cooper Goodwood came in to conversation. It's a MINI which had it's interior finished with Rolls-Royce materials.

There are other cars like the Aston Martin Cygnet, but in reality it still is very Aygo.

I was wondering if there are any other cars which are a lovely place to be but aren't an S-Class, 7 Series, XJ, Bentley etc?

Om

1,921 posts

85 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Allegro 1500 Vanden Plas?


AlexNJ89

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86 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Om said:
Allegro 1500 Vanden Plas?

I was thinking more modern, but yes!

alscar

5,365 posts

220 months

Wednesday 8th May
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My first car was a Princess 1100 VP with perhaps an even nicer dashboard in walnut complimented by leather seats , rear picnic tables in walnut and a leather sunroof.
But unfortunately not a very nice place to be driving.

croyde

23,887 posts

237 months

Wednesday 8th May
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I really like the interior of my 695 Abarth Competizione.

It's just a Fiat 500 inside but the alcantara and leather steering wheel, dark cloth interior, alcantara instrument binnacle and the Sabelts seats just makes it so much more classy than the Fiat 500 Hybrid that I was in for a few weeks before.

I keep thinking that I'm in my previous Mustang GT except it's a lot easier to park biggrin



Edited by croyde on Wednesday 8th May 09:53

AlexNJ89

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croyde said:
I really like the interior of my 695 Abarth Competizione.

It's just a Fiat 500 inside but the alcantara and leather steering wheel, dark cloth interior, alcantara instrument binnacle and the Sabelts seats just makes it so much more classy than the Fiat 500 Hybrid that I was in for a few weeks before.

I keep thinking that I'm in my previous Mustang GT except it's a lot easier to park biggrin



Edited by croyde on Wednesday 8th May 09:53
Nice. I have a Panda 100hp and have considering getting those seats put in.

lufbramatt

5,425 posts

141 months

Wednesday 8th May
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I remember my wife's uncle having a Kia Magentis about 20 years ago, the interior in that was really nice, full leather with "wood" inlays in the door armrests etc. If you didn't see what car you'd got in to you would have assumed it was something premium and german. Very comfortable.

jamesbilluk

3,958 posts

190 months

Wednesday 8th May
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I have seen photos of them with leather seats, but I've always thought the Honda E's interior looked a nice place to be, for a city car.


lufbramatt

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141 months

Wednesday 8th May
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jamesbilluk said:
I have seen photos of them with leather seats, but I've always thought the Honda E's interior looked a nice place to be, for a city car.

1970's Atari 2600 vibes. I wonder if you can play PacMan on the dashboard screens?

scot_aln

473 posts

206 months

Wednesday 8th May
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lufbramatt said:
1970's Atari 2600 vibes. I wonder if you can play PacMan on the dashboard screens?
I like that! Your comment made me wonder - and appears so

"Thanks to the standard HDMI input, you can connect games consoles and the like, or cast TV and movies directly from your phone using Chromecast. You can even turn the screens into a digital aquarium if you wish. All of this is designed to make a potential wait at a charging point more enjoyable, and can’t be used while the car is moving. You can also dim or turn off the screens if you wish, to reduce the chance of distraction on the road."


Edited by scot_aln on Wednesday 8th May 11:46

PositronicRay

27,505 posts

190 months

Wednesday 8th May
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lufbramatt said:
jamesbilluk said:
I have seen photos of them with leather seats, but I've always thought the Honda E's interior looked a nice place to be, for a city car.

1970's Atari 2600 vibes. I wonder if you can play PacMan on the dashboard screens?
The controls under the dash look like a 70s underslung radio from Halfords. Very retro.

Om

1,921 posts

85 months

Wednesday 8th May
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AlexNJ89 said:
Om said:
Allegro 1500 Vanden Plas?

I was thinking more modern, but yes!
I suspect nowadays there isn't the same need for a top trim level. The top of each range has more electronic features and/or held back colours/trim than anything luxurious. I think the drive is to get people to move up to the next tier rather than up a trim level. After all we are so much less constrained by our horizons these days...

lufbramatt

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141 months

Wednesday 8th May
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scot_aln said:
I like that! Your comment made we wonder - and appears so

"Thanks to the standard HDMI input, you can connect games consoles and the like, or cast TV and movies directly from your phone using Chromecast. You can even turn the screens into a digital aquarium if you wish. All of this is designed to make a potential wait at a charging point more enjoyable, and can’t be used while the car is moving. You can also dim or turn off the screens if you wish, to reduce the chance of distraction on the road."
Rasberry Pi running an Atari emulator hidden away somewhere....

biggbn

24,906 posts

227 months

Wednesday 8th May
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AlexNJ89 said:
Was chatting in a group chat the the MINI Cooper Goodwood came in to conversation. It's a MINI which had it's interior finished with Rolls-Royce materials.

There are other cars like the Aston Martin Cygnet, but in reality it still is very Aygo.

I was wondering if there are any other cars which are a lovely place to be but aren't an S-Class, 7 Series, XJ, Bentley etc?
Cygnet isn't an Aygo, it's an IQ...or are they the same inside? Renault 5 Monaco had lovely squishy leather seats!!

cadmunkey

536 posts

96 months

Wednesday 8th May
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jamesbilluk said:
I have seen photos of them with leather seats, but I've always thought the Honda E's interior looked a nice place to be, for a city car.

Agree, love the interior on these. Shame about the cars pricetag though!

jamesbilluk

3,958 posts

190 months

Wednesday 8th May
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cadmunkey said:
Agree, love the interior on these. Shame about the cars pricetag though!
That's true, they're not cheap! Would be quite fun to play a consol of some kind whilst it's charging.. Plugging it in to the 3 pin plug.

jamesbilluk

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190 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Another one I always thought looked stunning was the DS5,

Especially with the dark brown leather, I have seen them with a leather dash as well, I particularly like the buttons on the roof!



scot_aln

473 posts

206 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Looked like a modern version of that Vanden Plas but what about the Mini Goodwood edition from back in was it 2011.


dudleybloke

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193 months

Wednesday 8th May
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The Frazer-Tickford Metro was a bit plush.

Gas1883

560 posts

55 months

Wednesday 8th May
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Om said:
Allegro 1500 Vanden Plas?

My dad had one , metallic green