What is your reaction to this interior?

[cawimmer430]

 




I was googling the interior of the Plymouth Acclaim and came across this. My first thought was "Holy shit..." then I was speecheless. 

[3.0L V6]

The interior reminds me of my grandmother's Acclaim, whilst the paint job reminds me of the time my buddy painted the dash panels of his Thunderbird yellow.

[sportyaccordy]

Why were you looking for the dash of a Plymouth Acclaim?

I'm not gonna lie, I was expecting the worst, and this still caught me by surprise. I puckered

[hotrodalex]

I'm not gonna lie, I was expecting the worst, and this still caught me by surprise. I puckered

Me too. Somehow Wimmer found an interior worse than I could imagine.

[cawimmer430]

Why were you looking for the dash of a Plymouth Acclaim?

I thought Ifcar had posted a Plymouth Acclaim in the Guess What Car: US Edition thread and was curious as to what the interior looks like.

I'm not much of a dashstroaker, but even I would feel sick behind this mass of extremely cheap plastic. HOLY SHIT. 

[3.0L V6]

I thought Ifcar had posted a Plymouth Acclaim in the Guess What Car: US Edition thread and was curious as to what the interior looks like.

I'm not much of a dashstroaker, but even I would feel sick behind this mass of extremely cheap plastic. HOLY SHIT. 

...

We've become spoiled with car interiors - to the point that we've become snobs. The custom paint job is tasteless, I admit, but the interior is what you'd expect of a car designed in the late 1980s.

My requirements for an interior: Can I manipulate the controls for HVAC/radio easily with gloves without taking my eyes off the road for very long? Will the controls work for the life of the car? Does it look reasonably acceptable? (no plaid seat pattern thanks) Are the seats comfy for driving?

The best Spirits/Acclaims were the ones with the Lotus developed 2.2L DOHC turbo engine (224hp!) and with the Chrysler turbo fours (150hp to start, but tons of potential).

[Colonel Cadillac]

Hey! That extremely cheap plastic was put in by the union workers, so that part was pretty expensive!

[Payman]

...

We've become spoiled with car interiors - to the point that we've become snobs. The custom paint job is tasteless, I admit, but the interior is what you'd expect of a car designed in the late 1980s.

My requirements for an interior: Can I manipulate the controls for HVAC/radio easily with gloves without taking my eyes off the road for very long? Will the controls work for the life of the car? Does it look reasonably acceptable? (no plaid seat pattern thanks) Are the seats comfy for driving?

The best Spirits/Acclaims were the ones with the Lotus developed 2.2L DOHC turbo engine (224hp!) and with the Chrysler turbo fours (150hp to start, but tons of potential).

Spoiled? Nah. Interiors are finally becoming acceptable. Looking at that Acclaim interior, it's amazing we put up with such garbage for so long. It's where you spend 95% of the time with your car, and to me, the design, ergonomics and materials should be held to a higher standard (or at least as high) as the rest of the vehicle.

[CALL_911]

I think it's fine. 

I mean, when you have that much history and heritage behind you (as Plymouth did), who gives a shit what the interior looks like?

[2o6]

It's sad, because the Dynasty's interior was so much better.




Then the Neon's interior blew it out of the water, and it by comparison to the competition wasn't all that great.

[CJ]

EGAD. 

[sportyaccordy]

I thought Ifcar had posted a Plymouth Acclaim in the Guess What Car: US Edition thread and was curious as to what the interior looks like.

I'm not much of a dashstroaker, but even I would feel sick behind this mass of extremely cheap plastic. HOLY SHIT. 

You think that's bad... look at the interior of your beloved:



The dash you posted is an improvement upon Detroit iron from the late 70s/early 80s

[AutobahnSHO]

haha
That's "normal" for older American cars.

[Onslaught]

Fuck. I've not seen that in years. A friend had one back when I was 21-22 and I had many a drunk night looking at that. Or looking out the door as I puked. That car had auto pilot to the strip club too.

And I think all American cars interiors sucked ass back in the 80's and most of the 90's. All of them.

[cawimmer430]

I think it's fine. 

I mean, when you have that much history and heritage behind you (as Plymouth did), who gives a shit what the interior looks like?

[cawimmer430]

...

We've become spoiled with car interiors - to the point that we've become snobs.

I agree.

Interiors have become better these days, but it also seems people keep demanding better interiors. The gap between luxury and mainstream car interiors is now so small it's getting pretty hard for luxury manufacturers to distinguish themselves from mainstream cars cabins.

[cawimmer430]

You think that's bad... look at the interior of your beloved:



The dash you posted is an improvement upon Detroit iron from the late 70s/early 80s

Honestly, that Plymouth Volare interior looks GREAT compared to that Acclaim. I think American car interiors of the '70s are much better than the stuff that came out in the '80s. 

[Onslaught]

I agree.

Interiors have become better these days, but it also seems people keep demanding better interiors. The gap between luxury and mainstream car interiors is now so small it's getting pretty hard for luxury manufacturers to distinguish themselves from mainstream cars cabins.

The I see no reason to buy the more expensive luxury car. Other than that silly prestige thing.

[Mustangfan2003]

What is your reaction to this amazing Aries ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twkIdxgS0lo

[cawimmer430]

The I see no reason to buy the more expensive luxury car. Other than that silly prestige thing.

Just say the magic words already!

HISTORY AND HERITAGE

[cawimmer430]

What is your reaction to this amazing Aries ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twkIdxgS0lo

LMAO!!!  


"I'm Tim. I drive an Aries." <--- serious face, serious tone, serious language....  

"It's not only the performance, it's also the luxury!"

"88% of Aries owners have a fixed address."


ROFLMAO!!!!  



That was commercial must have been fake, right?  

[sportyaccordy]

The I see no reason to buy the more expensive luxury car. Other than that silly prestige thing.

I agree. I hope I am not blaspheming, but I have two friends, one with an Accord 6-6 coupe and one with a 335i coupe. The 335i coupe has been in the shop non stop since he got it, and while it's faster than the Accord and better handling it's not much nicer (if at all) as a daily driver. After seeing their experiences I would honestly go with the Accord over the 335i. Power, handling, history, heritage all mean nothing if you don't know whether or not your car's gonna get you to work today.

[cawimmer430]

After seeing their experiences I would honestly go with the Accord over the 335i. Power, handling, history, heritage all mean nothing if you don't know whether or not your car's gonna get you to work today.

Make sure you get your transmission changed after 25,000 miles.   

[ChrisV]

haha
That's "normal" for older American cars.

Not just American cars of that era. Japanese and Europeans were often as bad.

While it looks SLIGHTLY better, this Celica is all plastic, and tends to be real flimsy when you touch it, expecially that center console:



Same with this Corolla:



This is not much different than GM interiors of the day:







All plastic, and those two giant pods on either side of the steering wheel were flimsy and tended to break.

This is a Fiat interior in the '80s:



All plastic, too. Nice boxes, eh?

At least the Acclaim was soft to the touch.

Here's an '80s GTI dahs:



Also all plastic and didn't hold up well. Luxury cars were better, but average cars didnt' have to be, beceau we didn't expect average cars to be luxury cars.

Spoiled? Nah. Interiors are finally becoming acceptable. Looking at that Acclaim interior, it's amazing we put up with such garbage for so long. It's where you spend 95% of the time with your car, and to me, the design, ergonomics and materials should be held to a higher standard (or at least as high) as the rest of the vehicle.

It was. The problem is that we expect every car to be a luxury car. We think we are entitled to the highest quality at ALL price points, not just luxury price points. It's impractical and part of the reason that a mid size, mid level car now costs 30k instead of $4k, and it's NOT just inflation, but inflated expectations. Everyone has become a princess that cna't sleep due to a pea they feel under 10 mattresses. it's ridiculous.

All I need a dash to do in a basic car is hold functioning guages.

[Madman]

Wow, the interior of this car is so cheap and flimsy the steering wheel has broken off!

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

This is one of my favorite interiors (American) of the 80s. I know the motoring press hated it and labeled the digital dash Star Wars, but I loved it!  Maybe I'm slightly biased (see my avatar) but oh well! 

[Laconian]

This is one of my favorite interiors (American) of the 80s. I know the motoring press hated it and labeled the digital dash Star Wars, but I loved it!  Maybe I'm slightly biased (see my avatar) but oh well! 

I didn't know Corvette interiors could be ordered in menstral red!

[cawimmer430]

It's safe to say that plastic was very common in all car interiors in the day - even in luxury cars.


Here's a GOOD Mercedes W123 interior.




Here's a BASIC Mercedes W123 interior.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I didn't know Corvette interiors could be ordered in menstral red!

Yes you did!   

[sportyaccordy]

Old Benzes still have great interiors. What can't be conveyed in pictures is the feel + weight of controls. That's a place where the Germans were really ahead of the competiton