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Any Russian speakers here who can translate what he is saying?
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I'm not Russian, but I'm slavic so I can clearly understand he is saying that lower part of door trim is soft plastic. Inside liner of door bin is hard plastic on the far side and felt on the near side. |
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I do agree with his remark regarding a lack of the accent/trim on the door panel between two colors of the panel, looks too simple. |
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This is funny. The bottom of the F30 doors (US) is either a really-hard soft-touch plastic; or a really-soft hard plastic.
What we can probably all agree on is that the bottom of F30 doors (US) is definitely not Sensatec.
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Not sure what you mean. It may or may not be Sensatec, but it is unquestionably a soft touch material and not hard for plastic as the 2er has.
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The bottom of the doors definitely wasn't wrapped and stitched with Sensatec. The bottom of the F30 doors is molded plastic with a padding for a soft touch (IMO) and simulated leather texture. Sensatec is a material on a roll, that is stitched. It's just synthetic instead of an animal hide.
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It's not nearly as squishy as eg. soft-touch dashboards, but still feels like a softer high quality plastic and not one that you could use to file your nails. (wtf am I saying ) |
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I'm more shocked that owners/test drivers have conflicting accounts of the material. How hard is it to determine if it's hard or soft plastic?
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No wonder BMW can't please everyone. I guess we have to make a personal judgement... nothing has really changed, has it? |
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I was seriously considering getting a M340i, but this will probably push me off. Hell, even the Tesla model 3 is better in this respect.
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Today I had the second test drive with G20 and inspected both front and back doors. The lower part is definitely a harder plastic. The E90 door card had softer material in that area.
Anyhow not a deal breaker for me, I will order a 330i Sport Line soon. |
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C class is soft on the bottom of all 4 doors, but GLC has hard plastic on the rear doors only. However GLC has soft padding with leather stiching for the drivers right knee and passenger left knee. Seems to be a compromise for the rear door.
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This is very disappointing that it has now been verified to be hard plastic. I may very well refuse my G20. Something about paying over 50k for a car with plastic of the hard and cheap kind on the bottoms of the doors sickens me. BMW should realize that other competitors out there can just as well take my money if they offer better quality. If BMW were charging Toyota Camry prices, I can see the logic. That they are charing a premium demands more, though.
I saw someone else mention in another thread that the plastic around the radio controls is also of the hard and cheap variety. Is it the same as what is on the bottom of the door? |
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