you don't have to get wood or leather on your car if you don't like geez

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Ya know what's sad? I prefer wood (faux or real) over "metal." It just seems more classy and warm than cold and clinical metal. It looks even better when combined with some metal accents around it, the Hyundai Santa Fe's beige interior is a good example of what I mean

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Chief, Japan and Korea are most definitely not the same country. Most definitely not. Japanese raped Korea quite literally during WWII so I would keep your facts straight. No, they are NOT all the same.

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Of course not, but in looking at vehicles from the two countries, you'll forgive me for failing to note much difference.

Because...there isn't much difference.

Perhaps I should say Domestic Asiatic Vehicle.

:shrug:

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Mmmm, fair enough...although many manufacturers do things in a similar manner. And although VWs do a great job with an interior, I would get, say, a Mazda3 over a GTI knowing interior quality was similar but reliability was quite different. It is apparent you have a bias against Japanese vehicles; having sat and test driven a number of vehicles since I am in the market right now, I don't think it's fair to say Asian vehicles are worse interiorwise - it's more case by case than anything. Right now, for example, I would buy any Honda interior except the Civic as opposed to a comparable Ford. Some GM cars have awesome interiors, such as the Sky and Aura, but they are both notably better than the Cobalt for example.

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blacksabre, your comment is unbelievably ignorant.

"random icon lights scattered all over the facia"

all the normal lights (temperature, gear, headlight) are where they should be. warning lights are on the periphery and shouldn't light up after the car starts.

"and acres of plastic"

um, plastic that looks better than most cars, domestic or foreign, on the road today. what do you want? leather in kia? carbon fiber (gay) ?

"The cup holders, as Jason noted, are gonna be clumsy to use"

Jason? who? Is he your friend that tested out the cup holders? From what I can see, the cup holder's a round hole behind and to the left of the gearshift that you stick containers of beverages in. If you have problems sticking your 64oz slurpee into that hole, maybe you shouldn't drive.

"and what will you bet some poor idiot (or 100) ends up cramming that shift lever from "D" to "R" while cruising down the highway."

Even though I don't like "J-gate" shifters, I can't imagine how some idiot could cram the lever from "D" to "R" accidentally while cruising down the highway. but you're right, that person is an idiot. I think older Valiants have push button automatics, maybe those idiots can drive those.

"The wood grain looks okay, but light wood grain shows dirt easily, and since the surface is rounded, it's gonna be useless for holding anything."

waaah. i'm sure you can paint it black and take some sandpaper to it so your purse won't slide off.

"Finally, the lighter and CD slot are down where the gearshift is gonna make using them a miserable proposition."

From the picture, the CD slot is well above the shifter.
The lighter/aux power is to the right. if it's so miserable, maybe you should quit smoking.

"The Japanese understand these things are necessary, but they never have put in any time figuring out how people plan to use them."

Yes, the Japanese are lagging domestics and Europeans in ergonomics. Right. (sarcasm). Lexus? Acura? Infiniti? Try again.

No brain, no gain. Sorry, Blacksabre.

: shrug :

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Thank you, Za, for your thoughts. Your reasoning is fair, and maybe I need to examine my own, to an extent.

Nosmas, never make it personal. Everyone has an opinion, and they're entitled to it. I don't have a Japanese bias, that I'm aware of, but I DO want it all, and when a car don't offer it (and most Asian cars are depressingly similar, aside from the 'elite' brand names) I comment. As far as the shifter, I won't even defend myself on that, cause every distracted soccer mom or dad in the country has a shot at cramming that baby into reverse, and most J-gates step reverse to the side, rather than leaving it in line.

The lighter is on the right, below and 'behind' the shifter, so the driver can fumble blindly for it, or...look away from the road to use it, with predictable results.

You could be right about the CD slot, but it would certainly be easier to use if it was higher in the console. There appears to be room to put it higher, so it was worth a comment.

Your bias against smokers doesn't prevent them from desiring useful accessories.

Remember, your opinions about the car are relevent. Your opinions about the other commenters are...wasted.

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At least learn how to spell the car name right if you're gonna make a comparison. By the way, there's no similarity to the Amanti here at all, so thanks for showing your ignorance on two levels.

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That's what you call a BURN!!!

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