Comments on: GM foresees interiors with more power outlets, ultra-thin seats http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-105684 Marc Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:10:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-105684 Jon, I worked for a car dealer for a few months during the past year... I've been in an innumerous ammount of these vehicles. I saw the interior problems with almost every used VW and Audi we got in. The used car manager gave me a list of problems that I had to check for on these cars before I accepted them in on trade or before I resold them. I could almost always count on these problems being there. Unless you take extra good care of your car, the interiors on these cars don't hold up so well. Thats a fact and anybody who knows the car market (not just pimple faced car enthusists) knows the reality of these products... Yes, products. By the way, I love Audis and VWs. Jon, I worked for a car dealer for a few months during the past year… I’ve been in an innumerous ammount of these vehicles. I saw the interior problems with almost every used VW and Audi we got in. The used car manager gave me a list of problems that I had to check for on these cars before I accepted them in on trade or before I resold them. I could almost always count on these problems being there. Unless you take extra good care of your car, the interiors on these cars don’t hold up so well. Thats a fact and anybody who knows the car market (not just pimple faced car enthusists) knows the reality of these products… Yes, products. By the way, I love Audis and VWs.

]]> By: an http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-104338 an Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:17:03 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-104338 "vw/audi interiors are not that high of quality, i’ve seen numerous late model audi’s and vw’s with center consoles and door panels that have material peeling off" I agree, my 2006 Jetta interior may look good, but the squeaks and rattles are annoying (only 17k miles). Lower door panels that scuff easily. Don't turn the stereo up too loud, speakers rattle. The suspension rattle is really bothersome. Car is NEVER driver down dirt or gravel roads, not abused, and properly serviced. My 86 Golf at 117K miles had less squeaks and rattles than this car. But hey this interior looks so much better. Whooooppee! “vw/audi interiors are not that high of quality, i’ve seen numerous late model audi’s and vw’s with center consoles and door panels that have material peeling off”

I agree, my 2006 Jetta interior may look good, but the squeaks and rattles are annoying (only 17k miles). Lower door panels that scuff easily. Don’t turn the stereo up too loud, speakers rattle. The suspension rattle is really bothersome. Car is NEVER driver down dirt or gravel roads, not abused, and properly serviced. My 86 Golf at 117K miles had less squeaks and rattles than this car. But hey this interior looks so much better. Whooooppee!

]]> By: RangeRoverBoy http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-103824 RangeRoverBoy Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:39:31 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-103824 Think Jon Lovitz. Yeah that's the ticket... ultra-thin seats. It works for maxi pads. I do like the vulva comment. I can see her point if you pay too much attention to the Volvo... sorry... nevermind. Think Jon Lovitz. Yeah that’s the ticket… ultra-thin seats. It works for maxi pads.
I do like the vulva comment. I can see her point if you pay too much attention to the Volvo… sorry… nevermind.

]]> By: V V http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-103476 V V Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:08:07 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-103476 Hey guys Audi probably has the best interior design and quality in the industry. The gaps are tiny and the quality is hight. I owned a 1998 audi A4 and at that time I have never seen such a sweet interior. The 06 Audi's have much better interiors. Hey guys Audi probably has the best interior design and quality in the industry. The gaps are tiny and the quality is hight. I owned a 1998 audi A4 and at that time I have never seen such a sweet interior. The 06 Audi’s have much better interiors.

]]> By: V V http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-103472 V V Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:06:28 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-103472 Hey just Audi probably the best interior design and quality in the industry. The gaps are tiny are quality hight. I owned a 1998 audi A4 and at that time I have never seen such a sweet interior. The 06 Audi's is just a beautiful. Hey just Audi probably the best interior design and quality in the industry. The gaps are tiny are quality hight. I owned a 1998 audi A4 and at that time I have never seen such a sweet interior. The 06 Audi’s is just a beautiful.

]]> By: Jon http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-102811 Jon Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:31:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-102811 Marc, From where do you get this information? I know tons of people with Audi’s / VW’s that have over 50K miles and nothing like this has happened to their cars. Jon. Marc,

From where do you get this information? I know tons of people with Audi’s / VW’s that have over 50K miles and nothing like this has happened to their cars.

Jon.

]]> By: Marc http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-102480 Marc Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:53:41 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-102480 GM has become “a design driven company again,â€? …He said when GM’s design department “ruledâ€? GM, “we made lots of money and had a 50 percent share.â€?

If that is the case, why haven’t they been a design-driven company if they saw results before? What have they been? This all sounds like great rhetoric, but I think that they’ve been a design-driven company all along but their design just suck. Does anybody have anything to add that could help enlighten this?

]]> By: scotty http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-102385 scotty Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:49:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-102385 yeah GM power outlets are going to make the interior sooo much nicer..........not. why the hell would he say something like that? that just shows thier mentality is the same, for crying out loud, if that your plan.. dont announce it. let magazines point them out as a positive thing that they found, its not an advertising point. yeah GM power outlets are going to make the interior sooo much nicer……….not. why the hell would he say something like that? that just shows thier mentality is the same, for crying out loud, if that your plan.. dont announce it. let magazines point them out as a positive thing that they found, its not an advertising point.

]]> By: Michael Karesh http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-102380 Michael Karesh Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:45:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-102380 I think GM already hired some VW/Audi guys. Everyone did. Problem is, they've been talking about improving the interiors for some time. I want to see some improved interiors. I think GM already hired some VW/Audi guys. Everyone did.

Problem is, they’ve been talking about improving the interiors for some time. I want to see some improved interiors.

]]> By: Marc http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-102304 Marc Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:40:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-102304 The Jetta is notorious for broker glove box hinges, and buttons have a tendancy to wear out and fall off. The Audi's too. Usually happens after 50K miles. The Jetta is notorious for broker glove box hinges, and buttons have a tendancy to wear out and fall off. The Audi’s too. Usually happens after 50K miles.

]]> By: Carsfeverguy http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-101989 Carsfeverguy Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:05:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-101989 Has there been a production application before? (are we talking like carbon fibre shells here with a bit of padding?) Has there been a production application before? (are we talking like carbon fibre shells here with a bit of padding?)

]]> By: Carsfeverguy http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-101984 Carsfeverguy Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:04:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-101984 Anybody have more info on these 2 inch seats? I'd really like to know more... I don't know how comfortable those show car seats really are. The other thing that worries me is how hard they would be from the backside, like if you hit your knees on them. Anyone? Anybody have more info on these 2 inch seats? I’d really like to know more… I don’t know how comfortable those show car seats really are. The other thing that worries me is how hard they would be from the backside, like if you hit your knees on them. Anyone?

]]> By: Zan http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-101981 Zan Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:04:02 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-101981 I am sadly unable to own a Volvo because my wife thinks the name sounds like Vulva. I am sadly unable to own a Volvo because my wife thinks the name sounds like Vulva.

]]> By: CarWanker http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-101840 CarWanker Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:52:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-101840 Why does it take GM executives 20 years to figure this out? Why does it take GM executives 20 years to figure this out?

]]> By: Ed http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-101229 Ed Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:15:18 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-101229 #5 and #6, I currently have an '04 TL and my wife has an '02 S60 T5. For short trips the TL seats are fine, but anything more than 1 hour long and I start aching and twitching trying to find a comfortable position. The Volvo seats, on the other hand, are downright perfect. I can spend the whole day behind the wheel and still feel 100% after I get out of the car. And yes, the S60R with the crazy optional Altacama leather is probably the only factory seat I would love to use as an office chair. #5 and #6, I currently have an ’04 TL and my wife has an ’02 S60 T5. For short trips the TL seats are fine, but anything more than 1 hour long and I start aching and twitching trying to find a comfortable position. The Volvo seats, on the other hand, are downright perfect. I can spend the whole day behind the wheel and still feel 100% after I get out of the car. And yes, the S60R with the crazy optional Altacama leather is probably the only factory seat I would love to use as an office chair.

]]> By: Zan http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-101072 Zan Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:04:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-101072 I have a 2003 Jetta and my only interior complaint is the crappy latch on the center console and the covering used on the inside door handles in the arm rest. Other then that it looks and feels nice to me. I have a 2003 Jetta and my only interior complaint is the crappy latch on the center console and the covering used on the inside door handles in the arm rest. Other then that it looks and feels nice to me.

]]> By: jimothy http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-100364 jimothy Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-100364 So Audi, Mercedes, and Lexus have better interiors than Chevy? Shocking!!! So Audi, Mercedes, and Lexus have better interiors than Chevy? Shocking!!!

]]> By: TW http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-100200 TW Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:39:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-100200 Yes Jon, If VW can do it so can GM. I've had issues with VW (mechanical/electrical), but I give them credit for good interiors with quality materials. Yes Jon, If VW can do it so can GM. I’ve had issues with VW (mechanical/electrical), but I give them credit for good interiors with quality materials.

]]> By: anon http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-100160 anon Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:38:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-100160 They were A4's and Jettas and the black material on the center consoles were peeling up. I'll admit the rest of the interior was very nice but I was unimpressed by the center consoles. They were A4′s and Jettas and the black material on the center consoles were peeling up. I’ll admit the rest of the interior was very nice but I was unimpressed by the center consoles.

]]> By: Jon http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-100029 Jon Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-100029 Anon, Which model Audi / VW? Seriously, Audi’s have the nicest interiors, barring the upper echelon (RR, Bentley, Maybach, etc…) in the auto industry, and VW is also very, very good, better than anything made by any of GM’s subsidiaries. Jon. Anon,

Which model Audi / VW? Seriously, Audi’s have the nicest interiors, barring the upper echelon (RR, Bentley, Maybach, etc…) in the auto industry, and VW is also very, very good, better than anything made by any of GM’s subsidiaries.

Jon.

]]> By: Maverick http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-100008 Maverick Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:24:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-100008 You've never sat in a Volvo S60R seat then. Oh man! I'd buy one just to turn it into an office chair. You’ve never sat in a Volvo S60R seat then. Oh man! I’d buy one just to turn it into an office chair.

]]> By: Zan http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-99869 Zan Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:11:22 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-99869 4 I am not sure what Audi and VW's you were in, but its kind of industry accepted that Audi has one of the best interiors around. Mercedes and Lexus also do a really nice job. I do have to say that when it comes to comfortable seats I pick Acura. I really loved the seats in the TL I drove. 4 I am not sure what Audi and VW’s you were in, but its kind of industry accepted that Audi has one of the best interiors around. Mercedes and Lexus also do a really nice job.

I do have to say that when it comes to comfortable seats I pick Acura. I really loved the seats in the TL I drove.

]]> By: anon http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-99749 anon Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:56:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-99749 vw/audi interiors are not that high of quality, i've seen numerous late model audi's and vw's with center consoles and door panels that have material peeling off vw/audi interiors are not that high of quality, i’ve seen numerous late model audi’s and vw’s with center consoles and door panels that have material peeling off

]]> By: ss http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-99683 ss Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:51:35 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-99683 GM needs to hire the vw/audi interior guys. thats the only chance they have. GM needs to hire the vw/audi interior guys. thats the only chance they have.

]]> By: Northeasterner http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-99662 Northeasterner Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:44:15 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-99662 I agree that 20k cars should have 30k interiors - but with GM it has been the other way around. GM's 30k cars have 20k interiors! I agree that 20k cars should have 30k interiors – but with GM it has been the other way around. GM’s 30k cars have 20k interiors!

]]> By: Paul D. http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats.html#comment-99572 Paul D. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:29:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/08/gm-foresees-interiors-with-power-outlets-ultra-thin-seats/#comment-99572 He said when GM’s design department “ruled� GM, “we made lots of money and had a 50 percent share.�

Good to talk of the glory days Bob, but 50% is lala-land. You’ve burned way too many people to ever regain the respect of decades past.

And if there are 2″ thick seats in the Solstice GXP that I checked out at the NY auto show, then head back to the drawing board buddy. Those things sucked. You might has well left the padding out and just had people sit on the crossmembers because that’s what they felt like anyways.

GM might as well outsource a lawn furniture company to build the seats because that was what I would equate the comfort to.

And power outlets do not exude a “Quality Interior”…

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