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Originally Posted by quagmire
What is cheap to you? Are you allowing your BMW get in the way of judging if a car is cheap or not? Going from a BMW interior( though not the best in its respective class, but still better then you would get in a Ford, Toyota, etc) with its leather dash, etc and going to the Taurus which will have a lot more plastic will probably give off the cheap feel.
This is an honest question. I keep on seeing people come on here and say the Taurus, Mustangs, etc interior is cheap and crappy. But, from what perspective are you using? Has your BMW's interior influenced or set your standard of what is a good interior or not? There are a lot of kids here on the board that their BMW is there very first car so I am wondering if having a BMW has messed with their perspective.
Comparing the Taurus to your BMW's interior, yeah the Taurus's interior is cheap. But, the Taurus is not aiming to be a luxury car. It is a mainstream full size family sedan. It is not going to have as nice of interior as a Benz, Audi, or BMW.
So I am just wondering, how do you judge if the interior is cheap or not? Do you compare it to the competition or by what you already drive?
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Good post. You have to look at these factors in the right context. Size and power wise the SHO competes with the BMW 550i except the Taurus is slightly larger and heavier. Yet the 550i starts at $60K. Of course it's more luxurious and uses higher quality parts. Comparably equipped it's probably over $20K more than the SHO. For the money the Taurus does well.
Thanks, Mike.