Spend a few thousand dollars and get some carbon fiber pieces and leather seat skins. No big deal.

 

I like my C-5 but the C-6 has a much better interior, if I can just convince the wife to give me some money.
OGC5

 

I don't think it's all that bad.

 

I don't mind the interior. Lets face it, the interior was far from the top of the list when we decided to buy a C5.

In a recent article I read that an optional interior is now available on the C6. The price was several thousand $. Would I have paid it had it been available with mine? Probably not. I'd sooner spend the extra on "go fast" stuff.

 

 

Looking at the interior of my car I thought it was looking a little dated.

It doesn't anymore.

 

It all depends how you define "IS."

Signed, Bill Clinton.

 

it breaks easy and doesn't fit together very well.

 

I do not know if it is cheap plastic, cheap manufacturing or cheap design.
The only thing I can say about it is that my Mazda has better plastic, and not the 1/4" gap between the door and the dashboard at the drivers side. Also the door panels doesn't "crick" as my vette does, and the leather seats doesn't have the "feel" of other leather competitors. (all some sort of plastic, vinyl, compost of course).
I understand cutting corners, maybe that's not the way I would have done it.

 

and the radio is crap, but except for those reasons I think it's fine

 

In the 10 months I've been a C5 owner I've broken one of the little plugs from behind the door handle, one of the little plugs which covers the bolts which hold on the center console, and worst of all, I have a huge crack in my radio bezel running from the TC/AH panel to the shifter. I like the style of the C5's interior, but the plastic pieces on it break if you look at them the wrong way. that's really my only complaint. many cars have plastic pieces in the interior. plastic isn't bad as long as it is well designed and looks nice. it also has to have some kind of play to it before it cracks because, lets face it, a car's geometry is going to change as its driven. the body flexes, and the interior does along with it. the C5's interior creeks and cracks and pieces physically break too easily.

has anyone noticed that the A-Pillar covers seem to be either leather or (more likely) vinyl wrapped? it took me a while to realize they weren't just plastic. now they could have made those in plastic and done that wrapping to the radio bezel and center console and made the car have a much nicer feel to it.

but it doesn't bother me that much. if it takes a cheap interior to get $120k Porsche performance out of a $50k car then so be it!

 

yep, they are wrapped in vinyl... It'd be tough to do the center console like that though.

 

The real problem is that all plastic is cheap. It doesn't matter if it is covered with vinyl or leather it is still cheap. Always has been always will be. All modern cars are loaded with cheap plastic to keep costs and weight down and to meet crash standards. You really wouldn't want a fancy chrome plated pot metal gauge bezel to bang your noggin if you crashed your car would you?

Bill

 

Guess the newness hasn't worn off quite yet, I'm still in love with my car and while the interior may not be the most refined, I still think it looks wicked cool

 

This thread is like a breath of fresh air.

I really do risk sounding like Clarkson here but the man has a point.

While in the UK i was delighted to sample a broad range of cars from Personal to work. With my personal favourite being a New Golf GTi. The interior felt quality, everything fitting together perfectly and nothing squeeking or sounding like it was made from paper and pva glue when tapped.

Since i have been in Dubai i have been exposed to nothing but American cars and in turn american spec cars. It has got to be said that across the board the interiors always seem to feel like an after thought and it shows...

The worst IMO was a 2005 trail blazer, when you can move the center consol with your hands for me that is just too crap Even the "nicer" american cars i have looked at "300C SRT8" again while proformance excellent it is just not a refind car in any way. Noisey, cheap feeling inside etc etc. If it was all i was exposed to then i wouldnt know any better but i do feel you guys are being short changed when it comes to car interiors.

Views anyone?