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luxery

mmc757 said:
What makes a car a luxury car anyway? One measure that I always notice when getting into a car for the first time is the feel and sound of the door closing. Most fords and chevys have very lightweight doors that will rattle or bang shut, while your Caddy's and Lincolns have some heft to them and give a quiet thump when they seal.
Once in the car, the next thing is road noise and handling. These cars handle very well, but they are significantly lighter than the luxury brands and much much noisier.

These couple of measures tell me that if I wanted a more luxurious feel to a car, I would start by removing all the panels and cramming in all the sound dampening material I could.
Walnut veneers are fine and good too, but if the car doesnt feel like luxury, then its just veneers slapped on a standard issue ford.
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I'm gonna agree with all of that. Honestly to me, the sounds are one of the biggest factors to me when it comes to my perception of quality or "luxury" of a car.
 
less teaser announcements, more do-ey ;) :D
Don't talk about it too much and then end up disappointing everyone when you aren't able to get it together. :p
 
Yeah exactly thats why I wont say anything else about it.. its going to be expensive.
 
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