OPPO Question

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/22/2017 at 11:23 • Filed to: None

What does a car need to have for you to consider it ‘nice’ or ‘luxurious’?

DISCUSSION (30)

CalzoneGolem > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:24

Tofu.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:25

Luxurious: smells right, looks right inside, feels good on my buttcheeks, and doesn’t transfer a fucking pothole straight into my teeth.

TheHondaBro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:28

It has to be RWD, 2000 lbs, independent suspension, 0-60 in less than 4 seconds and a Nurburgring time of 7:30:00

Apparently the Lincoln Continental isn’t luxury. Sorry guys.

Sweet Trav > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:29

For me luxury is less about a checklist of items, but rather the feel and character of the car. While my Taurus SHO isnt a luxury car, it has a nice ride, a REALLY quiet cabin (at the top of the list for a luxurious car) and a steady heavy feeling on the road at highway speed.

smobgirl > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:30

Both goes and stops.

My bird IS the word > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:30

All I want is quality interior materials (which apparently isn’t a problem anymore) and comfy heated seats. Backup camera would be nice too. Don’t need all this electric nanny bullshit.

Scary__goongala! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:31

No wind noise is a start.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:32

Two different things, both depend on intangibles for me.

Nice: Character. Specifically a fun, personable, familiar character. Whether it comes from acceleration, small annoyances, handling, or maybe the lack thereof, ride quality or rugged ride, nice interior, bare interior—it all adds up to something different depending on the person. I could consider something nice that you would probably hate. It’s all how it makes you feel, in my mind, that makes a vehicle “nice”.

Luxurious: If you can get in and just r-e-l-a-x. If you are comfortable and at home in it (for reasons specifically pertaining to the interior). And it has to stay that way when you get moving, ie “I shouldn’t feel that pothole like that, that’s for the peasants .”

Urambo Tauro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:32

“Nice” is a word that I usually use in regards to the condition of the car.

“Luxury”, on the other hand, makes me think about the car in terms of the passenger experience. Comfort features mostly, like a smooth ride, soft seats, good audio, and features like sunroofs, infotainment, etc.

Ash78, voting early and often > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:34

Me: Quality leather, nice steering wheel, extremely quiet cabin, adequate power, great transmission, cohesive and calming interior design motifs.

Automakers: Bluetooth, radar GPS adaptive cruise control with SafeFollow, four TVs, butt cheek massagers, heated steering wheel, a bunch of fake wood, giant wheels, a bunch of numbers and letters on the back that have nothing to do with anything.

DrScientist > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:35

luxurious needs many things in my book... but these are on the list:

- soft leather. real leather. none of that almost leather crap.

- heated seats

- non-plasticky steering wheel. wood helps.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem
02/22/2017 at 11:37

Soy.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:53

Attention to detail. While a Suburban LTZ has more “luxury” features than my LS400 or S600, when I get in either of my cars, particularly the S600, I feel like I’m in a different level of car. Everything just seems more well thought out. No plastic anywhere, no plastic wood, everything is exactly where you’d expect it to be. That is what makes a car luxurious for me.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/22/2017 at 11:54

So basically a W124 300D?

404 - User No Longer Available > Ash78, voting early and often
02/22/2017 at 11:54

iPads and Garmins stuck to the dash, and then charge you several grands for it. Don’t forget those.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
02/22/2017 at 11:55

It transfers more pothole than I like. Buttcheek ergonomics are excellent, but feel could be better.

StoneCold > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 11:55

Two words:

“Car Phone”

Kinja'd!!!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CalzoneGolem
02/22/2017 at 12:04

behold the pinnacle of luxury:

Kinja'd!!!

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/22/2017 at 12:05

In its defence though, we are on the East coast so potholes are a bit more savage.

Laurence > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 12:08

Comfy seats and electric windows are luxurious enough for me (which now that I think about it, is also most cars from the last 10 years or so...)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
02/22/2017 at 12:12

My Rover, on tall low-pressure bias plies: “lol potholes wut”

TheHondaBro > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
02/22/2017 at 12:29

That’s the Toyota 4Runner for me. Everything feels very nice and properly-installed. The knobs have a very nice feeling to them, they’re smooth, yet they have some sort of resistance to them. The knobs for the AC controls always stop where they’re supposed to, never going in between settings or jumping a setting. Overall the fit and finish in the car is very nice. I guess that’s what you’d expect from Toyota’s master craftsmen.

TheHondaBro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 12:32

Honest answer: One big criteria for a luxury car is that it has to sit comfortably at 100+ MPH. I’ve been in cars that felt like they were going to fall apart at anything above 60 MPH. I’ve taken my Accord to 110 easily and it didn’t feel any different than if it were going 65 MPH.

shop-teacher > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 12:33

Modern cars: power windows/locks/mirrors/seats, keyless entry, remote start, bluetooth.

Old cars: Working air conditioning.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 12:48

Solid feeling, good noise and suspension isolation, good interior materials.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > TheHondaBro
02/22/2017 at 13:46

The first car that I really found this in was a second gem Acura Legend. Everything just felt nice.

TheHondaBro > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
02/22/2017 at 13:49

Those were built in Japan as well. Japanese factories are held to a much higher standard than factories elsewhere.

404 - User No Longer Available > TheHondaBro
02/22/2017 at 14:08

Nurburgring

Kinja'd!!!

TRIGGERED

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 14:33

- A car door that shuts with just the right sound, no rattle, no high-pitched clink, just a nice thuddy/latchy noise. Or whatever.

- Perhaps my number one: extremely quiet interior. Yet when the motor builds up its revs, I want it to be a beautiful, yet subtle sound.

-Smooth acceleration. Nice and linear, no lurches from gear shifting and no vibrations from the drive train.

- A high end sound system. I don’t care what gizmo’s it has, but it has to sound phenomenal.

Die-Trying > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/22/2017 at 15:18

straight fenders, and all of its glass to be “nice”, must ride like sitting on a sofa to be “luxurious”.