It's easier to hold in the hand, has a slimmer build and the slightly curved display looks pretty cool - although I'd recommend you opt for the leather back option over
the cheap feeling plastic offering.
The first complaint usually levied at Samsung's Galaxy smartphones is their abundant use of glossy,
cheap feeling plastic, but the S5's new finish reverses this trend and is one of the most significant upgrades introduced this year.
The headphones still feature an aluminum enclosure for its drivers and
a cheap feeling plastic remote on its tangle - resistant flat wire.
It's a tad smaller than the official controller in size and is fairly light in the hand, having been constructed out of a sort of
cheap feeling plastic.
Fiat could also have improved the impression of quality but simply upgrading
the cheap feeling plastic on key touch points like the steering wheel and gear knob would have helped.
Not exact matches
The iPhone SE's display is inherently scratch - resistant, and most
plastic covers end up
cheap -
feeling and not that protective.
You can use craft eggs (or get the
cheap plastic kind and paint them white), some
felt, pink and black acrylic paint, and white pom poms (because, of course, you'll need a tail for the back!).
I used
cheap plastic eggs as a base and
felted over them.
Brian bemoaned the fact that he hates the goody bags that his kids haul back from birthday parties and Liz told me that she
feels like her «second job» is picking up all the
Cheap Plastic Crap littering her playroom.
The upright position can
feel a bit wobbly, and the
plastic frame
feels cheap.
The
plastic is relatively heavy - duty, so it doesn't
feel cheap, but it isn't as stylish as some of our other coffee grinder picks.
This high shine skirt has been a staple saviour lately, and despite looking and
feeling like
plastic, it doesn't look as
cheap as it is.
Plastic felt super
cheap and pokey and it didn't seem to be doing much softening.
The shade pans are embedded in
plastic pan sheet, which instantly gives a
cheap feeling.
I'm not a fan of Oh Sugar's packaging because the
plastic feels and looks
cheap to me but I love the formula of the balm.
Hard
plastics abound, and the seats look and
feel cheap.
Of the models sharing the MQB platform, the Leon is probably the
cheapest -
feeling in the cabin, the Golf does a better job of hiding the areas where it uses lower rent
plastics.
The color scheme in my test car was appealing, with a high - quality, creamy beige leather and dark brown dash motif that was attractive, but that appeal was offset by
cheap -
feeling plastics on the center console and doors.
From the hollow -
feeling door cards to the
cheap plastic and bland design, the XE is a missed opportunity to incorporate some of the British character that charms so effectively in the full - size XJ.
LOWS some
cheap plastics, doesn't
feel special, significant turbo lag in D comfort mode, no engine sound, average exterior design.HIGHS beautiful sports seats, virtual cockpit, strong engine on top, nice exhaust sound.I think I'll keep my S5 b8.5 forever.
Having said that, the interior also
feels more special, more focussed than the slightly generic - luxury - car aura of the 997,
cheaper plastics or not.
The Renault Twingo is
cheaper and some will prefer the styling, though Smart's cars have a higher - quality
feel — the Fortwo and Forfour's fabric - covered dash
feels a step up from bare
plastic.
Interior and exterior materials — although thin steel,
cheap vinyl, and hard
plastics — looked and
felt relatively durable.
The optional (# 1500) DSG transmission suits the R's refined nature very well, although the
plastic paddles do
feel cheap to the touch.
It no longer
feels as if the interior's bold, circular styling is trying to keep you from noticing the
cheap plastic bits.
The overall feature looks like a fun gimmick, though we're unimpressed by the
cheap -
feeling plastic Porsche uses for the controls — some video game steering wheels feature better quality switches and buttons.
The black vinyl material embossed with a carbonfibre pattern that covers the dash and air vents surrounded by shiny red
plastic attempt to create a sporty atmosphere, but instead look and
feel cheap.
If there was one criticism to be aimed at the interior it's that some
plastics still
feel a little
cheap, especially on the door trim panels — perhaps not a problem on the entry - level # 13k Style model, but out of place on the # 21k Vignale cars.
This Gallardo has a suede - and - carbonfibre steering wheel, preferable to the standard leather version whose flattened,
plastic base
feels as
cheap as the similar one did in the Audi RS4.
The over all car
feels cheap, the outside body part aren?t aligned properly, the inside is made of
cheap plastic or cheaply made underlayments.
There were many complains about too much
plastic materials, that
feels cheap.
Besides the super-soft odor - repellent seat fabric, everything inside looks and
feels cheap to the touch, mostly thanks to the
plastic used.
Quality, long a sore spot for FCA minivans (and cars and SUVs) is much improved, with convincing leather seats, carpeted cargo area, and soft - touch dash, easily eclipsing some of the antiquated
plastics in its rivals from Honda and Toyota, but some of the switchgear still
feels brittle and
cheap.
Interior fit and finish is not class - leading, however; some of the buttons
feel cheap and hard, unforgiving dash
plastics detract from the otherwise pleasant cabin.
The interior generally is comfortable, however, plenty of hard materials, mostly
plastic are
feeling cheap.
Yet while it appears modern and is solidly screwed together, the hard
plastics on the dash and doors look and
feel fairly
cheap.
Some of the
plastics lower on the dash and console
feel a little
cheap, and we wish there were thicker padding on the door armrest, but that's about the end of the gripe list.
Sure, it's not perfect — it can
feel cramped in the back, and some of the lower level
plastics feel a little
cheap — but overall it's a fine ownership prospect, with a range of efficient engines making it very cost effective to run.
Odd all the magazine rave reviews: 2013 model: Having not driven a BMW for 14 years I was keen to see how they have moved on, not a lot as it seems Good points: Looks good, its a BMW Outstanding fuel economy 70mpg on long journeys Comfy seats Bad Points: Very noisy road noise, need to turn up radio even at 40 Thin hard steering wheel,
cheap plastic bulbous airbag cover Cheap interior, feels like a
cheap plastic bulbous airbag cover
Cheap interior, feels like a
Cheap interior,
feels like a Kia.
Save for the minor blemish of some
cheap looking trim panels in Sport models, every touch point and accent — from the knurled metal climate control knobs, to the high quality textured
plastics, to the elegant silver finishes —
feels exclusive.
The overall interior design is fresh and premium in most respects; a low - point would be the vertically stacked drive - selector buttons which are made of
cheap -
feeling plastic and appear out of step with the rest of the cabin — they're also a little awkward to get used to.
It's not that the i20's dashboard materials look particularly bad — it's that they
feel cheap to the touch, with the centre console being made of hard, scratchy
plastics.
A somewhat plain looking dashboard was mixed with
cheap plastics mostly common in compacts from the eighties and a steering wheel that
felt more at home in a tractor than a muscle car.
Hard
plastics on the dash and door top
feel cheap, list prices are a bit steep, best hi - tech kit on the options list
All the areas passengers are likely to touch feature soft, dense materials, but some
plastics in less accessible zones
feel cheap, particularly on lower trim levels.
The interior is sharp, though the gold - colored
plastic shift paddles
feel cheap and out of place.
The hard
plastics and the fit of some of the panels
feel a little
cheap and the dark colours of the brown / black interiors don't emphasis the
feeling of space as a lighter headliner would have done.
Some «piano black»
plastic in the storage bin flexed and
felt kind of flimsy and
cheap, but most elements create a passing upscale veneer.
However, there are solid
plastics elsewhere — the dash is acceptable, but the buttons and knobs on the centre console
feel cheap.
Not the design, mind you, but the trim
plastics used on the center stack and various bezels were flimsy and hollow - sounding, the switchgear (particularly the rotary shifter knob)
felt cheap and the textured material upholstering the dash was just weird.