Today I went to the Seattle Auto Show. It's always fun to sit in all the cars and check 'em out. I've heard a lot of comments about the poor quality of the interior in the Patriot on this forum... and on other web sites I've read a lot of comments about the poor interior quality of American vehicles in general. So today I decided to compare them back-to-back.
After sitting in the Patriot, I immediately sat in the RAV4, then in the Patriot again, and then in the CRV; then in all of them a second time in the same order. My conclusion: I don't think there's any merit to the complaints about the Patriot's interior.
Yes, the interior plastics in the RAV4 and the CRV were nicer than those in the Patriot, but the difference was negligible. In fact, I wouldn't categorize the interior in the RAV4 or CRV as soft-to-the-touch plastics. To me, their interiors definitely used hard-to-the-touch plastics, just not as hard as in the Patriot. The difference is so minimal, though, that I can't see how any reasonable person would complain about it, let alone base their purchase decision on it.
This begs the question: Why do so many criticize the Patriot's interior? Personally, I think so many Americans have been brainwashed into believing that Toyota and Honda are automotive Gods that they can't objectively evaluate any other vehicles. The result is that tiny differences are greatly exaggerated. Maybe these people (sheeple) need to start thinking for themselves.
After my experience today sitting in all these vehicles (also sat in the Sportage, Tucson, Rogue, etc..) I will, from this point on, take any Patriot interior complaints with a giant grain of salt.
After sitting in the Patriot, I immediately sat in the RAV4, then in the Patriot again, and then in the CRV; then in all of them a second time in the same order. My conclusion: I don't think there's any merit to the complaints about the Patriot's interior.
Yes, the interior plastics in the RAV4 and the CRV were nicer than those in the Patriot, but the difference was negligible. In fact, I wouldn't categorize the interior in the RAV4 or CRV as soft-to-the-touch plastics. To me, their interiors definitely used hard-to-the-touch plastics, just not as hard as in the Patriot. The difference is so minimal, though, that I can't see how any reasonable person would complain about it, let alone base their purchase decision on it.
This begs the question: Why do so many criticize the Patriot's interior? Personally, I think so many Americans have been brainwashed into believing that Toyota and Honda are automotive Gods that they can't objectively evaluate any other vehicles. The result is that tiny differences are greatly exaggerated. Maybe these people (sheeple) need to start thinking for themselves.
After my experience today sitting in all these vehicles (also sat in the Sportage, Tucson, Rogue, etc..) I will, from this point on, take any Patriot interior complaints with a giant grain of salt.
