I think what he is trying to say is that when you buy or lease a BMW, you are paying for more than a run of the mill car, (from a quality point of view), or are you?

What does he want them to do? Improve the quality of materials to that of not only looking better than the materials in a Honda Civic, but actually being better so that they will still look good years from now. Otherwise, what is already a very expensive vehicle becomes even more expensive from a depreciation perspective as who wants to buy a used BMW with the trim wearing off after 3 years? What would it look like in 5 - 7 years?

Good point;

I often wonder what kind of abuse drivers put their vehicles
thru all the while expecting that nothing will come of it.....:dunno:

Sometimes a close inspection of the pictures posted reveals
how vehicles are cared for and can explain a lot......;)

You should see what Ambi-Pur air freshener oil does to the plastic trim !!!

You mean people actually use air freshener
in their ride.....:confused:

I use in mine.:dunno:

I would think most people would prefer the
smell of leather.

No different that the airplanes you use to travel...all built by the lowest bidder.

Not any more !! Some people put their car through car washes too !! I dont ...:D