The little things that make you think its well built

[tyranical]

For me, the noise the doors make when you shut them. Some cars you shut the door and it sounds like a rattle to fk and sound st, other cars when you shut the door it makes a convincing thud.

Your examples?

[Ian Geary]

Where you can take the door trim off, and not have over half of the fastners snap.

[entwisi]

A steering wheel that doesn't feel made of plastic..

Seats that dont creak if you try and get some change out if you pocket and stretch back ward

After 100k miles it doesn't feel any more than 20k

[Garlick]

A goatee

[vit4]

If there are no rattles at all over the crater-filled 'roads' around here.

[snowdude2910]

For me it's the glovebox it should drop down at a reasonable pace when opened and when you close it there should be no room on the catch to rattle

[DaveH23]

My car is 12 years old and french.

I have nothing to contribute to this thread.

[ikarl]

Garlick said:

A goatee

and tattoos....

[anonymous-user]

ikarl said:

Garlick said:

A goatee

and tattoos....

And irresistible to women. If you walk into a pub and women swarm to you, you're probably well if not powerfully built.

[Hudson]

Gear change "feel".

ive driven cars where changing gear was akin to a game show. Which gear will you select? who know?! find out on this weeks, Wheel of Misfortune!

[bqf]

The door hinges, and the retaining bar that holds the door at an angle when it's opened. Next time you get in your car, take a look and fix a number between 1 and 10 in your head for how strong you think those hinges and the retainer are.

Then look at the hinges on any Mercedes....

Also, the way the boot closes - smoothly in one action, or all erratic and flimsy.

[anonymous-user]

When you can't shut both front doors at the same time due to the effectiveness of the door seal, and the resulting internal air pressure.

Only ever experienced it on a T-reg S4.