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Old 01-15-2024, 05:24 AM
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Default Plaid Alcantara interior

Each to their own, but I am really struggling with this one ...


https://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/16/...aid-alcantara/
 
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Yes - their car their money but they should be punished:-)
 
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Well, if it comes with a matching plaid suit… nah, it would still be… hmmm, I’m torn between comical, and terrible.
 
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I hope they're going to do the dash top to match.

Definitely not for me but have to admire the skill of the work.

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Funny you mention that Graham, that was the exact search "Alcantara dash xkr " that led me to this article !!.
 
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That interior is uglier than the Dallas Cowboys collapse and the Philadelphia Eagles fade into obscurity.
 
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Love to see a color shot.
 
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Originally Posted by panthera999
Love to see a color shot.
That IS a color photo. The seat belt release is red.
 
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Damn. Well, I guess that's better than Tartan Red....
 
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I'm now embarrassed about my Dino in 1980's with Royal Stewart tartan.

 

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looks like an old Citroën CX interior !
 
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Funny, I was taking a look at the cars currently on offer in Germany and this turned up: https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/d...l?id=258566963

Never heard of them before and I can't say I feel I have missed anything!

Let's see if it sells ...
 
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NO WAYYYYY !!!

This is unbelievable what are the chances of that ! hahha
 
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Oh man! The headliner too!
 
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Oh man! The headliner too!

 
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Wish I wasn’t:



Get a matching suit, and you’d be invisible in there.
 
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It actually remind me of the 1980s FIAT Panda. Quite cool for a bargain-basement city car in its day, but looks like a 1980s double-breasted suit in an XK!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...a_interior.jpg
 
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I guess I am in the minority liking the interior.
 
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Not my style, but it's a tasteful use of subtle color. Red, blue, green would be appalling.

Probably someone celebrating ancestry. Closest pattern I can easily find is Cragie Croft Check, sample is a bit beige, but pattern is close.

Good on 'em.
 


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