That thing isn't that bad. An issue I would like to bring up are the "Motorhome quality" HVAC dash vents in my early 126. They don't operate fluidly and are of a horrid design. The dash vents in a late 80s Volvo 740 (which has an otherwise hard-plasticy interior) are MUCH MUCH better designed and more refined by comparison.

Even W126s have a few cheap-feeling parts in their interiors.

-Sam