Well I can't say that I have noticed the dash facing away from me but I will pay a bit more attention next time. Having lived with the car a bit I have come to love and loath a few things. Loves: hill start, auto rear wiper when in reverse, city steering in multi story car parks, acceleration in 4 and 5th pulls like a train and Bose speakers Loaths: stop start has packed in, driver door rubber is deformed at the top and has subsequently cracked, getting car into 1st and 2nd gear is a struggle, excessive noise from the dump valve, passenger door electric window arm rest panel loose and will not go back. However I have contacted a Mecades Benz dealers in Bishops Stortford Herts and they are going to look at all these problems plus the engine makes a little more noise now than it did when I first collected it. Will let all know how I get on especially as the car is still under warranty. I find it strange that a car which is Fiat Lancia has to go to a MB dealers for mechanics though. I would have thought under the circumstances relations with MB would have been severed or am I ill informed? Do Fiat dealers service and maintain them as well? In the big scheme of things however the car is growing on me.