It's possible to walk away feeling positive about a vehicle that features inferior materials that are assembled with the utmost care. It's much harder to do so with vehicles like the 2007 Jeep Compass, which combines sloppy craftsmanship with low-rent interior bits. Hard plastics are everywhere, a point that would be less offensive if they weren't all shiny and coarse. Yes, it's technically a Jeep (if in name only), so a good dose of utilitarianism and ruggedness are to be expected. However, that is not a free pass for stuffing the guts of the Compass with what look and feel like cheap materials. The mesh headliner is nice, but hardly compensates for the rest of the interior.