haha yep. similar to those 'car bra's in execution: "Im going to protect my cars front so it looks its best. while making it look totally horrible in the mean time'
sw20,
Dec 22, 8:27am
Have leather seats in my RX-8 and my Corolla. I usually look for it now when buying a car. They look smart and are easy to clean. I'm quite fussy about the interior of my cars. It is where you spend all of your time driving.
tgray,
Dec 22, 8:42am
I would go for leather personally.
brapbrap8,
Dec 22, 8:46am
How easy to clean does a seat need to be? Maybe if you have kids I get it, but for me I am a farmer, diesel mechanic and hunter and my ute is nearly 4 years old and I haven't had to clean the seats, other than vacuuming up pie crumbs sometimes.
bigfatmat1,
Dec 22, 9:35am
Leather all the way heated seats and ac cooled seats last two cars have had black leather. Also so easy to keep clean especially from kids
edangus,
Dec 22, 10:03am
I prefer Leather over Cloth. But even better is Suede/Leather Mix (In my car). I would also rather have Vinyl over Cloth. Just doesn't absorb smells and dirt as much as cloth. Worn Leather looks OK, worn cloth just looks tatty and yuck. In the home - Leather is the preferred choice too, Particularly with Children and Pets.
bwg11,
Dec 22, 10:15am
So do I, but the lounge furniture is not parked in the hot sun or outside overnight with frosts.
sooby,
Dec 22, 12:35pm
Cheers guys, food for thought!
elect70,
Dec 22, 1:12pm
Leather wears better than cloth . Me i love my lambskin covers warm in winter & cool in summer & dont get sweaty back
socram,
Dec 22, 1:24pm
The problem with suede is that it looks great when new, I'd even go as far as to say, fantastic, (I have added some to my own project car interior) but if subjected to abrasion, gradually gets a polished look. Ballroom dancers take a (brass?) wire suede brush to the soles of their dance shoes - after each dance day - to maintain the effectiveness.
Some of you may be old enough to remember when suede shoes were a short lived fashion item. There are very good reasons why it was shortlived.
bryshaw,
Dec 22, 1:52pm
So what models have cheap leather, and if a car sells for say $45k will the leather be rubbish?
jazzbass,
Dec 22, 1:57pm
I have always enjoyed leather when I've had in it my cars, but to me its neither a sales pro nor con. It just is what it is. Each has its own charm. I buy on the car's total appeal to me at the time I buy it.
lookoutas,
Dec 22, 3:48pm
I've got 3 cars with leather, but I was walking past Gilltrap's a couple of weeks back, and stopped to perve at the Ferrari's. The smell of that leather in them is fantastic, and reminded me of a pair of shoes that I had years ago that got left on the back floor of my work car. When I realised the grouse leather smell was coming from those shoes, I left them there permanently.
Funny thing mentioned above about "car bra's, seat covers etc". Why protect something for the next person, whilst putting up with ugly for yourself?
peja,
Dec 22, 4:12pm
Definitely cloth for comfort - I have two cars, and the one with leather seats has cloth covers for this reason. I find leather not particularly comfortable. That said leather does wear a bit better and is easier to clean
cagivachick1,
Dec 22, 7:35pm
i vote for leather, last 3 cars have had black leather
joanie32,
Dec 23, 6:50am
Leather for sure, really doesn't get that hot or cold like people say. Give it a good feed with beeswax every now and then and it still looks like new on a 15 year old car.
alfa13,
May 13, 11:14am
Leather for sure - have had both in brand new vehicles with heating and cooling etc
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