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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 14:24:52 +0100 From: "Lineone" <lineonenopsamone.org> Subject: Re: leather seat care
Ah I see now. I'm a single man - no wife - hence the reason for my ignorance. I stand corrected. (Please forgive previous post under the name MissT-G. I will ceremonially punish my lodger for leaving my computer logged-in under another user-id). "Skid" <skid2nopsami.com> wrote in message news:II3R8.280772$352.26485nopsamnsc02... > I agree. The difference in leather seats that have been well maintained and > those that haven't is often apparent in just a few years. I recently shopped > for a used 9-3 SE and found two '99s just off lease. One had less than 40K > and the leather in all four seats was creased and dirty. The driver's seat > was starting to fade and crack, probably because it had been exposed to > weather through an open sunroof and never cleaned or conditioned. The second > car, which I bought, had 55K but the seats looked as though mine was the > first derriere ever to sully them. They also had the squeak and scent of > Lexol, which tells me the guy who leased the car took care of it. As my wife > is constantly telling me, most women are leather freaks -- which is why they > spend all that money on shoes and handbags when the closet is already full. > They can spot a scuff a mile away, and subtract style points from anyone who > doesn't keep their hide shiny. > > "Toby Field" <tobyfieldnopsamail.com> wrote in message > news:af2emi$lqj$1nopsamg1.svr.pol.co.uk... > > I must disagree with you there. The drivers seat in a car with leather > gets > > quite abused from daily wear, especially on saabs, where they can achieve > > quite high mileage. Saabs leather is quite a bit stronger than some of its > > competitors though. I would suggest any type of hide food especially for > the > > drivers seat as it gets the most wear and needs to maintain supple. Also, > > the leather in a car is prone to te extemes of heat and cold unlike a > > leather sofa. > > > > -- > > Toby Field (UK) > > '93 9000 CSE 2.3T Auto > > 150,000 Miles > > > > "Lineone" <lineonenopsamone.org> wrote in message > > news:KpqQ8.19728$AZ6.2700427nopsam6-win.server.ntlworld.com... > > > > What are the advantages? > > > > > > To be honest, not a lot! > > > Even unmaintained leather will outlast most of the rest of the vehicle. > > You > > > might occasionally see a 20 year old car with cracked leather. > > > It's really more of an issue with leather upholstered furniture which is > > > expected to last decades. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
