Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 18:53:28 GMT From: "Skid" <skid2nopsami.com> Subject: Re: leather seat care
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. > > > > > > > >
