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I've always had mixed feelings about hides...
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:01:21
In Reply to: 2005 9-3 Linear Hot & Cold Leather Seats, John Christian, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:44:52
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They do add some class to a car, but they are mostly overrated. But when comparing to cloth, it does depend on the cloth. Even my old C900 base model's cloth was rip-free and still fairly decent after 20 years (yes, I really kept it that long).
My wife's Exploder has leather (perforated, not active venting) and it has held up incredibly well to 8 years of kids and dogs. The stain and dirt resistance of the Ford leather is great. The interior of a friend's Exploder with cloth and dogs and kids was a wreck inside of 4 years.
But leather is not all the same, either. The cheap stuff they put in Hyundais and other bottom-feeders is paper thin and wears out fast. My 9K's leather holds up well and still looks good, and the heaters make it OK in winter, but still, I would be perfectly happy if my 9K CSE had cloth seats like my daughter's CS, but then Saab does really good cloth seats.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 2005 9-3 Linear Hot & Cold Leather Seats, John Christian, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:44:52
- It needs to be a good leather..., turrbo
, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:16:56 - I agree, moeman, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:38:41
- Tijuana cloth 9-3SS....or reupholste..or sheepskins.., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:41:24 - I've always had mixed feelings about hides..., Noel, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:01:21 <-- Viewing This Message
- Maybe i'm the only one, NickR, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:45:22
- Re: 2005 9-3 Linear Hot & Cold Leather Seats, Caarma
, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:02:33 - Re: 2005 9-3 Linear Hot & Cold Leather Seats, isobel, Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:40:54
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