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my two cents
Posted by bRAD [Email] (more from bRAD) on Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:05:44
In Reply to: Cloth Seats?, Maestro, Wed, 10 Jul 2002 04:37:15
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Leather does not offer much lateral support- I find this is only true of cheap leather like what is found in VW. I have the sport leather in my '02 Aero and I find nice soft leather actually grips quite well. To quote the 2002 Lexus GS300/430 brochure "leather that provides a comfortable grip with cloth" or something along that line.
Leather is not as durable- I don't understand, how come my shoes are made of leather? From an abrasion and tensile strength point of view surely leather is more durable.
Leather is harder to maintain- Spill some ketchup from your happy meal (tm) on your beige cloth seats, then spill some on my beige leather. I'll come over and help you spend hours cleaning your car after I simply wipe the ketchup off of my seats.
Leather is more environmentally/animal friendly- Perhaps this is true, but did you know that cotton uses more pesticides than any other crop grown in North America? If you're going to eat the cow anyways, why waste the hide? I find that most people who have this belief are also interested in human rights- don't get me wrong I abhor some human rights violations as well, but why are you driving around in a luxury car anyways? Shouldn't you donate your 40 grand to charity and leave the transportation up to your Birkenstocks? (pretend leather of course)
And of course there's the points that every other leather fan makes- SAAB leather is sooo nice and comfy, and try to sell a luxury car without leather (although you do seem to be interested in one, so I assume there's others as well.)
Brad
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Posts in this Thread:
- Cloth Seats?, Maestro, Wed, 10 Jul 2002 04:37:15
- Got four, no extra charge for cloth...., Mike Lynch
, Sat, 13 Jul 2002 15:55:09 - my two cents, bRAD, Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:05:44 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Cloth Seats?, Connoly Smell, Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:20:33
- Re: Cloth Seats?, compaqted, Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:34:41
- Re: Cloth Seats?, aeronewbie, Wed, 10 Jul 2002 10:00:55
- Re: Cloth Seats?, Ron H, Wed, 10 Jul 2002 08:58:47
- Re: Cloth Seats?, Hammer, Wed, 10 Jul 2002 07:51:45
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