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- From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Leather Seats
- Message-ID: <184279@pyramid.pyramid.com>
- Date: 14 Nov 92 01:55:15 GMT
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- Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
- Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
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- In article <lg5ebgINN1e8@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> tut@cairo.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill "Bill" Tuthill) writes:
- >Leather seats seem to be increasingly popular nowadays. Maybe
- >it's because more people are wearing Nikes and Reeboks these days,
- >shoes that often contain no leather. So the cattle industry has
- >been forced to find a market for cowhide.
-
- On domestic cars maybe. On imports, particularly British sports
- cars, leather has been standard for over 30 years.
-
- Likely the domestics and Japanese are trying to capture the
- sinful interior feel of a classic Jag.
-
- >
- >Anyway, what's the verdict on leather? I've found cloth to be
- >much more durable and comfortable than vinyl (or leatherette, as
- >pseudo-luxury carmakers call it). Leather furniture I've sat on
- >in the past has always made me sweaty. Are carseats different?
-
- Nope. And black leather will burn the crap out of your keister
- in places like Ariz. Much worse than vinyl...cloth is the way to
- go there.
-
- >Can leather be expected to outlast cloth?
-
- Only with LOTS of care...at least on all the cars I've operated
- for over 100+ K miles.
-
- >How much maintenance does leather require?
-
- Usually lots. And lots and lots.
-
- >I remember reading a thread a few months
- >ago concerning leather treatment. And I never even wash my car!
- >
- It does smell great though.
-
- >Thanks,
- >Bill
-