Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:38:57 +0100 From: "Pidgeonpost" <Pidgeonpostnospambrain.com> Subject: Re: '99 9.5 smells like crayons (remove the crayons that fell in the HVAC vents)
"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message news:434A649A.87430E70nospamail.com... > > > James Sweet wrote: > >> "Laura K" <lauraknospamousergraphics.com> wrote in message >> news:Xns96EAA33F0F0A2LauraKnospam77.188.18... >> > "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> wrote in >> > news:S2d2f.23603$q81.6690nospamdc06: >> > >> > > Yeah I'd agree there, leather needs to be maintained in order to stay >> > > in >> > > good shape, cloth can be ignored and it just holds up, but when >> > > buying a >> > > used car you get whatever the original owner specified. >> > >> > My experience has been the opposite. Good leather seats are care-free >> > but >> > cloth and particularly vinyl wear out fast. >> >> Vinyl wears out fast, but all the leather cars I've dealt with the >> leather >> was dried and hard, often cracked. The cloth seats I've had have still >> been >> just as soft and cushy as always, even on 15-30 year old cars. Leather >> will >> hold up, but it requires regular maintenance which old cars seldom have >> seen, cloth is maintenance free. I'd rather have leather than vinyl, but >> I'd >> much rather have good cloth than either. > > Has anyone here actually seen a car with vinyl seats made in the last 25 > yrs ? > > Graham > > ...yep...our Land Rover had 'em....terrible things they were too in cold weather...