Had cloth in my 84 C900, which has actually held up well: kinda worn, but not tears or splits in almost 20 years. I surely wouldn't have had the same success with hides. On the other hand, the cloth Recaros in my 78 Scirocco (RIP) and my 86 GTI (also RIP) wore too fast and faded and stained too easily.

My '96 9000CSET has leather that the PO clearly took care of. Seems fine and just needs routine care.

My wife's 96 Ford Exploder has leather, which has been great and stands up to the astonishing abuse two kids and two dogs give it real well. I clean it and hit it with Lexol once or twice a year and it's fine. Friends with cloth in the same car have interiors that look like an explosion in a fabric factory.


But Saabs (and even the Exploder) have good leather. Not all leather is equal and the paper-thin skins in a lot of lower and mid-range cars aren't going to hold up, IMHO.

But if you don't like leather, there's always seat covers. Nothing quite like a good sheep, which I may do on the 9K if I can't get the seat heater to work.

Thanks,
Noel

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• Leather seats (+), Vlad, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 06:53:32
  • I used to share the same sentiments, water_dog, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:03:30
  • I hate leather too!(unless you have ventilated seats)nm, Jeff, Sat, 22 Nov 2003 19:33:04
  • Are you serious ...., Pierre in Ottawa, Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:50:28
  • Re: Saab vs. "those others"..., Clay McNeely , Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:34:49
  • No cost - special order..., Mike Lynch , Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:14:06
    • the only time my leather is slippery..., Bob M, Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:58:08
    • Phew... Good to know! Thanks! (+), Vlad, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:55:29
  • Re: I used to feel the same way..., STICKMAN, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:57:12
    • Pebble grain Viggen leather has a special smell..., Mike Lynch , Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:16:41
      • Re: Pebble grain Viggen leather has a special smell..., serendipity, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:10:37
        • ???, bRAD, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:13:28
          • Re: ???, serendipity, Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:23:28
          • Stains on my chaps, FrozenSaab, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:10:10
  • I wouldn't share that opinion...., MisplacedYankee , Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:05:47
  • okay, I'll disagree, lowbar, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:39:46
  • Re: Leather seats (+), LesH, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:12:20
    • I can go either way...++, Noel, Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:05:16 <-- Viewing This Message

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