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Leather vs Fabric Seats?

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    #32
    BlackWizard
    Registered Users Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    ION08 wrote: »
    Definitely leather, for comfort, practicality and luxury and also for smell which I can't believe hasn't been mentioned yet!

    Sorry to break it to you but you have 'alcantara' not 'suede'. Big difference. :)

    I would choose alcantara over suede anyway, so it's not big loss.

    I have had leather in the last two cars. I HATE getting into it in the cold mornings :mad: I have heated seats but they take a while to turn on.

    Any tips, tricks or gadgets for the sensitive arses and backs out there?:)


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    #33
    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,178 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    BlackWizard wrote: »
    I would choose alcantara over suede anyway, so it's not big loss.

    I have had leather in the last two cars. I HATE getting into it in the cold mornings :mad: I have heated seats but they take a while to turn on.

    Any tips, tricks or gadgets for the sensitive arses and backs out there?:)

    Termal underwear. :p


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    #34
    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭The Recliner


    I had cloth on the last car and it was very nice, I think once it is decent quality it is fine

    However having moved to this interior I don't think I could go back
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    #35
    Ush1
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    I don't think leather is any more comfortable than fabric either?


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    #36
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,248 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    ION08 wrote: »
    Sorry to break it to you but you have 'alcantara' not 'suede'. Big difference. :)

    My bad. I know it's really a synthetic material rather than the real deal, but I wouldn't consider it as tacky as the synthetic leather you see in some cars.

    I still really like it though, so don't feel sorry for breaking it to me! A few e39 owners actually swap out their leather in favour of Alcantara.

    I absolutely hate heated seats though.

    Edit - my dad had a sort of corduroy-like velour in his 156 and it was really nice. Much more durable than the thin fabric covering in my 156

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    #37
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    eoin wrote: »
    I absolutely hate heated seats though.

    The Phaeton had heated and cooled seats. They were great. Why would you hate an optional feature? Its not like it heats whenever it feels like it, turn it on when cold, leave it alone when not..


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    #38
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,248 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Matt Simis wrote: »
    The Phaeton had heated and cooled seats. They were great. Why would you hate an optional feature? Its not like it heats whenever it feels like it, turn it on when cold, leave it alone when not..

    OK, to be more precise then - I hate it whenever an optionally heated seat is being heated. It's never a feature I like to use, regardless of the weather.


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    #39
    robtri
    Registered Users Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    persoanlly i like half leather seats....

    leather sides and back for look and cloth for sitting on....
    find on warm days sitting on leather for long trips your arse sweats like a paedo in a barney suit....


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    #40
    BlackWizard
    Registered Users Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    eoin wrote: »
    OK, to be more precise then - I hate it whenever an optionally heated seat is being heated. It's never a feature I like to use, regardless of the weather.

    I had heated leather seats in my old Passat. They were great. But a friend said he doesn't want to turn them on because they make him feel like it sh*t his pants.

    I never quite understood him until I turned on the heated seats in my current car. It does kinda feel all warm down there and makes you wonder.. :D It must be the way the heating element is positioned.


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    #41
    bongi69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 370 ✭✭bongi69


    Never had a car with leather, have always had fabric. Found that there can be differences in quality of the fabric depending on the manufacturer.

    For now I'm happy with the fabric, even with 2 very active, often muddy staffies and a cream interior. Muddy pawprints come out pretty easily once dried using a hoover, hairs are a b*llix though. Will probably get a car with a leather interior when I decide to have kids


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