Leather vs. Cloth

ImportConvert · 02-07-2012, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveSimkus

Which lasts longer and retains appearance better?
Do base models get cloth on the areas where the touring trim gets fake suede?
Leather can get lava-hot in the summer and icy in the winter.
Which do you prefer?

I owned a 1988 mustang GT in 2006 with a cloth interior. It was as-new, except for some color fade.

I owned a 1995 Trans Am in 2004 with leather. It had slight rubbing on the driver's side bolster. The back seat was cracked a bit where sun had hit it. Other than that, it was G2G.

Cloth/leather, just pick one. Cloth holds you in place better, leather gives the perception of quality.

Cloth can be cleaned professionally (My dad owns a company that can do this), leather, you wipe it up fast and that's that.

The only car I ever put leather conditioner on was my G20 Infiniti, and it is the newest, lowest-mile leather interior car I have owned except my Z06, and it has cracked the worst. I think that is the fault of the pleather/seat design, though, as it cracked where the seat compresses on the bottom/side when you sit in it.

I am not a fan of anything but warm water and a microfiber on leather, and it hasn't done me wrong yet.

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