Half Leather of full Leather seats?

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Half Leather or full Leather seats?

I can't decide whether I prefer half leather or full leather seats and I was wondering what other people prefer?

I don't like full cloth seats.
 
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Half, Leather is bad and if they are the only two choices then it will have to be half.

Its sticky and too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Never good.
 
This is the problem I'm having, I prefer the look of full leather but really don't like it in the summer. I don't dislike half leather but sometimes wish I had full leather...
 
Leather and cloth ages pretty badly. Leather and Alcantara seems to age very well (Alcantara is very hard wearing). I have leather Sport seats and they hold pretty well - no sliding at all!
 
NickXX said:
Leather and cloth ages pretty badly. Leather and Alcantara seems to age very well (Alcantara is very hard wearing). I have leather Sport seats and they hold pretty well - no sliding at all!
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Agreed... alcantra is hard wearing, but it stains..

Last 3 cars I have had were:-

Full leather, slippy slidey x2 (fore aft, not left right)

Half Leather Half Cloth, Good and Easy to clean, very suportive and great in summer

Wifes car is Leather Alcantra, and its great if you keep it clean... it does pick up stains faster than cloth tho..

:D
 
Ok, i have never really sat in a full leather car!

Are the stories true, that they are too hot in the summber and too cold in the winter?

Surely if that were true, they would have stopped doing them for cars, if they were "that" bad?
 
Oblivious said:
Half, Leather is bad and if they are the only two choices then it will have to be half.

Its sticky and too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Never good.
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Seconded. Having owned a Pug 205 in the summer, was quite a horrible experience
 
andybtsn said:
Seconded. Having owned a Pug 205 in the summer, was quite a horrible experience
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Not being rude, but thats quite an old car, surely a new or newish car would have better "technologies" to house leather seats? Or better seals and water/damp proofing?
 
S@njay said:
Are the stories true, that they are too hot in the summber and too cold in the winter?
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No they are not, every car that has leather will have AC! Its only a problem if you sit in the car in the summer with the top up, the AC off and no shirt on.

Winter is fine, and I would know its -15 here day to day. Its even nicer if you have heated seats. My golf has cloth seats and I hate them. They get dirty very fast and are not that easy to clean.
 
andybtsn said:
:rolleyes:

Leather.
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Ah ok well try leather seats in a decent car and you may be surprised :o

I asked because the half leather seats fitted on a MGZR (2003) which was marketed as leather was actually some sort of plastic
 
[TW]Fox said:
Don't worry about it Paras, andybtsn *loves* the rolleyes.
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:rolleyes:

I can re-assure you that it was real leather, please check the spec's of the ltd edition GTi's...
 
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