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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Cars / July 2009

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2008 crown victora question

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Picasso - 12 Jul 2009 13:09 GMT
Two questions.

Looking at slightly used crown victorias, and have two questions
regarding the leather.

Can I still get the newer model crown vics without leather?  seems cloth
is a dying option, and i do not want leather.

Second question, some leather have heated seats and others don't... why
would these cars be made with leather seats and have heat as an option?
 or am i missing something on the switch...
Jim Warman - 12 Jul 2009 20:52 GMT
Can't help you on the availabilty of options...

However.... there is nothing in this world quite as cold as a leather seat
on a sub-zero day...

> Two questions.
>
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> would these cars be made with leather seats and have heat as an option? or
> am i missing something on the switch...
Kruse - 12 Jul 2009 23:32 GMT
Or quite as hot when sitting on one when the car has been closed and
it is 100+ in the sun.

> Can't help you on the availabilty of options...
>
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> > would these cars be made with leather seats and have heat as an option? or
> > am i missing something on the switch...
Jim Warman - 13 Jul 2009 00:52 GMT
100+ ???? Are you nuts??? I can't even handle 75F...

I don't think I could live in a place that makes you feel like you need a
shower 15 minutes after you took one....

-30... now there's a nice temp. Not so cold you can't roll the window down
some.... but cold enough to make you appreciated heated seats....
ah - 13 Jul 2009 06:48 GMT
> 100+ ???? Are you nuts??? I can't even handle 75F...
>
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> -30... now there's a nice temp. Not so cold you can't roll the window down
> some.... but cold enough to make you appreciated heated seats....
-30!!  Is that centigrade or Fahrenheit?
Mike - 13 Jul 2009 01:36 GMT
That not the case if one has automatic climate control and remote start.
;)

Or quite as hot when sitting on one when the car has been closed and
it is 100+ in the sun.

On Jul 12, 2:52 pm, "Jim Warman" <mecha...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
> Can't help you on the availabilty of options...
>
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> > or
> > am i missing something on the switch...
Jim Warman - 13 Jul 2009 01:42 GMT
Not everyone has those... not everyone wants those....

For one of your other replies.... there isn't anything intrinsically wrong
with leather seats.... some folks just don't like them....

I prefer buffalo meat (well, moose first if it isn't too willowy) - that
doesn't mean everyone else is going to share my choices.

My wife decided on leather couches (that's a chesterfield in Canada)... I
would have preferred something different....

> That not the case if one has automatic climate control and remote start.
> ;)
[quoted text clipped - 26 lines]
>> > or
>> > am i missing something on the switch...
Mike - 13 Jul 2009 01:38 GMT
Again, that not the case if one has automatic climate control and remote
start.
;)

> Can't help you on the availabilty of options...
>
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>> would these cars be made with leather seats and have heat as an option?
>> or am i missing something on the switch...
huh - 16 Jul 2009 03:37 GMT
> Can't help you on the availabilty of options...
>
> However.... there is nothing in this world quite as cold as a leather
> seat on a sub-zero day...

I'd have to say that vinyl seats are worse.  Much worse.
Picasso - 31 Jul 2009 03:50 GMT
>> Can't help you on the availabilty of options...
>>
>> However.... there is nothing in this world quite as cold as a leather
>> seat on a sub-zero day...
>
> I'd have to say that vinyl seats are worse.  Much worse.

do they even make crown vics with vinyl?  except the police interceptors
in the rear seats?
Mike - 31 Jul 2009 20:11 GMT
One can order a CV with cloth seats.  Go see the Fleet Sales Manager at your
local Ford dealership.

He can order a CV for you using the dealerships fleet code number, that is
use to order there rental and "loner" cars.

You are not eligible to obtain the fleet discount, of $900, of course but
you can order a CV and opt for any of the numerous free standing options
available on a CV.

When I was in retail I did that often, to get options not normally available
to retail buyers, on vehicle that are eligible for fleet sales.  The car
arrives at the dealership with a fleet MSRP, but the dealership is charged
back the discount on the quarterly when it is reported sold as a "Retail"
sale at the time of sale

>>> Can't help you on the availabilty of options...
>>>
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> do they even make crown vics with vinyl?  except the police interceptors
> in the rear seats?
Ashton Crusher - 12 Jul 2009 22:20 GMT
>Two questions.
>
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>would these cars be made with leather seats and have heat as an option?
>  or am i missing something on the switch...

Because some of them are sold in Arizona?
Picasso - 13 Jul 2009 00:38 GMT
>> Two questions.
>>
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>
> Because some of them are sold in Arizona?

Sure, I guess I should have added this is a canadian car, and was
originally sold in canada.
Mike - 13 Jul 2009 01:35 GMT
Heated seats were an option, as were heated/cooled seats.   The later, have
the  perforated leather seating surface.

What's wrong with leather?  Every car I have owned in the past ten years
have leather.

>>> Two questions.
>>>
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> Sure, I guess I should have added this is a canadian car, and was
> originally sold in canada.
Picasso - 17 Jul 2009 01:01 GMT
> Heated seats were an option, as were heated/cooled seats.   The later, have
> the  perforated leather seating surface.
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
>> Sure, I guess I should have added this is a canadian car, and was
>> originally sold in canada.

well i guess theres nothing wrong with it, I have a mustang with leather
seats in it, but if i were to get another one, i would want cloth.  my
crown vic has cloth, and i want cloth again.

the leather wears very nice, is easy to clean, and looks good... but i
just find it quite hot in the summer time, and not as comfortable as the
cloth.

Wifes car too has leather, but i don't drive that often enough to make
an opinion... its quite a different leather than the ford leather...
(its a honda)... ford leather always seems more like vinyl to me... for
some reason
 
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