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Car Forum / Honda Cars / February 2006leather versus cloth in lx-v6/ex-v6
Just wanted to get anyone's feedback who would like to share regarding preference for leather or cloth seats. I'm going to go with either an LX-V6 (cloth) or an EX-V6 (leather). I know the EX-V6 now has heated front seats. But I still hear observations from some that leather can be very hot in summer and even with seat heaters cool in winter (though I'd guess the heaters warm that up quickly.) Can anyone share if this was a problem for them or pros/cons for leather and cloth? Drew > I know the EX-V6 now has heated front seats. But I still hear > observations from some that leather can be very hot in summer and even > with seat heaters cool in winter (though I'd guess the heaters warm > that up quickly.) No problems with leather here. In fact, it didn't take long for me to realize a few years ago, after buying my first leather couch, that I'm always going to have a leather couch. > Just wanted to get anyone's feedback who would like to share regarding > preference for leather or cloth seats. I'm going to go with either an [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Drew do you drive hard? of so, leather is not for you. sliding around on leather seats is both fatiguing and potentially dangerous. besides, "leather" seats are usually coated with a thin plastic layer to make their initial appearance easy to maintain. would you drive with a plastic bag on your seats? can't say i care to. >Just wanted to get anyone's feedback who would like to share regarding >preference for leather or cloth seats. I'm going to go with either an [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Drew Personally, I would never own another vehicle without leather seats. All of the furniture in our living room is also leather. We hate it when we get into someone else's car with cloth seats. We find it difficult to get in after being used to leather. As far as heat and cold, we live in Arizona. Doesn't get much hotter than that. And we drive in the snow country. Leather may seem hot when you first sit on it in hot weather, and cold in cold weather, but it neutralizes within seconds so you don't feel it. I can't say enough about leather seats in automobiles. Love 'em. Dick I agree with you Dick. We live in Phoenix, we have been through 2 summers with our '04 Accord EX-L. , not hotter at all. We are sold on leather Scott All of our cars are leather for the last 12 years including a 2005 Accord and 2006 Odyssey. Most cloth seats in cars suck these days though Honda cloth in the new civic seemed nice. Once you get leather it is hard to go back to cloth. The minivan in particular has terrific leather seats. > Just wanted to get anyone's feedback who would like to share regarding > preference for leather or cloth seats. I'm going to go with either an [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Drew Both of our cars have leather seats--our AccordEXv6 with the heated seats is great--comfortable, supportive and the heat works great. We have not found the leather to be that hot in the summer, and we will order leather seats in both our cars from now on. Ken > Just wanted to get anyone's feedback who would like to share regarding > preference for leather or cloth seats. I'm going to go with either an [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Drew We just bought a Pilot with leather, our first leather...and our first Pilot as well. So far the leather seats are nice and comfortable the heat is nice first thing in the morning. > Both of our cars have leather seats--our AccordEXv6 with the heated seats > is great--comfortable, supportive and the heat works great. We have not [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Drew > Just wanted to get anyone's feedback who would like to share regarding > preference for leather or cloth seats. I'm going to go with either an [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Drew I think it really depends on the quality of the leather. We had leather in a Lexus RX300 and it was exceptional.and it was not a problem in summer where we live in middle GA. On the other hand, the 93 Maxima I had years ago, leather was sticky and hot. The leather in the Hondas I have seen have not been of the same quality, so I am somewhat ambivalent here. My Prelude has cloth -- the only way the car came in the U.S. I have seen some aftermarket leather installations (on Hondas -- Accord LXs) that were top quality -- better than that found in the EX. I have seriously considered this option for the Prelude which can cost anywhere from $1000 - $1500. While everyone seems to favor leather, I'll be the one to favor against it. I probably will never buy a car with leather for the fact that even with maintenance and conditioning, there will still be cracks in the seats and won't look like the day you got them. I wanted to buy a TSX but am not going to buy it with leather. I've seen the condition of some leather seats that you probably wouldn't sit in. I won't say cloth seats won't look the same as from day one, but they will look a lot better in 10 years than leather seats (and with very little maintenance). Plus you have to be cautious of anything that may have a rough edge as it may tear the leather. Nick >Just wanted to get anyone's feedback who would like to share regarding >preference for leather or cloth seats. I'm going to go with either an [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Drew I haven't had that experience. There is a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the garage that was purchased new in the fall of 1992. Going on 14 years. Leather looks great. No cracks. We sold a Mercedes 300E that was 13 years old. The leather still looked new! Have never owned a car with cloth seats that held up so well. Same goes for the furniture in our house. We have couches that were purchased in 1986 that you could put in a furniture showroom and wouldn't be able to tell them from new. Have a Lazy-Boy recliner that is over 20 years old and still looks great. My vote is still for leather. Dick >While everyone seems to favor leather, I'll be the one to favor against it. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> >>Drew And one of the biggest reason to have leather is if you have kids. Nothing cleans up better/quicker than leather. Try getting baby formula out of cloth. >I haven't had that experience. There is a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee in > the garage that was purchased new in the fall of 1992. Going on 14 [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >>> >>>Drew Good point Seth. Maybe that's another reason for possibly opting for cloth. No kids at the moment and not in the immediate future as a single guy. I definitely had heard other friends around the office say that if you had kids, there's no option, you have to get leather! >And one of the biggest reason to have leather is if you have kids. Nothing >cleans up better/quicker than leather. Try getting baby formula out of [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] >>>> >>>>Drew I think I agree with Nick. I just took my driver's seat apart in the '00 TL to replace the seat heaters and consequently have seen both sides of the leather seat covers Honda is using. The seat cover consists of a sheet of foam rubber with the thinnest possible leather skin (I'm talking onion paper thin) somehow bonded to it. The leather is already showing signs of failure in several places at under 70k miles. This is cheap stuff. If you do decide to go with leather, stay away from the light beige/tan colors. They are absolutely impossible to keep clean. Conversely, my old '96 Odyssey with cloth seats is still in service with one of my daughters (and her three kids) and the seats still look like they did the day I bought it. On 2/1/06 9:05 AM, in article g6j1u11uv5fd3m0rnrk6ga5oa2cjr7qpca@4ax.com, > While everyone seems to favor leather, I'll be the one to favor against it. > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> >> Drew > I think I agree with Nick. I just took my driver's seat apart in the '00 > TL [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > They > are absolutely impossible to keep clean. I'll disagree with that. My '01 Accord with 149,000 miles still looks good. Just damp a sponge with warm soapy water and brush them down when cleaning the car. Leather does need to be treated a couple of times a year. I've kept cars with leather 7 years and interior still pretty much like new. > While everyone seems to favor leather, I'll be the one to favor against > it. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >>Drew > While everyone seems to favor leather, I'll be the one to favor against it. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Nick Again -- the quality is the key. However, I also agree that leather takes maintenance and special care to prevent cracks and other deterioration. > >Just wanted to get anyone's feedback who would like to share regarding > >preference for leather or cloth seats. I'm going to go with either an [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > >Drew > Again -- the quality is the key. However, I also agree that leather takes > maintenance and special care to prevent cracks and other deterioration. Perhaps keeping the car in a garage most of the day would help preserve it, too. ? >>Again -- the quality is the key. However, I also agree that leather takes >>maintenance and special care to prevent cracks and other deterioration. > > Perhaps keeping the car in a garage most of the day would help preserve it, > too. ? absolutely. the plastic coating used on leather seats ends up cracking when exposed to sunlight. once that's cracked, the leather itself come close behind. if it's garaged however, the plastic continues to keep the leather protected, stain free, etc. Unfortunately, not everyone has a garage to keep their car in, which is another reason to avoid leather. I only wish auto makers would offer cloth seats in their luxury models as an option; or at least in their lower end models. I know that the RSX does, but the TSX should as well as it's the low end sedan. I'm sure there are a lot of people (besides myself) that are not planning on purchasing a luxury car for that reason. Nick >>>Again -- the quality is the key. However, I also agree that leather takes >>>maintenance and special care to prevent cracks and other deterioration. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >close behind. if it's garaged however, the plastic continues to keep >the leather protected, stain free, etc. Nick: This is sort of factoring into my decision. I would like to get the Accord EX with Navigation system but I can only do this by going with leather. And in the Acura TL which I was also considering, leather is standard quipment with no choice. Drew >Unfortunately, not everyone has a garage to keep their car in, which is another >reason to avoid leather. I only wish auto makers would offer cloth seats in [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>close behind. if it's garaged however, the plastic continues to keep >>the leather protected, stain free, etc. > Unfortunately, not everyone has a garage to keep their car in, which is another > reason to avoid leather. I only wish auto makers would offer cloth seats in > their luxury models as an option; or at least in their lower end models. I know > that the RSX does, but the TSX should as well as it's the low end sedan. I'm > sure there are a lot of people (besides myself) that are not planning on > purchasing a luxury car for that reason. if i was otherwise in lust with that particular car, id get seat covers. >>>Again -- the quality is the key. However, I also agree that leather takes >>>maintenance and special care to prevent cracks and other deterioration. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >close behind. if it's garaged however, the plastic continues to keep >the leather protected, stain free, etc. Maybe I should consider cloth then. I am and will be living in an apartment for the forseeable future where there's just a parking lot and no garages. Same thing at work. So the car would be in sun frequently. I live in northwestern NC so the winters are way milder than up north but it can get pretty toast in June, July, August. Maybe I need to go with cloth? Drew >>>>Again -- the quality is the key. However, I also agree that leather takes >>>>maintenance and special care to prevent cracks and other deterioration. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Drew cloth can suffer in sunlight too, but at least you can put seat covers on it without it looking cheezy like covers on leather would be. and yes, it generally copes better. it was interesting to note earlier in the thread that the prelude was cloth seats as standard. that's for performance. leather is not good when driving hard - sliding on the seats is /bad/! |
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