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Old 11-15-2005, 03:47 PM
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Post Re: Leather in Cars....

Speaking of (Leather-In-Cars/Vehicles) I do have just a few comments regarding that very subject.

I just traded in a 2005 Honda Civic Special Edition 4-Door Sedan W/Auto Trans. and "Custom-Leather-Interior" added by the dealer I purchased the car from and I can tell you that the car did not bring anywhere near the $1,100.00 it cost me to have it installed if any? It even had the Special Edition Embossed on the front seats. If it did bring any monies to the trade in it was bare minimum at best. The Civic had 6,930 miles on it when traded in.

So much for added value. The Leather seat where your lower back touched it faded out and had to have the (Drivers-Seat) cover replaced, I noticed that when I dropped the car off to the dealer I traded it into that it looked like the drivers lower seat back was beginning to fade again and I don't think that I had driven the car but maybe another 2,000 miles since it had been done the first time. As another person pointed out Very-Hot and Sticky in the summer and Very-Cold in the winter. I use to think that Leather added a little more class (If-You-Will) to a vehicle. Now that I have had to put up with it I am over it.

Cloth in the new 06 HCH is from what I understand suppose to be of a very high quality and a good looking velvet like texture to it.

Terry
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