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Old 05-09-2006, 09:54 AM
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Just wondering which you guys prefer?

Currently have leather, but considering selling my large turbo for a mega low mile small turbo Imperial which has cloth, just dont know what I prefer and it's holding me back from havin a really mint concourse potential car
Old 05-09-2006, 10:07 AM
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I've got leather, and would much rather have cloth
Old 05-09-2006, 10:58 AM
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as above.

the leather looks nice and brings more money - but it doesnt hold you in the seat aswell as cloth and they are hot in summer/cold in winter and makes you back sweat
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Cloth for me. Didnt purposely buy cloth but had a cloth interior ready incase i bought one with leather. It just feels much comfier than leather and looks better too in my opinion.
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i had leather in my rep and it was horrible , looked tatty IMO sold it and got a mint interior of dave red WRC escos much better and still looks mint after 12 or more years
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I prefer the look of the leather, but prefer the comfort of the cloth, so sorry, cant really help
Old 05-09-2006, 11:40 AM
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I wanted cloth as if you leave your car on a show ground all day it sure does heat up inside
I'd only have leather if it had air con too as you use that to cool things down a bit before driving off.
I would go for leather if kids were ever likely to get inside my car.
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Originally Posted by Richie Russ
I prefer the look of the leather, but prefer the comfort of the cloth, so sorry, cant really help
me too
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have had both and if the leather is not as new,it does not
look as good as cloth,but prefer the look of minty mint leather,
not the creakey, cracked worn out shiney stuff
i wouldn't have leather with kids incase they scratch it
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leather all the way it, especailly when its AS new and not creased



bling

never sat in cloth but would really like to try em out
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i use loads of leather treatments to keep mine minty but its alot of upkeep, but it keeps em looking like this, i would prefur the maintainance free aspect of the cloth items
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liquid leather i use and does seem the best of the bunch so far...
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Originally Posted by Kelv
Originally Posted by Richie Russ
I prefer the look of the leather, but prefer the comfort of the cloth, so sorry, cant really help
me too
And me
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If the Ford leather was top quality i think poeple would like it more..

When i had my mondeo ST24 retrimmed the "half leather" was mainly vinyl
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Originally Posted by MONSTER
Originally Posted by Kelv
Originally Posted by Richie Russ
I prefer the look of the leather, but prefer the comfort of the cloth, so sorry, cant really help
me too
And me
Yep, me as well
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i wanted leather & aircon, the car i got in the end had cloth & aircon so i got leather for it at a later date. (part x'd my cloth with Kelv)
interior is easy to change but i wouldn't want to fit aircon to a non aircon car.
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Iv got leather but would much rather prefer cloth
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Ive got cloth in mine and it hold you much better than leather as i went in my mates 400bhp cossy and i was sliding all over the place. But I think the leather does look a tad better and obviously worth more and if i got an escort cossy with leather I would take it out and store it to stay mint when i sold the car and use Cloth while using the car.
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keep the leather swap the car
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