Originally Posted by 94tincan

what is it with this trend towards leather seats? Years ago, only
the big boats (cadilac, lincoln, etc) came with leather seats, which is
fine, cause only the stuffy old people bought those cars. Now, it seems
like every maker in every market segment, including honda, is jumping
on the bandwagon with a 'me too' attitude and building more vehicles
with leater seats, perhaps assuming they are offering a premium, luxury
feature. I, personally, disagree with this thinking. We don't buy new cars
any more, instead I look for a recent used vehicle to avoid the huge
loss of initial depreciation. I recently started looking for a used honda to
replace our aging '94 and find there are much fewer cloth seat hondas
available than the leather ones. I think leather seats are disgusting.
They are cold, hard and slippery in cold weather and sweaty and
clamy in hot weather. They are also very easy to damage, difficult
to maintain and look real bad after normal use, when compared to cloth.
Replacements are needed much sooner than cloth and significantly more
expensive. And the heated leather seats? That is the weirdest feeling. My butt deserves better!
They are not very comfortable at all (you wouldn't sleep in a leather
covered bed, would you?). Manufacturers wouldn't install them if there
no demand, so I am starting to think that most people prefer leather
seats and I am the exception. What does everyone think about this?