What are "leather appointed" seats?

What do they mean when they decribe seats as "leather appointed"? Is
this just a sneaky way of telling you they're not real leather, or
they're only partly leather upholstered. Do they use all leather on
any seats these days?

Marty

MartyK wrote:

> What do they mean when they decribe seats as "leather appointed"? Is
> this just a sneaky way of telling you they're not real leather, or
> they're only partly leather upholstered. Do they use all leather on
> any seats these days?
>
> Marty
I think it means partly, as in leather trimmed.

MartyK wrote:
>What do they mean when they decribe seats as "leather appointed"? Is
>this just a sneaky way of telling you they're not real leather, or
>they're only partly leather upholstered. Do they use all leather on
>any seats these days?

It varies by manufacturer. Generally, it means that the actual seating surfaces
are leather, but the non-seating surfaces, like the sides, are synthetic. Some
people love leather, and some people hate it. YMMV.

---Bob Gross---

Simply means the trim appointments on the seat are leather.
Except for ultra luxury cars, only seating surface is leather
when they say leather interior, not the sides or backs of the
seats. There are also different grades of leather. Lesser
cars like Toyotas use split cow hide, with a man made finish.
Cars like Lincoln and Lexus use calf skin with a natural finish,
like cheap shoes and fine leather shoes.


mike hunt



MartyK wrote:
>
> What do they mean when they decribe seats as "leather appointed"? Is
> this just a sneaky way of telling you they're not real leather, or
> they're only partly leather upholstered. Do they use all leather on
> any seats these days?
>
> Marty

The people that hate leather probably never had leather,
but vinyl. You can't buy a luxury car that does not have leather
as standard equipment.


mike hunt



Robertwgross wrote:
>
> MartyK wrote:
> >What do they mean when they decribe seats as "leather appointed"? Is
> >this just a sneaky way of telling you they're not real leather, or
> >they're only partly leather upholstered. Do they use all leather on
> >any seats these days?
>
> It varies by manufacturer. Generally, it means that the actual seating surfaces
> are leather, but the non-seating surfaces, like the sides, are synthetic. Some
> people love leather, and some people hate it. YMMV.
>
> ---Bob Gross---

Mike wrote:
>The people that hate leather probably never had leather,
>but vinyl. You can't buy a luxury car that does not have leather
>as standard equipment.

A friend wanted to buy a Volvo, but all of the dealers here would only offer
one with leather seats, and he wanted something simpler. So, he ordered a
European version of the same Volvo and took possession at a German sea port and
had it shipped to the USA west coast. That version has the simpler seats, but
that is a hell of a long way to go for it.

---Bob Gross---

I have leather in my current vehicle. To damn cold in the winter (at least
until the seat warmer can get cranked up) and too damn hot in the summer when
1st getting into the car after work. The leather-wrapped steering wheel and
shift knob also are too hot to hold in the summer...very unsafe A waste of
money in my opinion. Leather sure does look nice though!

<MikeHunt@lycos.com> wrote in message news:40DCB0D1.6931DB72@lycos.com...
| The people that hate leather probably never had leather,
| but vinyl. You can't buy a luxury car that does not have leather
| as standard equipment.
|
|
| mike hunt
|
|
|
| Robertwgross wrote:
| >
| > MartyK wrote:
| > >What do they mean when they decribe seats as "leather appointed"? Is
| > >this just a sneaky way of telling you they're not real leather, or
| > >they're only partly leather upholstered. Do they use all leather on
| > >any seats these days?
| >
| > It varies by manufacturer. Generally, it means that the actual seating
surfaces
| > are leather, but the non-seating surfaces, like the sides, are synthetic.
Some
| > people love leather, and some people hate it. YMMV.
| >
| > ---Bob Gross---