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Leather quality is a big thing and I like how Bentley and RR does it, elephant is great for holsters etc but not for a car interior but for accents it guess it would work well? I normally prefer ostrich though if the item will have contrast and shark for borders. I have no interest in cheap artificial stuff like carbon fiber and aluminum since it is so common and not special, it's not rare or high end enough to serve as a primary trim IMO.
@bitkahuna it will only get easier to buy cars with no real leather, animal skin free options are becoming more widespread and they are here to stay.
does car leather come from cows? i really don't know.
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@bitkahuna it will only get easier to buy cars with no real leather, animal skin free options are becoming more widespread and they are here to stay.
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It does, yeah honestly as much as I like nice leather the synthetic stuff is getting really good, and it does wear better. Plus, keeping some animals alive is not a bad thing.
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I agree. But Toyota actually went back to adding some leather to models when it didn’t have it before
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@bitkahuna it will only get easier to buy cars with no real leather, animal skin free options are becoming more widespread and they are here to stay.
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Very unlikely unless it's on a lower end car, the requirements for high grade leather are very tight and cows are generally not desirable nor are any cattle from areas with bugs that can bite them. Unfortunately due to pressure even Bentley is seeing a loss of quality due to tree hugger type groups, now they are using byproduct grade leather instead of cattle grown solely for it.
