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Jun 12, 2023 | 07:59 PM

#271

bitkahuna

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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.

ok so you like your cars lined with dead animal skins.

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:00 PM

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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.

yes thankfully. and the 'fake' stuff is getting better and better.

does car leather come from cows? i really don't know.

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:01 PM

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ok so you like your cars lined with dead animal skins.

I wish I could have real animal fur for carpet

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:02 PM

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future car seat.

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:02 PM

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I wish I could have real animal fur for carpet

do you mean hide with fur, or like merino sheep wool?

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:02 PM

#276

Toys4RJill

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future car seat.

Haha. That is hilarious

Spoiler

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:07 PM

#277

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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.

And NuLuxe seats are much better than I expected them to be. I love the IS 350 F Sport seats. Soft and fit like a glove.

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:09 PM

#278

SW17LS

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

yes thankfully. and the 'fake' stuff is getting better and better.

does car leather come from cows? i really don't know.

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.

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:13 PM

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Toys4RJill

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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.

I agree. But Toyota actually went back to adding some leather to models when it didn’t have it before

Jun 12, 2023 | 08:56 PM

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mmarshall

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Plus, keeping some animals alive is not a bad thing.

Yep.....totally agree. And Lexus itself does what IMO is the best fake-leather in the industry....NuLuxe.

Jun 12, 2023 | 09:18 PM

#281

Striker223

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Originally Posted by SW17LS

@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.

Yep because 100k now is mid 50s from 2000, it just costs too much for mainstream stuff. Anything that requires hand involvement or animals has a price bottom that will only go "up" as the currency gets weaker and weaker so I am not surprised at all that real materials are increasingly only on the most expensive of cars.

Jun 12, 2023 | 09:19 PM

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Striker223

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

ok so you like your cars lined with dead animal skins.

Absolutely, nothing like it. Same with my belts, shoes, holsters, mag carriers, etc....it's just so much nicer and conforms so well.

Jun 12, 2023 | 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill

I wish I could have real animal fur for carpet

Lambs wool is a good option and doesn't require you to kill anything, fur is too fragile IMO.

Jun 12, 2023 | 09:25 PM

#284

Striker223

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

future car seat.

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.