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Old May 24, 2017 | 09:23 AM
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Any discoloration? Is is hard to keep clean? I went to look at a white with Rioja Red yesterday and the interior hadn't been taken care of, it just looked dirty and faded. The red is my top choice but I've been curious of its long term looks.
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Old May 24, 2017 | 09:24 AM
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Any discoloration? Is is hard to keep clean? I went to look at a white with Rioja Red yesterday and the interior hadn't been taken care of, it just looked dirty and faded. The red is my top choice but I've been curious of its long term looks.
I have 30k miles and my red interior looks perfect. Less creases than my previous car with leather seats.
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Old May 24, 2017 | 10:24 AM
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ditto that. mines perfect after about a year
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Old May 24, 2017 | 10:45 AM
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I have 30k miles and my red interior looks perfect. Less creases than my previous car with leather seats.
+1 Mine still looks new after 2 yrs
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Old May 24, 2017 | 12:27 PM
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Mine still looks freshand brand new after 2 years 45k miles. I do see some minor creases here and there but not noticeable if i dont point it out.

I am careful everytime i slide in and out of my driver seat to prevent any further creasing
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Old May 24, 2017 | 12:52 PM
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All good news, thanks guys.
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Old May 24, 2017 | 02:39 PM
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mine looks good still minus the the wrinkle marks on the side bolsters!!
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Old May 25, 2017 | 01:42 PM
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Being "Nu Lux" and not actual leather, interior should hold up extremely well.
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Old May 25, 2017 | 01:53 PM
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The trick is to wipe it down with all purpose and microfiber cloth and condition it with 303 aerospace. Looks new after 3 years!
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Old May 25, 2017 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by teefar
Any discoloration? Is is hard to keep clean? I went to look at a white with Rioja Red yesterday and the interior hadn't been taken care of, it just looked dirty and faded. The red is my top choice but I've been curious of its long term looks.
I have 40,000 miles on mine. There is no discoloration. I simply use a damp microfiber towel to keep the seating areas clean.
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Old May 28, 2017 | 03:57 PM
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Nuluxe is one of the best features about the car. I had the same reservations when I got my RC. Now I don't even want leather. In fact, I was seriously considering and rx f-sport but didn't want the leather after having the nuluxe.
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Old May 29, 2017 | 04:15 PM
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3+ years. It's just about the only thing that's holding up in this car
No magical chemical cleaning solution either. I wipe it down once a month with a wet towel. The amazing thing is that I play hockey and I'd come out smelling like crap but the seat doesn't catch any of the hockey gears smell.

I had doubts about the Nuluxe/fake leather at the beginning, but thinking back I should have been more concerns about getting a 1st year car, and terrible infosystem.

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Old May 29, 2017 | 07:26 PM
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Mine's still pretty much perfect. I've had my car for almost 2 years and put 17k miles on it.
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Old May 29, 2017 | 11:05 PM
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My brother in law has the 2017 Rx350 f sport with the red interior and his driver seat is stained from wearing his blue jeans. But my seats are holding up well and i wear jeans occasionally and the seats are as new as i bought it. 2 years and 45k miles and counting.
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Old May 30, 2017 | 09:35 AM
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I wear jeans everyday. No stains. Mind you, they're expensive 7 jeans.
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