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Old 05-24-17, 09:23 AM
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Default How is your Rioja Red interior holding up?

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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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 30k miles and my red interior looks perfect. Less creases than my previous car with leather seats.
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ditto that. mines perfect after about a year
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Originally Posted by EZZ
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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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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All good news, thanks guys.
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mine looks good still minus the the wrinkle marks on the side bolsters!!
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Being "Nu Lux" and not actual leather, interior should hold up extremely well.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I wear jeans everyday. No stains. Mind you, they're expensive 7 jeans.


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