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Old May 31st, 2008, 06:01 PM
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Leatherette or Leather?

So are the leatherette seats HOT in the summer? I know they are more durable than leather but Im not so cure about the comfort factor and it seems a bit cheap to buy a convertible and put plastic seats in it.. ( then again, it might be the intelligent decision given dirt easy cleaning etc.. ) Sheesh.. I can't figure it out!!
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Old Feb 21st, 2009, 07:12 AM
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Hello MINI1966, I am surprised no one responded to this post. Perhaps its obvious to others, but right now I am wondering the exact same thing as you did almost a year ago. Did you learn anything since then? I have found quite a few threads about this using the search with " leatherette summer".

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I don't know about the leather seats, but I just lived in Miami for 5 years, with a black MC with leatherette seats, and they never seemed that hot to me. And we get some sun there.
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Hello andrewc2005, thank you very much for posting your experience with leatherette!

I did find other posts about the leather vs leatherette opinions, but few of the posts were from people in very warm climates! Eventually, we plan on moving to a place like Tampa, Fl or San Antonio, TX. So knowing that the Leatherette is not going to be sticky in hot weather is a relief.

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I didn't know what leatherette was when I first started looking into my MINI. I asked the sales person at the dealership and he said "It's leather that comes from the finest plastic cows...". That made me laugh but I ended up getting leatherette anyways. Here in Canada we worry more about how cold the seats get in the winter than how hot they get in the summer...


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