Automobiles
Quality leather breathes and lasts a whole lot longer than any other type of seat covering. If you do not already know, vinyl does not breathe and cloth seat coverings are more likely to wear out within less than half of the time as leather and vinyl covers do.
Therefore, the odor that comes out of such fine leather coverings is not the only reason why people would rather purchase a motor vehicle that is equipped with, so called, leather seats. The same is true for people who would rather purchase vinyl seat covers.
On the other hand, both leather and vinyl seat coverings, over time, sustain damage from the heat and the radiation from our Sun. Further, there is not a whole lot that can be done to prevent the deterioration of vinyl or cloth.
However, regularly dressed leather will last a whole lot longer than vinyl or cloth. So too, leather allows the flow of air to your body, thus providing a great deal of comfort to the people who sit upon such leather coverings.
Sure, leather seat covers cost more, but the additional cost is well worth the comfort and the durability of such a seat covering. As a matter of fact, the proper care of your truly expensive leather seat covers will last as long as the useful life of your motor vehicle.
You might ask: "Why not purchase a motor vehicle that is equipped with some kind of cloth seat covering?" The truth of the matter is that cloth seat coverings do not last as long as either leather or vinyl. Direct sunlight does the most damage to all types of seat coverings. Cloth seat covers ware out from use, causing tears and holes in the material.
Wherever possible you should most certainly stop the direct rays of the Sun from reaching the surface of any kind of seat covering. The heat from the Sun dries out leather and can melt vinyl. UV rays from the Sun can fade the color of cloth covers and even burn the fibers, thus leading to rot, tears and holes.
Yes, your garage does more than just protect the exterior of your motor vehicle. That is why covered parking spaces are highly desirable. Heat is also an enemy of all kinds of seat coverings, besides causing damage to wood and/or plastic materials that are also contained within motor vehicles.
It is also true that a less expensive motor vehicle is likely to contain the least expensive seat coverings, as well as the other, so called, appointments within the interior passenger space. On the other hand, nothing lasts forever. How many years do you plan to own and operate your next motor vehicle? If you plan to keep it for only three or less years, does it really matter what kind of seat covers are in your car?
