Question for those with Leather Interior!
For those of you that got the leather interior, which I plan on getting, the brochure says that the center armrests are also leather with the option, is that true?
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I was considering the leather upgrade and remember the dealer telling me that the center armrest would be leather too.
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Originally Posted by PHYBENZ
(Post 2476671)
For those of you that got the leather interior, which I plan on getting, the brochure says that the center armrests are also leather with the option, is that true?
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Originally Posted by QQQ
(Post 2499715)
saw leather at dealer today. not very impressed.
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With two little boys the MBTex is for you.
I might be mistaken but the perforation will tell you it is leather. I have no idea why the MBTex should not have perforation. I have to ask. Jorg |
I have the leather and the CENTER armrests are not leather, or at least they don't appear to be. They look very similar, but there's no stitching and they feel different. The door armrests are leather however. There are no perforations in the leather.
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Originally Posted by Jorg
(Post 2501648)
With two little boys the MBTex is for you.
I might be mistaken but the perforation will tell you it is leather. I have no idea why the MBTex should not have perforation. I have to ask. Jorg |
Originally Posted by Jorg
(Post 2501648)
With two little boys the MBTex is for you.
Jorg |
Leather where?
<<I was considering the leather upgrade and remember the dealer telling me that the center armrest would be leather too.>>
The driver's right elbow rest is not leather. The pull-down armrest in the back seat is leather since it is part of the seat. I've examined the beige tex interior and comparing it to my beige leather interior, I see a big difference. Black could be a different story. There will be no children, animals or packing crates on my seats. |
Leather for luxury.
MB-Tex for durability. :zoom: |
I'm a car nut..I always nit pick over everything on my car. When it comes down to the leather or the mb-tex in a C class, just go with the mb-tex. Its very hard to tell the difference by just looking at it, and the comfort level is about the same. Yes with leather you get the leather smell, and you get the nice stitching on the door panels, but I can think of better ways to spend the extra $1,550 they want for leather. Heck that would pay for the P1 package and still have money left over for all weather mats.
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A close friend of mine who used to be an MB technician at Fletcher Jones MB and then at Laguna Niguel MB (#1 and #2 stealers in the country) said to me when my wife and I picked up our car was "..at least you got leather..".
My car has P1, 18's and leather. |
Stripper
<<A close friend of mine who used to be an MB technician at Fletcher Jones MB and then at Laguna Niguel MB (#1 and #2 stealers in the country) said to me when my wife and I picked up our car was "..at least you got leather..".
My car has P1, 18's and leather.>> What he meant was (subtly) that your car is a stripper. No P2 or Multi or roof. |
I hope I don't regret going with the mb-tex. But after seeing what the two kid seats have done to the leather in our other two cars, I have to think I'm making the right decision. I'm new to MB and the first couple times I looked at the C class I didn't even realize that it wasn't leather. I just hope I still feel that way a few years from now.
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Originally Posted by dion
(Post 2506063)
A close friend of mine who used to be an MB technician at Fletcher Jones MB and then at Laguna Niguel MB (#1 and #2 stealers in the country) said to me when my wife and I picked up our car was "..at least you got leather..".
My car has P1, 18's and leather. According to the MB website and this is a quote "Premium leather upholstery on all seat surfaces plus headstraints" by using the word "surfaces" it leads me to believe that the only parts that are leather are the parts your body touches, the rest is mb-tex. The center of the seat is leather, but the sides are mb-tex, the back is mb-tex ect. Lol I know all those who bought leather are going to be jumping up and down and saying that can't be so, but its a common practice. |
Originally Posted by chilledbenz
(Post 2506125)
Thats probably because leather is an option the dealership makes money back on lol.
According to the MB website and this is a quote "Premium leather upholstery on all seat surfaces plus headstraints" by using the word "surfaces" it leads me to believe that the only parts that are leather are the parts your body touches, the rest is mb-tex. The center of the seat is leather, but the sides are mb-tex, the back is mb-tex ect. Lol I know all those who bought leather are going to be jumping up and down and saying that can't be so, but its a common practice. |
Originally Posted by Untertürkheim
(Post 2506578)
I would not be so sure about that. When MB does that, they call it "Leather Seating Inserts" not "Leather Upholstery." The former did not include leather door panels, while the latter does.
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MB Tex or Leather ...if you're concerned about that new car smell ....then just use Zaino Leather Cleaner ....it smells GREAT and does keep that new car smell ???
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Originally Posted by RLE
(Post 2506103)
<<A close friend of mine who used to be an MB technician at Fletcher Jones MB and then at Laguna Niguel MB (#1 and #2 stealers in the country) said to me when my wife and I picked up our car was "..at least you got leather..".
My car has P1, 18's and leather.>> What he meant was (subtly) that your car is a stripper. No P2 or Multi or roof. http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...3/DSC_6716.jpg http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...3/DSC_7848.jpg
Originally Posted by Krytech
I hope I don't regret going with the mb-tex. But after seeing what the two kid seats have done to the leather in our other two cars, I have to think I'm making the right decision. I'm new to MB and the first couple times I looked at the C class I didn't even realize that it wasn't leather. I just hope I still feel that way a few years from now.
Originally Posted by chilledbenz
Thats probably because leather is an option the dealership makes money back on lol.
According to the MB website and this is a quote "Premium leather upholstery on all seat surfaces plus headstraints" by using the word "surfaces" it leads me to believe that the only parts that are leather are the parts your body touches, the rest is mb-tex. The center of the seat is leather, but the sides are mb-tex, the back is mb-tex ect. Lol I know all those who bought leather are going to be jumping up and down and saying that can't be so, but its a common practice. |
Originally Posted by dion
(Post 2507979)
Yes, I don't expect the interior to be completely leather, but the face of the seat and door cards/panels are leather and you can see the difference there, not just in the stitching. I just feel if I'm going to buy a luxury car, it should have leather...but then again, all of my cars have/had leather.
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Less really IS more, huh? We went with the MB-Tex, and am happy with them so far. I really miss the smell of new leather, though.
BTW, nice ride, dion. I like the hardtop add-on. But then again, I'm a little biased. My other ride: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/...a24f43a0_o.jpg |
Originally Posted by chilledbenz
Originally Posted by dion Yes, I don't expect the interior to be completely leather, but the face of the seat and door cards/panels are leather and you can see the difference there, not just in the stitching. I just feel if I'm going to buy a luxury car, it should have leather...but then again, all of my cars have/had leather. I'm with you there, full leather should be standard on a Benz. It's crazy, you can drop 50 large on an E class and still not get full leather unless you check the leather option box.
Originally Posted by Rick Hunter
(Post 2508050)
Less really IS more, huh? We went with the MB-Tex, and am happy with them so far. I really miss the smell of new leather, though.
BTW, nice ride, dion. I like the hardtop add-on. But then again, I'm a little biased. My other ride: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/...a24f43a0_o.jpg Nice car, I hate you! :bow: Do you hangout on BF.C as well? I think one of the guys on the z4 area also put M6 wheels on his Z4M roady. As far as less is more, I'm a believer in that (sort of). I think that I'm young enough to appreciate and get excited about the electronic gadgets in the cars, but old enough to be scared of them also. |
Originally Posted by QQQ
(Post 2499715)
saw leather at dealer today. not very impressed.
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Originally Posted by Jorg
(Post 2501648)
With two little boys the MBTex is for you.
I might be mistaken but the perforation will tell you it is leather. I have no idea why the MBTex should not have perforation. I have to ask. Jorg |
Originally Posted by alpinweiss
(Post 2502405)
Leather for luxury.
MB-Tex for durability. :zoom: |
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