Cloth Interior in Mercedes??
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04 E320 4 Matic, 95 Audi S6, 99 Carrera 4 Cabrio, 12 Fiat 500 Sport, 00 BMW R1200C 10, BMW R1200R
Originally Posted by Samoan_Ridah
You do realize that one cow eats more vegetation in a day than does an entire family of vegetarians in a week.
This subject is a total can of worms and I could debate for hours about it. I totally respect Vegetarians and I wish I could be as disciplined. However, humans are omnivores who have had a history of eating red meat (in the western hemisphere anyway) since the very start of our existence. I used to have to do linear programming cases where I would have to optimize the use of land and feed and all that stuff. I later ventured into commodity merchandising and have made well in the futures market.
The world can not eat either all vegetables or all meat. Just like we can't all live in cities or all in the countryside. It is the variety that makes a difference. I work with and have good friends who are Vegan Vegetarians and I know what they are all about. Remember, I live in Boulder County Colorado about 15 minutes from the city of Boulder.
Sorry to deviate from the original thread,
Steve
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Mercedes all the way!
wow, mercedes offers the option of cloth seats and we have debates ranging from PETA to farm economics? a very interesting thread to read, though 
well, my avantgarde certainly has cloth seats, but i must say the cloth is one of the best i've seen -- it looks cool and mature, for some reason, unlike the cloth seats in most other cars. it most certainly does NOT feel low quality -- it's a true option rather than a downgrade.
i recently took a taxi ride in Terengganu, Malaysia, where they still use 1970s style Merc E-classes. the cloth seat was amazing! must be the mohair someone in this forum was talking about earlier -- soft and luxurious. too bad they don't seem to be an option anymore.
well, my avantgarde certainly has cloth seats, but i must say the cloth is one of the best i've seen -- it looks cool and mature, for some reason, unlike the cloth seats in most other cars. it most certainly does NOT feel low quality -- it's a true option rather than a downgrade.
i recently took a taxi ride in Terengganu, Malaysia, where they still use 1970s style Merc E-classes. the cloth seat was amazing! must be the mohair someone in this forum was talking about earlier -- soft and luxurious. too bad they don't seem to be an option anymore.
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Jay leno put it best last night:
"So Mercedes-Benz is offering cloth interiors for its animal friendly consumers. Thats nice, so I test drove one but ended up hitting a deer."....
"So Mercedes-Benz is offering cloth interiors for its animal friendly consumers. Thats nice, so I test drove one but ended up hitting a deer."....
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sl and M-class E320 4Matic SLK350
A selling point for some religions
If I recall correctly there was a poster on these forums some time back whose religious beliefs dictated avoiding leather because it came from cows that were considered sacred. It seems his dealer was able to special order one without leather even then.
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corduroy
I remember beautiful corduroy covered seats from the early 1960's.I was parking cars and got to sit in a lot of them and I still remember the comfort of the corduroy. I'd choose it if it were to be available.
mercedes leather seems to lose it's smell within the first three to six months. Our 02 mini cooper and 03 z8 still smell great.
mercedes has succeeded in making wood look like plastic and leather fell like vinyl.
mercedes leather seems to lose it's smell within the first three to six months. Our 02 mini cooper and 03 z8 still smell great.
mercedes has succeeded in making wood look like plastic and leather fell like vinyl.
