Why go leather?

I like leather as I think it's easier to keep clean, nicer looking, and more durable than fabric.

 

ditto "canesfan". Its much easier to clean and looks a lot nicer. besides i wanted the fully loaded stock prius.

 

Easier to clean, looks nicer, cows are raised to be eaten, etc.

 

And for use as adaptive managment tools for people like me who work with ranchers in grassland conservation.

 

the leather is only available on the expensive package, my guess is that most prius buyers (like myself) can't afford it but wish they had it

 

I'll go along with all those reasons. Fabric seats don't seem to hold up well for me, guess I'm a bit rough when I get in and out of the car as they all seem to wear out on the upper most section, closest to the door.

PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals.

 

We found the fabric seats too sticky, hard to move around on. Like the leather seats, tried both.

 

leather seats are nice... if they're heated! i would've got one with leather if they're heated.

 

Ditto to above plus I am a little kinkyound:

 

Agreed. Those are also my reasons. However, the same holds true for a synthetic leather.

I had synthetic "leather" in a 2002 Audi A4, and loved it. It felt, and acted just like real leather .... in fact, even better. That would be a nice option for the Prius also.

... Brad

 

Cheap fabric irritates my skin.

 

Leather gives my back better support, it smells better, wears better and looks better.
I don't think I could do the Prius in Toyota cloth.

ZC1

 

This is my sixth Toyota, and the first that I have purchased with leather. The non-leather fabric that Toyota offers on the Prius feels and looks really weird to me... kind of like 'hairy felt', and is nothing like the fabric I've had in my 4Runner, Tacoma or Tundra. When I saw the leather, I was hooked! To me it was definitely worth the extra cash.

 

I use sheepskins over leather or fabric, so it makes no difference to me. Most leather in car seats these days seems to be thin and vinyl-like. Not the thick, plush leather in good sofas or the older cars.

 

WOW!!
I didn't know cows are endangered.
Does this mean I have to buy cotton covers?
Wait-it takes chemicals to kill boil weavels,fertilizers,gas(diesel) for tractors,man my head is hurting.....

 

In Canada the leather option with heated seats was not available, but our dealership found someone that would retro-fit for them - that sealed the deal for us. I love the leather seats and my wife really loves the heated seats, especially during our bitterly cold winters here.

Buck

 

I'm planning to swap out the leather in my Prius soon. I haven't decided between harp seal pelts, California condor feathers, or right whale skin.

 

One word: Children.

They're leaky. So is just about everything they carry.

Leather cleans up nice.