Opinions Please! Seaside Pearl, Grey vs. Bisque

[cycledrum]

I thought about not using seat covers for about a month. Then I needed to shampoo the seats in my pickup truck ... PITA.

Now I use a driver seat cover always and will continue to do so.

I think both gray and bisque fabric will get dirty over time, but that can be minimized using seat covers.

[Boo]

I vote for grey.

Every bisque or tan fabric covered seats I've seen looks crappy (or at least dirtier than their grey counterpart) after a couple of years.

Even if you were to get seat covers, the bisque interior would look worse than the grey one over time because there's a lot that ends up not being covered -- all or parts of doors, arm rests, carpeting.

BTW, if you do end up getting the bisque and the upholstery gets damaged, right now you can usually find a new set of OEM bisque seat covers for around $50 on eBay (they're from Priuses which got leather seat covers after the cars left the factory). But I don't know how much longer you can get them because 2009 is the last model year of this generation of Prius (2004-2009). I myself bought an extra set of the grey covers. I'm keeping them just in case I ever need them. Note, however, that installing replacement OEM seat covers is not a typical do it yourself job. Almost everyone would or should use a professional auto upholsterer to install them.

[blueberry]

I also have a Seaside Pearl with bisque cloth interior. If I had it to do over, I would go with the grey leather myself. My dog rides in the back with me often, and she sits on a towel over the seat. Every now and then I wind up with a pawprint, though so far it has cleaned up well. Also, when the seats are down for hauling, you want something over the backs so you don't get them dirty!

[fgoodyear]

I know that you needed to know before Monday, but...... My opinion is the grey LEATHER, I got a 2007 package 6 with grey leather. I don't like any of the cloth seats in the Prius. They look and feel cheap to me, especially the door panels and console cover. I have never had cloth wear near as good as the leather nor look as good after years of use. This is my 4th car with leather, my 5th being a 2008 Camry HYbrid. Wouldn't have anything else

[night-night]

Originally Posted by fgoodyear

I know that you needed to know before Monday, but...... My opinion is the grey LEATHER, I got a 2007 package 6 with grey leather. I don't like any of the cloth seats in the Prius. They look and feel cheap to me, especially the door panels and console cover. I have never had cloth wear near as good as the leather nor look as good after years of use. This is my 4th car with leather, my 5th being a 2008 Camry HYbrid. Wouldn't have anything else

Thanks, but I don't do leather. In fact I think it is odd that the Prius even offers a leather option. I wish they had a synthetic leather---now that I would do

[night-night]

Originally Posted by blueberry

I also have a Seaside Pearl with bisque cloth interior. If I had it to do over, I would go with the grey leather myself.

Do you have any seat covers on? I fully intend on having seat covers on---and the clear plastic floor mats. I have been looking at the Wet Okole seat covers in the bisque color. They seem easy to just wipe off w/ a bit of water if needed.

[blueberry]

No, I don't have covers as yet, but the Wet Okole will get a hard look when the time comes. Something easy to wipe off when the dog or me trails in some grime.

[subarutoo]

It must be nice to have choices. I really wanted seaside pearl with gray, but settled for white with the beige interior. Waiting for a car was not something I wanted to mess with back in 06. I'm OK with the white, and the beige has held up better than I expected. I almost live in my car, 10 hours a week, 76,000 miles fince Jan 06. Even hauling my bike several times, with the seats down and wheels on, the beige has held up pretty well. The only dingy areas seem to be the console arm rest, and the floor mats. The floor mats respond well to shampoo, nothing seems to help the console top. Also, there is a dirty scratched spot on the driver's side of the console's vertical surface, probably from clicking the seat belt in place. It's just a car, after all, and I can live with it, but I think the gray would have been better, even with the white exterior. I still lust after the seaside blue. My brother-in-law, just got a Yaris off the lot with the blue I wanted. Maybe next time, if I don't have to wait.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by subarutoo

The only dingy areas seem to be the console arm rest, and the floor mats. The floor mats respond well to shampoo, nothing seems to help the console top.

Regarding the center console top, I think a very attractive fix is to get a leather console cover from Prius Hoods:

eBay Motors: Toyota Prius Center Console Leather Cover Fits 04 - 09 (item 110335164802 end time Feb-06-09 11:19:47 PST)

It comes in tan, grey or black. I actually think it looks best in black, no matter what color your interior is (black picks up the black that's elsewhere on the console and the dash).

[night-night]

I picked up my beautiful Seaside Pearl w/ bisque interior this morning. I put almost 80 miles on it today! I LOVE this car!!!! I think her name is "Lady Smurfette" The Seaside Pearl is a beautiful shade of blue! Right now being such a newbie I am obsessed w/ reading the "energy monitor"

This car is GREAT!!!!

Thanks for all the wonderful replies! Although many advised getting the gray, I just was so drawn to the happy bisque color! I am looking into the Wet Okole seat covers...just need to scrape up some more $$$ to pay for them