Is Naugahyde really leather?

[harrycw]

I think you are forgetting about the leather imported from the land of Corinthia! It was hugely popular in Chrysler products a few decades ago and revolutionized that impoverished countrys economy.

[jamarimutt]

Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

[Alnilam]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(naterprius @ Aug 2 2006, 08:57 AM) [snapback]296313[/snapback]</div>

But hey, you don't sleep on rubber sheets, do you?

Besides, have you ever actually tried to clean the Prius interior cloth? Mine always comes clean!

[/b]

Well, I switched a couple of years ago when my mom told me what a big boy I was. Now I DO throw my 500 thread per inch sheets in the wash every few months and they come out gorgeous. But when I put my Prius seats in the Maytag the neighbors complain about the noise. However they look fine when I take them out. I'm having a little rust problem though......

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(harrycw @ Aug 2 2006, 11:39 AM) [snapback]296452[/snapback]</div>

I think you are forgetting about the leather imported from the land of Corinthia! It was hugely popular in Chrysler products a few decades ago and revolutionized that impoverished countrys economy.
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You can read all about this in the First Book of Corinthians, a gripping read.

[rlongenbach]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Alnilam @ Aug 2 2006, 10:09 PM) [snapback]296751[/snapback]</div>

But when I put my Prius seats in the Maytag the neighbors complain about the noise. However they look fine when I take them out. I'm having a little rust problem though......
[/b]

ROTFL!

[bgbc]

Uh-oh. The leather isn't all leather? I've been turning down #7s because I'm holding out for the leather but maybe I won't bother.

Has anyone gotten word from Toyota or a reliable dealer about the leather thing, about whether only the seat is covered in leather in current year #8s? Cuz now the fabric's looking a lot better. I'm especially curious b/c PVC vinyl has its own toxicity issues, according to some...

So is dealer leather ever all leather? One dealer told me he didn't do #8s, only #7s with his leather added.

BTW, I might not sleep in my car but cleaning up baby puke from a car seat is definitely no fun. That's why I wanted leather originally. Though the little holes had me worried. :P

[rufaro]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bgbc @ Aug 2 2006, 11:51 PM) [snapback]296825[/snapback]</div>

Uh-oh. The leather isn't all leather? I've been turning down #7s because I'm holding out for the leather but maybe I won't bother.

Has anyone gotten word from Toyota or a reliable dealer about the leather thing, about whether only the seat is covered in leather in current year #8s? Cuz now the fabric's looking a lot better. I'm especially curious b/c PVC vinyl has its own toxicity issues, according to some...

So is dealer leather ever all leather? One dealer told me he didn't do #8s, only #7s with his leather added.

BTW, I might not sleep in my car but cleaning up baby puke from a car seat is definitely no fun. That's why I wanted leather originally. Though the little holes had me worried. :P
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Hang on...there is somewhere from where cleaning up baby puke IS fun? Shoot...I missed that one...

[IsrAmeriPrius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bgbc @ Aug 2 2006, 11:51 PM) [snapback]296825[/snapback]</div>

Uh-oh. The leather isn't all leather? I've been turning down #7s because I'm holding out for the leather but maybe I won't bother.[/b]

Reread the original message. The OP is NOT referring to the OEM leather option.

[Cruising7388]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(syclone @ Aug 2 2006, 05:52 AM) [snapback]296189[/snapback]</div>

There was so much naugahyde used in the 70's and 80's that the Nauga was on the endangered species list for a while. The ones being bred now are still too small to be used for larger surfaces. That's why you only see naugahyde on the trim areas of seats and the armrests.
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Wasn't it Ronald Reagan that said "You can nauga but you can 't hyde"?

[rufaro]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cruising7388 @ Aug 3 2006, 04:29 PM) [snapback]297353[/snapback]</div>

Wasn't it Ronald Reagan that said "You can nauga but you can 't hyde"?
[/b]

No, but he THOUGHT he did....

[bgbc]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Aug 3 2006, 05:16 PM) [snapback]297322[/snapback]</div>

Reread the original message. The OP is NOT referring to the OEM leather option.
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Yeah yeah, I did read the original. But I also read the post about the leather lawsuit. So my question still stands!