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Boxbrownie
Member Since: 11 May 2018
Location: Pastyland
Posts: 21
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| Leather seat faces, differences? |
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Looking at a couple of D3 with tan/alpaca leather, one has smooth leather all over the faces the other has a mix of smooth and perforated, just wondering is there was a facelift (the all smooth one is 6 months younger) or an option for different leather?
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 17th May 2018 6:35 pm |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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Yeah. Originally they came with perforated leather. It then got changed to smooth leather (as an option I think?) starting in MY08 or so.
My MY05 HSE has the perforated alpaca leather.
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| 17th May 2018 6:46 pm |
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Boxbrownie
Member Since: 11 May 2018
Location: Pastyland
Posts: 21
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That’s interesting as one is a June and the other September so that sounds right, I wonder if anything else changed that’s worth having on the MY08 version I don’t know about.....
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| 17th May 2018 6:50 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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perforated leather is meant to be better
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| 17th May 2018 8:38 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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Boxbrownie wrote:That’s interesting as one is a June and the other September so that sounds right, I wonder if anything else changed that’s worth having on the MY08 version I don’t know about.....
I think later high spec D3 got the elc steering column adjust and the alectric lumbar support, neither really life changers!
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| 17th May 2018 9:43 pm |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6764
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Pete K wrote:perforated leather is meant to be better
Aah, so later model years had smooth/non-perforated leather as default and the perforated was a higher-priced option?
I’m not sure whether perforated is better, I liked your choice of words (“meant”) 
Also, didn’t the steering wheel change in MY08 or MY09 to a nicer (softer?) leather one?
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| 18th May 2018 4:20 am |
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DaveJLBI
Member Since: 07 Mar 2014
Location: Clare
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Think it is the other way around, the perforated leather was the standard but the smooth leather was a higher quality finish?
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| 18th May 2018 9:33 am |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
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Think it depends on the year
My MY05SE had perforated leather. as did my Brother in Law's MY05HSE - not sure what year the higher specs got the better leather
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| 18th May 2018 10:04 am |
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Boxbrownie
Member Since: 11 May 2018
Location: Pastyland
Posts: 21
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DaveJLBI wrote:Think it is the other way around, the perforated leather was the standard but the smooth leather was a higher quality finish?
Viewed the smooth leather one today, good honest car but if that’s high quality leather it really needs a good cleaning because it felt hard and sticky (and was grubby), hopefully the next will seem better.
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| 18th May 2018 11:18 am |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
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An uncared for interior can be a sign of an uncared for car, but if rest of the car is solid with a FSH and more importantly, evidence of preventative maintenance, wouldn't necessarily put me off.
Leather does need looking after, do my seats every six months at least with Gliptone - especially drivers.
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| 18th May 2018 12:11 pm |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6764
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I’ve used dodo juice products on car leather with several vehicles. Can’t say anything bad of that brand either. Can’t say whether it is better or worse than some other brand. Regular servicing is essential, whatever you do. 
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| 18th May 2018 1:10 pm |
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Boxbrownie
Member Since: 11 May 2018
Location: Pastyland
Posts: 21
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Main dealer service history is a great asset but I’d rather have a full folder of invoices from a LR Indie who loves the cars rather than just working on cars.
Odd juice is the best cleaner I have used in over forty years of dirtying leather......tried all the rest but Dodo just makes a big difference the others take so long to even come near to.
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| 18th May 2018 2:30 pm |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6764
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I like their leather smell spray... and the dodo animal (kind of like a wunderbaum but much nicer smell) which you can put somewhere under the seats in the vehicle to do the same. Friends and coworkers tend to comment that the leather smell is awesome.
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| 18th May 2018 3:06 pm |
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