Quality and Durability of Leather Seems Great
I am in the market for an 03 or 04 RL, and have looked at cars with 30,000 to more than 120,000 miles on them.
One thing I noticed about all of them is how well the leather seating surfaces have held up. On the 30k car, the seats looked new. On the 100,000+ miles cars, the seats were in excellent shape. No tears or cracks or fading, just minimal creasing. A question: is this due to the high leather quality Acura used, OR becase RL owners are less abusive and more thoughtful in the way they take care of their cars? |
I've got a spot on my TL on the left side driver's seat on side bolster that is wearing worse than the rest of the seat. I have 56000 miles, so dealer says it's out of warranty, I have the extended warranty ( till 105,000) and he says it's not covered under that. But he says Acura will pay 50% of the cost to repair the seat ( new bottom and top leather and labor is $1200 TOTAL), so I would have to pay $600 to repair the seat. BS!
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Originally Posted by dragonlord
I've got a spot on my TL on the left side driver's seat on side bolster that is wearing worse than the rest of the seat. I have 56000 miles, so dealer says it's out of warranty, I have the extended warranty ( till 105,000) and he says it's not covered under that. But he says Acura will pay 50% of the cost to repair the seat ( new bottom and top leather and labor is $1200 TOTAL), so I would have to pay $600 to repair the seat. BS!
I am having the same issue on my 06 TL with 14K on it. I figured I would wait a while before talking to the dealer about it. But I suppose I should check the warranty information and make sure it is covered all the way through the 50K bumper to bumper...gotta read the fine print. |
Is the side bolster leather or vinyl on your TLs? I know that for most cars, "leather seating surfaces" is exactly that -- where your body physically makes contact for the majority of the time you are in the seat.
The sides and back of the seat are usually vinyl. |
I believe it's all leather on the front and sides.
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Originally Posted by ajdigerati
I am having the same issue on my 06 TL with 14K on it. I figured I would wait a while before talking to the dealer about it. But I suppose I should check the warranty information and make sure it is covered all the way through the 50K bumper to bumper...gotta read the fine print.
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RL's have superior quality leather both in terms of materials and the treatment of it.
In addition, RL owners tend to be a bit ummm mature. |
04 RL leather is the thickest I've seen in an acura. Mine still looks brand new approaching 3.5 years old with a whopping 19,500 miles ytd..... :tomato:
Of course I have no wife, no kids (brats), no pets and don't allow smoking in the RL.. :toocool: My 07 MDX leather is no where near the quality of my 04 RL's.....fit and finish far exceeds my 07 MDX as well..........so I wonder if the 2nd gen RL (that has not sold well) has "less quality" than its 1st gen? |
My 99 has 121K miles and almost new looking leather.
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