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[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The car won't last forever anyway, if it's used regularly.

I threw away my last car at 19 years and 380'000km with no tears on the cloth seats.

And yeah, fake leather is almost always a big no.

[โ€“] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In my experience good cars can last a lot longer than the cloth

[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I guess your cars usually go to ~1million kilometers then?

[โ€“] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Longer than the cloth for sure

[โ€“] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My car also has 480000km on it and 20 years old, seats still perfect. Maybe Seat just makes good seats :P

[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Well, it's right there in the name!

...

Mine was a 2001 Fiat Multipla, powered with natural gas. One of the most reviled cars ever made, and produced when Fiat was at its worst. It was awesome.

[โ€“] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

As a lover of weird and ugly cars, I love the Multipla. If I needed a larger car like that, I'd totally get one. Though my need for weirdness is currently satisfied with ny Trabant

[โ€“] Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

Then take your seats with you to the next car!

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