Interesting post john77 and I appreciate your insight. I purchased a new 2012 F 350 XLT dually back in December and have now decided to purchase a new 2012 F 350 Lariat Ultimate SRW which I will be picking up this upcoming Tuesday. I did not like the XLT cloth seats and interior and wanted to get the KR for the leather interior. My dealer advised me of the same KR leather wear issues you just referenced and strongly encouraged me to get the Lariat Ultimate. I also dislike the two tone KR exterior and painted bumpers. I respect the dealers opinion based on their experience since this Texas Ford dealer is the highest Ford truck volume dealer in the Country and I believe the only one that offers a lifetime powertrain warranty at no cost. So I will be heading down to Vernon, TX from Philadelphia over the weekend. I am glad now that I did not get the KR. Thanks again for your insight.

 

Looks like from the many posts and leather wear experience on here that the "cheap crap" leather seats are in the KR trucks! There is no reference to inferior leather wear involving the lariat seats.

 

Doesn't the "experience" on here says kr leather is dyed lariat leather?

 

Thanks for your response and for clarifying that there are Ford trucks "In Addition To" the King Ranch models that are equipped with "cheap crap" leather seats.

 

You must have gotten alot of gold stars in school

#1 I said kr leather feels different, never stated that it was any different or stated that it wasn't cheap itself. If you think Ford leather has gotten cheaper over the years, no matter what model then thats your own delusion.

#2 From owning a kr for 8 months yes,I can say that it looks better when it wears, all the scratches and nicks turn darker and it starts to look like the 08 kr leather

Now Mr. cloth seat experience, you bore me, one gold star for you. Bye bye.

 

Hello 2ndstroke my little buddy, the name is MrAgent007 and not Mr. cloth experience, however, you can call me Sir! Did you write your response yourself or did you have help? Sounds like you are very sensitive to KR leather being criticized. Perhaps your skin is not as thick as the thinner current generation KR leather. You must feel terrible seeing reviews from KR owners indicating that the seat leather durability and quality is on par or perhaps a lower standard to Lariat model leather. If you can't handle reading posts regarding criticism of KR leather, perhaps it is time to view a different forum.

You must not be to bored because you seem to be paying keen attention to these posts. I will have my 2012 F 350 Lariat Ultimate Package truck in Philadelphia next week and you are welcome to stop by and try out the premier leather seats. So good bye to you my little buddy! Have a great day and memorial holiday weekend. Take care!

 

Can we stop this petty bickering? Yes there are about 3 generations of KR leather now. The Castano (2003-2007) is very durable and thick and is sometimes not comfortable on long trips because it is so stiff. The Chapparal (2008-2010) is less stiff but still rather thick and durable as long as the owner takes care of the leather and uses a quality leather conditioner. I just used some on mine today and it looks better than new. The third generation (I think they are still calling it Chapparal) is much thinner to allow for the air conditioned seats. I do not believer they are lesser quality than the lariat, they are just different and still require maintenance. I do not know if you have spent any sort of time in and KR trucks (anyone on this thread, I'm not pointing fingers at one person), but I have gone on several long trips in my best friends '06 KR 6.0, I own a '08 KR 6.4, and a coworker just but a '12 KR 6.7.

As far as calling 2ndStroke out for watching forums... don't you get emails when there are posts to threads you have posted on?!? And you seem to reply just as fast...

Anyhow, if you need to justify your purchase, go ahead. I will stick with my '08 KR leather. (However, I will say I am not impressed by the new KR leather, but that doesn't make it inferior).

On a final note...
Happy Memorial Day. Thanks to all the men and women serving and sacrificing in the armed forces fighting to protect my beliefs and freedoms.

 

Time to cool things off guys. Feel free to express your opinions but let's leave the petty bickering and name calling out of this.

 

Here's to those of us who have the ultimate seating surface......vinyl!

 

Hey, don't forget my cloth!!!

 

You'd think this was a V10 vs PSD thread!

 

Other then the ability to wipe off spills easily leather seats generally do not hold up as well over time as cloth seats. You have to realize they were once living flesh and unless you clean and moisturize them often they will wear faster then engineered cloth. My father and uncle owned Custom Upholstery and Interiors in So Cal for many years and I worked there for about 5 of them. I tell you this with no bias personally just fact and experience.

 

I totally Agree!

 

Gotta love the spirit of debate, even when it shows up in a surprising place. Leather, who'd a thunk?

P.s. Gassers ARE better than diesels hahaha.

 

What happened to the Super Duty crowd seems to be a lot of over sensitivity going on lately . Stay out of the free koolaid let the Prius owners drink it.