The newest Question of the Week is just that simple - do you prefer leather or cloth seats in your Ford truck, van or SUV?

Make your pick in the poll above and tell us why you prefer a certain material in the thread below!

 

I've had leather, I prefer cloth.

 

So what happened to the vinyl option???

 

I would have went leather if it was an option on the XLT. I didn't want to pay the extra thousands for a Lariat for options I don't care about. I wanted leather for easier cleaning and heating/cooling. Instead I'll pay 500 bucks or more for some good covers.

 

leather is for cars. trucks get cloth, or preferably vinyl so they can get hosed out when dirty.

 

I despise leather, especially in trucks, so it disappoints me to no end that I can't get a Ford vehicle with the bells & whistles I want without having to take a proverbial 'poison leather pill'.

Where I live in the desert SW leather will start to crack within 5-7 years no matter how diligently you maintain it. I've had it happen on garage-kept Japanese, American, & German (Mercedes) vehicles. Coworker of mine had same experience on his King Ranch as well. In summer it burns the hell out of you & exascerbates body sweating, while in the winter it's cold as hell.

Bottom line for me: I hate leather's lack of durability & it's 'temperature-limited sweet spot'. The fact that Ford doesn't allow a 'Leather Delete' option vehicles such as Lariet model trucks when ordering is very disappointing.

 

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When I ordered and had my F350 built, I went simple with vinyl. Easy to throw on a washable cloth cover too. Luckily I park in a garage at home and work, so the burning hot seats are only an issue occasionally while shopping or something like that. Only regret I have with the vinyl bucket seat option was that I had no idea it didn't come with an armrest of any sort and just a tray mounted on the floor between the seats. That was kind of lame. Might have just stuck with the free bench seat had I known that.

 

Hands down CLOTH. If I want to burn my A S S off or freeze I will save ALOT of money and just buy Vinyl

 

Prefer fabric to leather. And darker colors to better hide any stains.

Wish my truck had the vinyl floor instead of carpet.

 

I prefer leather with a suede insert.