Who opted for fabric seats?

[DaveB]

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That would be 20C up there? My '95 Disco came down from Qld 3 years ago , no working heater, likely never ever used.
I've survived 2 Tassie winters so far. The hairshirt helps

I am sure somewhere I have a picture from 1987 of my wife throwing a jug of water on my frost covered HZ Kingswood vacationer outside our house in Exeter Tasmania.
Just north of Launceston.

 

[Mumblepants]

Has anyone ever tried to mitigate hot leather with bright seat covers or had such covers on leather at all?
Does it make a difference in the summer?

The only cover I’ve encountered that seems not too bad are sheepskin.
Black Duck and canvas ones still get pretty toasty. But probably not as scorching as leather.

 

[Mumblepants]

It's only going to be like wearing a heavy duty pair of jeans vs thin suit trousers, so I'd imagine it would work fine?

Just make sure they’re not Red Corduroy…

 

[joejet]

Made a huge mistake and tried to order leather at the last minute. Ineos wouldn't let me change, so I have cloth, unheated. Cloth is fine, but no heat is bugging me.

sure you could fit the exmoor trim ones easily, I have them in my TD5 defender this year wish i did it earlier (just need some ineos heated seat buttons) https://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/the-new-defender-seat-heater-kit.html

 

[Max]

Has anyone ever tried to mitigate hot leather with bright seat covers or had such covers on leather at all?
Does it make a difference in the summer?

Vinyl or leather in Oz are both deadly if the sun is directly on them... grenadierboy[which by the way is a great name]has got it right with the sunshield but I am going fabric with heavy-duty covers and still will have to throw a towel over my seat in some cases for sure...happy motoring

If I can't park in the shade on a hot day I put up a foldable windscreen sunshield & that usually stops most of the sun hitting the dash/seat backs.

 

[DaveB]

Problem is that the seat isn't the only problem
The steering wheel, gear knob, centre consol lid, silver wheel,
Most places like shopping centres have undercover parking or shade sails

 

[Tazzieman]

Problem is that the seat isn't the only problem
The steering wheel, gear knob, centre consol lid, silver wheel,
Most places like shopping centres have undercover parking or shade sails

Grenadier...coming to a shopping centre near you. Built For Purpose

 

[Mumblepants]

Problem is that the seat isn't the only problem
The steering wheel, gear knob, centre consol lid, silver wheel,
Most places like shopping centres have undercover parking or shade sails

That’s if you fit under all those pesky low obstacles.

 

[DaveB]

Grenadier...coming to a shopping centre near you. Built For Purpose

Where I am moving to it is a 170 metre walk to the only two coffee shops or a 20.7 km drive to a shopping centre
Won't be going into the big smoke very often

 

[Tazzieman]

Where I am moving to it is a 170 metre walk to the only two coffee shops

You are much bigger smoke than me!
I rely on our coffee machine.

 

[DaveB]

That’s if you fit under all those pesky low obstacles.

I had a lot of trouble with my Mazda BT50 once I fitted roof racks
Watched a woman in a beefed up landcruiser tear the fire pipes off the roof in an underground carpark a few years ago.
She went in at about 60kmh
Most of the outdoor parks covered in shade sails are pretty high to allow for vans and trucks

 

[DaveB]

You are much bigger smoke than me!
I rely on our coffee machine.

Yes I have coffee machine as well
Walk to the coffee shop is just an excuse to meet people and walk along the jetty/boat ramp to see the sting rays and turtles

 

[bigleonski]

Where I am moving to it is a 170 metre walk to the only two coffee shops or a 20.7 km drive to a shopping centre
Won't be going into the big smoke very often


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Moving to God’s waiting room huh.
Nice spot.

 

[DaveB]

Moving to God’s waiting room huh.
Nice spot.

The guy across the road is 96, still drives his car fairly well, mow's his lawn on a ride on mower nearly every day.
There are a few nearby in their 80's and 90's
Zero stress
everyone seems to go for a walk twice a day

 

[bemax]

I wear a long sleeve T shirt with my shorts when it gets cold.

Here it has -7 degrees this morning. Cheer me up with your temperature .

 

[DaveB]

Here it has -7 degrees this morning. Cheer me up with your temperature .

We did drop to 19 overnight 66% humidity. It is 1640 hours at the moment and 24 degrees

 

[bemax]

View attachment 7797816 We did drop to 19 overnight 66% humidity. It is 1640 hours at the moment and 24 degrees

Perfekt

 

[DCPU]

Most of the vehicles I have had over the last 25 years have had leather seats and I was going for the leather option again, but after having a ride in a Grenadier with fabric seats I changed to heated fabric and with the savings added some "nice to haves" - the tailgate table, the compass with altimeter, and checker plate on the wings.

Put like that it seems a decent trade off.

Although, I've taken some stick at home for specing the compass with altimeter.

 

[Tazzieman]

Put like that it seems a decent trade off.

He doesn't mention the record rains and occasional cyclones in the subtropics And the mosquitoes!
Everything in life is a trade off!

 

[DaveB]

He doesn't mention the record rains and occasional cyclones in the subtropics And the mosquitoes!
Everything in life is a trade off!

Ferkin Midges and sandflies and mossies are annoying but the storms are Ok