Optomistic them Spanish...

jayw · Post by **jayw** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:38 pm

£600+ for leather... is it really that comfortable Kitch?

http://cgi.ebay.es/CITROEN-BX-16-VALVES ... dZViewItem

Post by **Mike P** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:14 pm

The sellers other items don't seem that overpriced, has got to be a typing error

Mike P.

Simran · Post by **Simran** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:47 pm

i got mine for 70quid plus a gearbox and worn bottom end

docchevron1472 · Post by **docchevron1472** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:51 pm

Leathers ok but I prefer Monza / Le mans for comfort and the ability to keep you in the seat when giving it large round corners.
I'd prefer to put monza's in mine but the dead cow looks sooooooooo cool!

Cheers
Chris G

robin hughes · Post by **robin hughes** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:53 pm

le manns all the way for me

jayw · Post by **jayw** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:22 pm

I appreciate that these things may well be somewhat more rare in ex-pat land... sorry, Spain but i'd also like to think it's a misprint

I forget which is which again, but i got stripes in the white one & herringbone in the grey one... definitely prefer the stripes!

Never been a fan of a dead cow in any motor (unless i've just run it down on a dark b-road & i'm taking it home for a Steak or 3...)

robin hughes · Post by **robin hughes** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:09 pm

your white one has monza and your grey one has le manns jay

Post by **Jezziebx16v** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:17 pm

docchevron1472 wrote:
Leathers ok but I prefer Monza / Le mans for comfort and the ability to keep you in the seat when giving it large round corners.
I'd prefer to put monza's in mine but the dead cow looks sooooooooo cool!

Cheers
Chris G

I fully agree with that, if it was not for the cool factor ( Or hot in the summer

) i'd swop for a Monza set but they just look too good.

Jez

jayw · Post by **jayw** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:23 pm

robin hughes wrote:your white one has monza and your grey one has le manns jay

Cheers, no doubt i'll forget again anyway...

robin hughes · Post by **robin hughes** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:42 pm

Post by **Adrian E** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:23 pm

leather with climate control and heated seats, or not at all. Looks wrong in anything with sporting pretext - but nice if you spend a lot of time sat on the motorway.

Post by **Toddman** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:09 pm

hmm the old leather debate

Each to their own I suppose I much prefer the leather and my mates cossie 4x4 in white with black leateh rrecaros looked very tasty and was sporty

Cheers
Luke

Post by **Vanny** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:42 pm

I guess it's not really a debate, you either like them or not!

My biggest things against them are;
* There REALLY cold when its cold outside
*There REALLY hot when its sunny
* there deffinately not as comfy as the 16v seats
* They need regular care or end up looking horrid!

BUT on the flip side,
* They look much better with the dark interior
* They feel much better (to the skin)and quite a bit firmer than fabric
* There much easier to clean

but the biggest thing for me, as a tried and test Kayaker and kit-humper-rounder i can through pretty much anything onto the back seat no matter how wet and know that it's only gonna take a few minutes to clean up and not hours waiting form them to dry! And for me thats the best thing about them! (and rear leather headrest seem much more common than fabric rear headrests!)

Going back to the original topic, £600 does seem on the steep side, but they look liek there in decent fettle and it's not like there are hundreds of sets knocking around, they may just get the asking price once word gets around!

Mike E (uk) · Post by **Mike E (uk)** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:00 am

Rear leather headrests are more uncommon IMO.

The cloth rears are the same as the cloth fronts, but with an inch sawn off the metal rod.

Mike

Post by **Vanny** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:13 am

yes Mike, but that's cheating! Think i've only seen one real genuine rear set and they where leather clad!!

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