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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
Well, not really, as we actually wanted real cow-hide leather interior in our Prius, but had to "settle" for Toyota's SofTex®...and...go UP a model (from -3 to -4) just to get that thermoplastic polyuerethane (imitation leather) stuff! Needless to day, we were "pissed"!
So, I think you detected my not-so-latent hostility toward Toyota's marketing crap.
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The imitation leather sounds worse for the environment and never lasts as long as the vehicle.
What was the benefit exactly?
Oh I forgot, their bottom line.
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