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Originally Posted by GeoffWW
Leather is too cold in the winter ... and unbearably hot when the car has been left out in the sun in summer. Cloth on the other hand is much better being not so cold in winter and not so hot in summer.
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The real reason that we prefer leather is status because it's expensive.
Here's an interesting story which I think I learned from James May. When the motor car was evolving from horse drawn carriages, the chauffeur sat in the open on a leather seat. This wasn't because he was a respected member of the staff, it was because it was resistant to the weather! His noble employers sat under cover on cloth seats.
Simon