anyone have the honda odyssey with leather seats?

[jlewisinsyr]

I love the dealership line about "real leather", I can assure, you leather marketed as leather is real leather, regardless of the brand. That said, all manufacturers (well, there are exceptions as you move up the price ladder to the $100k+ level) also use vinyl/fabric on non-seating surfaces (ie. side bolsters that connect the seat covering the base of the seat, back sides of the seats, etc.) to varying degrees. Before anyone says anything about VW (and a few other companies) using the term Leatherette, note, that is NOT marketed as leather, its marketed as Leatherette, which is very different.

As for leather itself, I've owned only one car without leather, a Jeep Wrangler, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Yes, leather can be warm, but it cools quickly to your body temperature in heat or warms to body temperature in cold. Heated/Cooled seats also help out in this area. I've never had "sticky" leather seats unless I was sweating a lot and sat down on leather, but that's me being sticky and gross rather then the leather having any issues.

 

[tlbwriter]

We have had tan, light gray and dark charcoal gray (black basically) the tan was by far the worst for hot seats, the darker gray was actually the best. Either way, the seats are hot in the summer and cold in the winter.

Odd. Window placement, maybe? My car with a dark charcoal gray interior (cloth seats) was much hotter inside than any car I've ever had, and the seats were hotter than the leather seats I have now.

 

[ilovepete]

We have them. They are not sticky or hot or anything, love them. However, some of it has started to peel off. Just on the armrest, but still... not good.

 

[Folklore]

We have the light tan leather seats and I was also worried when we got them. After having them for a year I wouldn't go back. Ours are heated and are so wonderful in the winter.

We had only one issue this summer with the seats being too hot but they did cool quickly and that was our fault for not using a front shade in the windshield during 100+ temps.

 

[luvmy3jewels]

We have an Ody with gray leather and love it!! I agree with a pp that said the worst problem you have is once you get used to it, you won't go back! I've never had a scorched bottom from my seats and the seat heaters in the winter keep you so toasty. Another good thing about them is when the kids spill stuff (like my dd did yesterday) all you have to do is wipe it up.

I think the first and middle row seats have the "real" leather and the third row seat is vinyl. My kids have never complained about their seats being too hot and we always have at least one kid riding in the third row.

 

[bear_mom]

we have an Odyssey 07 that I LOVE LOVE, but it is time for a change. I like the fabric, but that EX-L is calling to me. The only reason that I am hesitating is the lack of cloth seats. I have always had velour or some kind of cloth. Even with 5 kids, we have not had problems keeping the seats looking nice. What the dealer told me makes sense if its true.

I find leather seats MUCH easier to keep clean than the cloth seats. Messes just wipe right off of them.

My favorite example: (happened in our Subaru, before we had our Honda) Dd apparently spilled her apple juice in the car during the summer. Not sure how/when it happened, it was dh's car at the time. At some undetermined time later I pulled dd's car seat out and the smell was enough to knock your socks off. Got some Amour All Leather seat cleaners out of the garage and wiped the seat off. 2 minutes later all was well and the smell was gone, seat was clean, and you couldn't tell anything have ever been spilled.

I have also cleaned off melted chocolate with just a few wipes.

I find the leather can be a bit warm in the summer, but nothing bad. Don't really notice the cold in the winter though........

Emily

 

[LuvLDM]

I have the odyssey touring edition w/ leather seats & I love it!
I initially didn't want leather seats because we live in a very warm climate and I didn't want the seats to burn in the summer...it's actually not bad though, the ac cools off the van very quickly.
I have three kids so my vehicle can get pretty messy, I like being able to just wipe down the seats w/ a damp cloth.

 

[VAfamily1998]

We haven't noticed our leather being particularly hot...but we always keep our car in the garage when we're home, so it's rarely in direct sunlight for an extended amount of time...maybe that makes a difference and why some people are saying their leather gets hot and others don't?

 

[iamadisneynut]

I have a Pilot, not an Odyssey, but it's a Honda with leather seats and I love them. I'll never go back to cloth. I don't find it particularly cold in the winter, and yes, it's hot when you first get in the car in the summer, but it's not like you're hot and sticky all day - after a minute it's fine. Getting a light-colored interior will help with that issue as well.

I have a Pilot too! I love the leather seats, though they are black and can be HOT when in the sun, but not sticky. I would never have anything other than leather, neither would DH, it was something that was a deal breaker when we bought this car (our minivan had leather seats too, loved them, so comfy!!)

 

[tlbwriter]

We haven't noticed our leather being particularly hot...but we always keep our car in the garage when we're home, so it's rarely in direct sunlight for an extended amount of time...maybe that makes a difference and why some people are saying their leather gets hot and others don't?

My car is garaged at home, but it's in direct sunlight all day while I'm at work, and I still don't think it's horribly hot.