I want red leather!

Did you have the half red, half black leathers or the red full leathers?

Could ask this guy

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2004-AUDI-A3-...ewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item33577ab663

Get a re-trim? Where you based?

Everyone to there own, but cant stand red leather, certainly lowers the selling potential of a car overall unless its a supercar that is.

NHN said:

Everyone to there own, but cant stand red leather, certainly lowers the selling potential of a car overall unless its a supercar that is.

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Is that comment based on anything other than your personal dislike of red leather?

I've had cars with red leather, as has a friend in a couple of BMW's, and from my experience this made them easier to sell if anything.

Based on personal comments by some forum users over the years, other car owners I have spoken with & dealers, also if you compare the number of cars with red or black leather then you can see the POV aswell, red leather isnt a favourite for car owners overall & I cant see you disagreeing with that fact.

NHN said:

Based on personal comments by some forum users over the years, other car owners I have spoken with & dealers, also if you compare the number of cars with red or black leather then you can see the POV aswell, red leather isnt a favourite for car owners overall & I cant see you disagreeing with that fact.

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Red leather is a more expensive option than black leather in most cases.

If it's the right combo - black or silver car with red leather, then it works. It's a very desirable combo in a lot of BMW's - I've a mate with red leather in a silver Z4 - looks great, a mate hate red leather in a silver E46 - he was fighting buyers away... black S2000's with red leather sell very well.

BAD colour combinations don't sell well, but that's a different story.

I agree with you that it's not commonly spec'd in new vehicles, but I disagree that it makes a car harder to sell.

I'll give you that, colour combo's dont help at all, but tbh majority of cars have a fair combo, the hideous ones are a serious minority IMHO, but black does go with almost any combo you get anyway which is why there are many more available.

The one thing I wont agree on is the cost factor, yes it maybe little more expensive, but in the grand scheme of things, most are bought on finance where they dont worry about the extra £10 a month & IMHO it doesnt come down to the cost of the leather that affects if they have red or black, its down to the colour, be interesting to test that fact though, I would say most would say yeah red is nice but would get bored with it or start to hate, where as black day in day out as millions have chosen.

As an example, I checked the configurator with say a new A3, the difference in cost of black/red was £200, which over 3-5yrs of finance or the cost of a car paid in cash is sod all, admittedly higher line cars maybe more which means the person would pay more anyway as they can afford it or they'd get a lower spec car, but this is a good example, of course a ferrari maybe several K more, but then we're talking about a car that has an air filter that costs probably hundreds, lol.

As I said this is IMHO, but I still believe majority of cars leather colours are down to choice not cost.

Actually this is an interesting time to start a poll, not to prove whose right/wrong, just be interested to know of opinions.