Looking for a new car? Part 2

Next let’s look at the interior. Straight and simple a dark color interior will be easier to maintain then light. It will not show stains or soiling nearly as bad a light. The only drawback is that without protection it will show UV fading over time. The next consideration is leather or cloth. This may also seem like a no brainer as leather will be much easier in the day to day issues incurred in a car. If you have kids I would say go leather, for pet go cloth. If you want to go deeper into the issues cloth will allow staining from spills and body oils much easier. But with leather you have other issues such a dye transfer from jeans and irreversible wear and tear. What I mean by wear is that if the leather is left dirty and you have grime in the seams, this will act as a sand paper every time you get in and out. To combat this you must first keep the leather as clean as possible and be cognizant of how you get in and out. You should not sit on the edge of the seat and slide your rear across it. Try to place yourself into your seating position as much as possible. While we are on the subject of getting in and out, another issue I see a lot is damage from peoples shoes. As they get in/out their shoes will make contact with the lower panels and leave behind all sorts of things. Dirt, scrapes, shoe polish are some of the things I see. I will go on record now and say it is typically the passenger side I see the most damage on. Which leads me to believe that the owners are more aware of trying to keep their cars looking nice as opposed to someone going for a ride.