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Originally Posted by hoyasaxa
Since we're in the 2er subforum, I feel like I should point out that Dakota leather is very thin and covered with a vinyl/polymer coating. It needs to be treated rather differently from Nappa or Merino.
Accordingly, unless someone was overweight, I sort of doubt that it wore this quickly. My car is 24+ months old and has 0 sign of any wear.
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16 months here and no sign of any wear. I am extremely careful, however, when entering the car. If you wear pants with a button on the back pocket, it could easily catch the stitching on the bolster, and that does look like a potential wear area. So I make sure to put my hand between the seat and pants pocket when getting in so there's no rubbing or scratching.
For the first year, I didn't treat the leather at all. There was no discoloration from jeans or any other dye. This year, just because of old habits, I used Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Cleaner-Conditioner.
I'm pleased with the feel and quality of the leather.
