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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 02:19 PM
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my seats aren't "baggy" but i would agree that the seating surface is looser than many other cars. so far i'm very pleased with the leather seats. from a design standpoint, it probably makes sense that the leather isn't that tight. leather shrinks as it ages. i've seen examples of tight leather seats that end up with tears along the seams or lots of cracking where the leather creases. the crossfire's seats aren't forming any creases because the leather isn't stressed as much as a seat where the leather has been stretched for a tighter fit. i would expect that down the road there will be some crossfire owners that will complain about bolster wear from ingress/egress difficulty, but that is an inherent issue with all low-slung cars.

i noticed in the owner's manual that chysler makes no recommendations for conditioning the leather. maybe the seats are designed such that even if they are neglected for the life of the car, and shrink considerably, that they will resist significant tears or cracking. just a thought. however, i still plan to treat mine with lexol several times a year
 
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