Should leather seats age? Or stay pritine?

[gck303]

The leather seats in my car are getting a few creases and other marks. They are starting to show the signs of the 160,000 miles. Don't get me wrong, the black coating is intact and the stiching is perfect. They just look like a comfortable used leather armchairs, and no longer factory fresh.

Is this better, or worse, than leather looking brand new for its entire life?

Artificial leather will stay 'box fresh' for almost for ever. And artificial leather does seem very popular today, such as Artico in a Merc E class.

Am I alone in actually liking the aging and patina that decent leather gains over the years and miles?

[gck303]

george123 said:

Would be worth you feeding the leather a good quality conditioner such as gliptones, It will keep it subtle and so won't crack at the creases which will eventually happen with age. If the leather is very shiny (dirty) then worth giving it clean as a first step.... ,Dr leather spray cleaner is very good.

These steps will improve the look and and bring back the smell of the leather as well as stopping any cracks appearing. You'll have matt leather again whilst keeping the patina.

Google drive clean on YouTube, some great video tutorials on there.

Good point, thanks.

My question is, am I along in _liking_ the marks and creases?