Subj : Re: New Mazda
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue May 30 2023 17:36:00

-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ga> No.  Most (all?) of the options are not "field"-upgradeable.  Some
 Ga> specific examples that I know of: A leather-surfaced dashboard.
 Ga> Adjustable/adaptable performance suspension. Upgraded brakes.
 Ga> Integrated alarm system.  There are many more, and they have to be
 Ga> installed in the car by the factory.

 pF> I bought a Prius in 2014, and they offered leather seats as an
 pF> option, done by a local upholstery shop. I don't know if they
 pF> bought those slip-on leather seat covers or re-upholstered them.

Very interesting, have never heard of a dealership doing something like 
that.  

 pF> I was in a hurry to get the car, because California was
 pF> discontinuing the HOV sticker program. I had to buy what they had
 pF> on the lot. I got the cloth seats and told myself I'd replace
 pF> them with leather if/when they got stained.

 pF> I gave the interior a goood coating of Scotchgard and water and
 pF> stains still blot out with a damp cloth, 9 years later.

Sounds like you got your money's worth from that Scotchgard!  :-)



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