Hi all, 

 

I own a Skoda Octavia Elegance. i had the car made with Ivory Cloth interior as i personally think its a much nicer place to be than an all black cab...

 

Anyway i am now upgrading to a New Fabia Monte Carlo Estate, when i was given a quotation for my cars value although it is pretty good valuation ( £11500 - 61 plate 1.6 TDICR Elegance spec with sat nav, ESC, Rear sunset glass) he said thaty becuase i have Ivory cloth interior it pulls the value down slightly! i asked is this because of the condition my seats are in, there in immaculate condition as i have had them treated with the supa guard and also had leather custom fit seat covers on them, he said no there just less desirable to people.... 

 

Anyones views on this? i would have though it would be the same if not a little MORE as its diffrent and theres alot of people who want this interior but dont want to wait for the car to be built, 

 

Cheers

 

Mike

Well, yes. I would walk past your to get to one with a black or grey interior, all else being equal.

From a purely personal point of view, a pale interior would put me off, due to the issues with wear, and I can't see the point specifying it only to cover it up with seat covers

Having owned a fabia VRS I wouldn't have a light coloured interior again as it gets dirty so quickly and I cannot keep it clean. All IMHO, but I am thinking most will be in the same boat as everyone is so busy and don't have the time to look after their car. My cars used to get cleaned weekly, but house, children and other responsibilities mean the car falls low on the list

Well yes possibly. To me it sounds unpleasant to look at and impractical with normal wear and tear. Standard grey or black seats for me. My grey seats also were treated with Supagard and are now stained, I told them I thought it was a waste of time but was offered a half price deal on it. Not the next time.Not done anything for the paintwork's durability either.

Hope you enjoy the Fabia "upgrade" :wonder:

Edited 4 July, 201312 yr by gregoir

Personally I prefer lighter interiors, my last car had a leather called lotus white and that looked the bees knees with a dark exterior colour.

Lighter interiors get dirty and messy much easier. Dark is easy to cover up this.

So very few will opt for a lighter interior if given a choice.

Personally I prefer lighter interiors, my last car had a leather called lotus white and that looked the bees knees with a dark exterior colour.

That might be so, but the thread is clearly aimed at light CLOTH interior, which is a totally different ball game

Oh I thought he said he had leather covers, I was thinking retrim.

Oh I thought he said he had leather covers, I was thinking retrim.

No, I think he's talking seat covers

No, I think he's talking seat covers

I had seat covers made recently for added luxury, in the same colour as the seats, but i mainly went for the light interior as it means all the panel covers are in beige instead of black and the roof liner is lighter asell, it just makes the whole car much brighter inside. i have had no problems with the supa guard that was added, if somthing is spilled like squash on the seats i use a damp cloth and once dry its back to new!

My most unfavourite part of the Octavia vrs is the light alcantara pataches on the seats, I think they look naff and will wear badly.

 

That's why I was over the moon when I found one of the last few cars with the alcantara/red stitching pack.

A light coloured leather trim can look very nice - in the right car - but these tend to be Merc E-Class/Range Rovers etc. A light coloured cloth interior would have me walking away I'm afraid. There is a reason that most cars have dark coloured seats. Light colours stain/mark very easily. 

 

As ed209 has also alluded to, I'm very pleased that I managed to get a Blackline as the light patches on the standard vRS seats really put me off. I'd have had to have ordered the dark alcantara pack if I hadn't got the BL.

A light coloured leather trim can look very nice - in the right car - but these tend to be Merc E-Class/Range Rovers etc. A light coloured cloth interior would have me walking away I'm afraid. There is a reason that most cars have dark coloured seats. Light colours stain/mark very easily. 

 

As ed209 has also alluded to, I'm very pleased that I managed to get a Blackline as the light patches on the standard vRS seats really put me off. I'd have had to have ordered the dark alcantara pack if I hadn't got the BL.

 

 

I wanted a blackline but I failed boo hoo

A light coloured leather trim can look very nice - in the right car - but these tend to be Merc E-Class/Range Rovers etc. A light coloured cloth interior would have me walking away I'm afraid. There is a reason that most cars have dark coloured seats. Light colours stain/mark very easily. 

 

As ed209 has also alluded to, I'm very pleased that I managed to get a Blackline as the light patches on the standard vRS seats really put me off. I'd have had to have ordered the dark alcantara pack if I hadn't got the BL.

 

 

I wanted a blackline but I failed boo hoo

 

I'm not prepared to swap

Skoda ivory interiors are f-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c. When I switched from Octy I L&K to Octy IIFL L&K everything was better except two things:

First - the fantastic dark metallic British Racing Green exterior colour was gone. It never re-appeared in Skoda world since. Not in II, IIFL, not in III, not in Yeti or Rapid. 

Second - Octy IIFL L&K interior was only available in Undertaker Black with Coffin Eternity glossy black trim with either Six Feet Under Charcoal or Mortuary Freezer Pale grey eco leather. I selected black, with black alcantara. For that Johnny Cash deepest of sorrows feel as I cruise on three lanes of tarmac towards bible black skies above concrete London.  

 

Whether it's because valeting and hoovering in this country costs stupid money or because the nation is so used to all the doom and gloom, British buyers are really drawn to the most mundane, boring and eclectic of colour choices available. Even in BMW world. In some models you have about 40 interior to exterior combinations, different textures, several shades of natural leather tones alone, and if you can't find what you need, there is always Individual options. And yet 99% of the 5 series available on second hand market were specced with what? Grey on grey. Grey man in grey suit, selected silver car with grey or black interior. And silver alu trims inside to make it "sporty".

Edited 5 July, 201312 yr by v0n

Rules out sales to families I guess. Light interior doesn't fight well against chocolate, jam and bogies.

Rules out sales to families I guess. Light interior doesn't fight well against chocolate, jam and bogies.

i have 2 dogs and a 2 year old, and have had no problem with stains  etc, i did have supa guard added to the car and it seems to be working! i got the seat covers around 6 month ago and i have had the car from new in Oct 2011. 

i have 2 dogs and a 2 year old, and have had no problem with stains  etc, i did have supa guard added to the car and it seems to be working! i got the seat covers around 6 month ago and i have had the car from new in Oct 2011. 

 

Perception rather than reality maybe but it might still affect sales.

Mike - Accept the slight hit knowing that you've had what you wanted, and preserved it by use of covers.

Cars are very personal. Whilst I'm happy to pay £200 just so the headlining matches the dark interior, and would pay the same again to remove any traces of chrome; the chances of me finding a buyer with my taste are slim indeed.

Your best bet to preserve RV is to stay very close to the default spec unless you have a very rare car (model). Any dealer will want the car to appeal to the broadest audience, with extras serving little more than to differentiate between similar cars.

Just waiting for a yellow + black/black/black car with sunroof to float my boat now...

Light colours don't show dust etc until quite bad, also less heat gain in summer so have definite advantages . However if you intend to treat the car badly Dark colours are better at hiding scuffs

 

Overall my favourite is a light leather, had this in the L&K & virtually every mark wiped off

My grey/black cloth interior has looked dirty since day 1.

Our Subaru has a grey cloth interior and always looks brighter and cleans up better.

 

The Foz is for sale but given a preference, I prefer the lighter interior

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/subaru-forester-20x-4wd-1-owner-58000-miles-registered-11122004-full-service-history/1023677017

I find the black interiors seem to attract dust, and pet hair the lot! it's really annoying. 

 

I appreciate lighter interiors, loved the MK1 Fabia RS seats with the grey and black contrast. I also really like the idea of a light interior on darker colours. 

 

But you can't win on either front in my eyes - dark magnet to dust and hair forever hoovering/ light magnet to water stains and general grubbiness where you will be shampooing it every few months, either way you've got to clean it!

Grey carpet is miles better than black, black just shows up dust etc. Grey hides everything except mud very well, but that's what car mats are for.

My personal opinion is that a cream cloth interior is a bit "old man", and may put off some drivers as a result.  Cream leather can look classy, but I'm not keen on it in cloth.  It can look a tad better against dark paint however.

When I was looking for a used Octavia to buy, one of the cars I was looking at had the cream (ivory?) cloth interior and the metallic beige paint.  It was an overall better package than the car I ended up getting, however it was over £2000 more.  I decided I couldn't justify the price difference, however thinking about it I might have gone for it had the interior been a different colour.
Even after the Skoda dealership had valeted it there were still visible remains of stains and "tide lines" on the seats.

 

I spend a lot of time in my car commuting, and I wanted a space that I like to sit in.  For me the cream cloth interior looked like it was begging for a pack of Werther's Originals to go in the jumbo box and a straw hat for the parcel shelf.

 

Edited 12 July, 201312 yr by clamberer