Linen Interior Durability?
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 127
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From: Tampa Florida
I have a 2009 crystal red coupe with black/linen interior. I have put 9,000 miles on it and the white leather has held up well over the last 2 years. The center armrest does get a little dirty, but warm water on a towel cleans it up easily. My daily driver is 2006 yellow 3LT with black interior and it just doesn't compare to the 4LT two-tone.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 19,574
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From: Frederick, MD
I don't think the linen covers the "bolsters" of the seats only the center parts (seating surfaces) so you shouldn't get the blue jean effect. I get that in my Yukon XL Denali since it has a cashmere interior. Looks fantastic but won't be my first choice next time especially in an all weather vehicle.
Arm rest may get dirty quicker with linen but that isn't too hard to clean. My 5 year old does have a nasty habit of putting his feet on the front dash of my sienna 4lt interior so I would imagne linen would be a pain then.
Arm rest may get dirty quicker with linen but that isn't too hard to clean. My 5 year old does have a nasty habit of putting his feet on the front dash of my sienna 4lt interior so I would imagne linen would be a pain then.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 384
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From: Warrenville IL
My 09 4LT Ebony/Linen has been holding up fine. I've only cleaned the dash/doors once since 5/09 (and 8200mi). I've cleaned/conditioned the seats twice. The armrest I had to clean more than that but it's not because of me. It's always someone else getting it dirty 
It still looks and smells like new. I don't drive it every day and it's always garaged so I don't know if the sun will beat it up or not. Keep in mind that the linen is actually an off-white color. If you've never seen it in person before you might think it's a little dirty (depending on the light) when it really isn't.
It still looks and smells like new. I don't drive it every day and it's always garaged so I don't know if the sun will beat it up or not. Keep in mind that the linen is actually an off-white color. If you've never seen it in person before you might think it's a little dirty (depending on the light) when it really isn't.
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: West of Houston Texas
St. Jude Donor '11
I have an 08 with 50K miles and have the ebony/linen 4LT. It has held up nicely and I clean it with Zaino leather cleaner and conditioner. It does get blue jean dye but comes off easily. I replaced my console cover with a DSVettes linen piece and love it. Clean it like the rest of the leather.
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St. Jude Donor '13
That Linen interior looks nice, but...
The designers must have said "Hey, let's take every part of the interior that tends to get dirty or worn, and make it the lightest possible color."
The designers must have said "Hey, let's take every part of the interior that tends to get dirty or worn, and make it the lightest possible color."
