[metadat]

In my experience cloth eventually gets stained and stinks after even relatively minor spills. The foam underneath soaks everything up. The same spills are minor and easy to clean from leather.

Clearly ymmv, I appreciate you sharing yours.

[barbazoo]

Cloth can be cleaned with one of those portable fabric cleaners.

[fragmede]

Or don't eat fast food and drink soda or wine or coffee in the car.

[sublinear]

Wine?!

[fragmede]

yeah because it stains real bad. Also the driver shouldn't be drinking wine in the car for obvious reasons but eg taxis.