Had Ebony on my last RRS and its been very resiliant to kids wear and tear. Fancy a change on my new RRS and saw Stornoway with Ivory at the dealers. Am I putting looks before practicality. Anyone had Ivory and regretted it.

When I went to order mine I was going to specify Ivory but saw the state of one in the dealership with blue dye off jeans on the leather,changed to Ebony but keep wishing I had stayed with Ivory and just spent more time cleaning and treating the leather. MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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Even ebony isn't entirely stain proof - when my RRS was detailed by JKP he told me he gort a lot of blue dye from my jeans off the driver's seat leather!
Almond/Nutmeg might be a better compromise than Ivory - at least it looks like the seats are evenly dirty in the first place! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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The calcite interior in my last Volvo was VERRY easily marked by dye of jeans and stood out like a sore thumb. Was nearly impossible to get out too on the "leather faced" seats. Tried everything I could think of but Im sure that somebody will have more ideas than me. Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

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No problem with Ivory or Almond attracting jeans stains......if you wear white ones like Angel

 

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Have Ivory but always covered by seat covers.

The trim picks up the dirt quite quick, but you probably notice it more and clean it more often so not to big a problem unless you are not to domesticated

Thanks for the replies. Does anyone know the colour of the luggage cover blind if I go with Ivory - Im hoping its black !!

I think the luggage cover is always black.... willing to proved wrong  

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I think the luggage cover is always black.... willing to proved wrong

Hmm... would've been Alpaca like mine. May well have been on the luggage cover too now that I think of it  

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My interior is Alpaca (sandy/beigey) and I much prefer it to the black. Gives a nice contrast against the black bodywork. Accepted it takes a bit more care to maintain but worth the sacrifice for a nice airy feeling. The load cover is also the same Alpaca shade.

I have a lovely Ivory interior goes great with Buck Blue.... (with 2 kids and no eating or drinking in the car). Keep it clean by washing and treating once a month or getting the local valet place to do it as its too hot here. As for the luggage cover it matchs in Ivory which came as std. Brit across the Pond
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For those interested I do a leather cleaner and protector which cleans the surface of the leather and leave a protectant layer which will greatly reduce the transfer of denim or other stains into the seats.

£16 delivered for 250ml. An easy product to spray on and buff up. You will be able to do the interior in about 10 mins, so makes regular cleaning and top-up a breeze

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If you dont want to clean it yourself, give me a shout for a quote on your detailing requirements. From a simple valet to machine polishing to remove bramble rash and swirl marks.

I have the Ivory interior, and have had no problems for 10 months. My daughter (8yrs) still uses a junior seat and I have put a towel underneath it. I clean the car regularly, but only dry wipe the seats. And, the luggage cover is ivory as well:)

OK, we are not jeans users, but more suit trousers etc., but we have travelled on vacation using anything from wet shorts to jeans and trousers.

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