Top 10 obsolete car features

VINYL AND LEATHERETTE Found in: BMW 535i, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT, Ford F-150 XL, Mercedes-Benz E350 Base-model pickup trucks tout vinyl as being easier to clean than leather. But even the most plebeian rides today wouldn't be caught in a scrap yard with it. Except the Germans. You would think $52,000 for a luxury sedan buys cowhide, but Mercedes-Benz doesn't agree. That's the base price of the E350 with 'M-B Tex,' its low-cost look-alike -- the real thing costs $1,570. Several BMW 3 and 5 Series models offer 'leatherette' (leather is considered an upgrade for only four payments of $362.50). Since manufacturers shy from showing base model interiors in press photos, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class interior pictured is likely leather.

VINYL AND LEATHERETTE

Found in: BMW 535i, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT, Ford F-150 XL, Mercedes-Benz E350

Base-model pickup trucks tout vinyl as being easier to clean than leather. But even the most plebeian rides today wouldn't be caught in a scrap yard with it. Except the Germans.

You would think $52,000 for a luxury sedan buys cowhide, but Mercedes-Benz doesn't agree. That's the base price of the E350 with "M-B Tex," its low-cost look-alike -- the real thing costs $1,570. Several BMW 3 and 5 Series models offer "leatherette" (leather is considered an upgrade for only four payments of $362.50).

Since manufacturers shy from showing base model interiors in press photos, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class interior pictured is likely leather.

(Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC)