We recently inducted Kia Motors into The Hog Ring's "Hall of Shame" for duping customers into believing that its popular Sportage SUV is trimmed in genuine leather – when, in fact, it features almost no real leather at all. Sadly, we must now induct Toyota Motor Corporation for a similar offense. … [Read more...] about Toyota Busted for Faux Leather Claims
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One Florida Upholstery Shop’s Tall Tale
The News-Press, a Southwest Florida news site, recently published the details of a dispute between a local auto upholstery shop and one of its customers. The story is hilarious, embarrassing and disgraceful – which, of course, lands it in our "Hall of Shame". … [Read more...] about One Florida Upholstery Shop’s Tall Tale
Kia Drivers Duped into Faux Leather
Kia Motors is being criticized for misleading customers into believing that its popular Sportage SUV is trimmed in genuine leather – when, in fact, it features almost no real leather at all. … [Read more...] about Kia Drivers Duped into Faux Leather
Child Locked in Trunk to Protect Seats
Trimmers often advise their customers to avoid spilling water on their leather seats. One woman in Edina, Minnesota has apparently taken that advice to heart. Local police recently charged her with child endangerment, after she forced her 11-year-old nephew to ride in the trunk of her Lexus so that his wet clothes wouldn't ruin her upholstery. … [Read more...] about Child Locked in Trunk to Protect Seats
The Smell of Fresh Leather Car Interior
There’s nothing quite like the smell of fresh leather, right? Wrong. One Florida cowboy decided to put the old saying to the test – slicing the roof off his Pontiac to fit a live cow in the cabin. The result, as you’ll see in the pictures below, gives the world’s most disgusting car interior a run for its money. … [Read more...] about The Smell of Fresh Leather Car Interior
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