"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
07/19/2017 at 01:07 • Filed to: you know things are bad if he uses the s-word
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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
07/19/2017 at 01:07 • Filed to: you know things are bad if he uses the s-word | 0
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If... IF... I were to get a coupe or... [pauses].... A SEDAN... doggo would be using the backseat. She is tall like a deer and weights maybe 50 lbs. Would the leather last against her strong deer-like legs?
If I threw a blanket or pad down, it would be futile... she’s not gonna sit still in one spot, that’s for damn sure.
Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 01:17 |
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With no padding, the seats will be scratched quickly and torn eventually.
I see 3 options: not getting a sedan, using a thick blanket (did that a few times in a convertible), or folding the seats (did that in an A4. Doggo was miserable the whole trip)
phenotyp
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 01:17 |
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The nails are the leather-killers.
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 01:18 |
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Depends on the leather. I speak from experience - the type of vehicle dictates everything form the thickness of the hides used to the durability of the topcoats. Domestic pickup trucks have thicker, more robust leather. Your average sedan is thinner and focused on feel to the hand and not durability. The average hide for a lower tier sedan is very prone to puncture so if your dog often has untrimmed claws, the seats will be damaged sooner rather than later. But the thicker hides and stronger coatings on a pickup truck will tolerate that wear and tear better.
IdleInCA
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 01:19 |
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What I’ve done is put an oversized blanket down, then a hammock-like dog cover over top of that. Each corner hooks over a seat headrest.
Two Berners and an American bulldog-St Bernard mix.
No damage.
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 01:20 |
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Lots of my customers have blanket things specifically made for backseats to protect them from animals. They clip onto the four headrests to form a sort of hammock. Seem to work really well and are pretty popular.
AfromanGTO
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 01:46 |
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I have the bench seat covers in the GTO and SS, and there aren’t any scratches. Now they dog fur is a different story....
Svend
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 02:22 |
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Because Piglet has really soft leather even leaning on the seat while I vacuum the car footwells stretches the leather slightly and leaves minor creases that eventually come out so with having my sister’s Jack Russell and my step-brothers insane Poodle I’ve had to get one of these.
The loops go round the rear head rests so the dog cover protects up the rear of the seat as well as the seat base. It’s very hard wearing and easy to clean while also having velcro cut outs so the belt buckles can still be used for either passenger seat belts of dog restraining straps that click into the buckle.
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Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
> IdleInCA
07/19/2017 at 03:12 |
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What does an American bulldog-St Bernhard mix look like?
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 05:54 |
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Depends on the leather. Most cheaper modern cars have paper thin leather/leatherette that a large dog’s claws would puncture in an instant. My car has actual thick real stuff though and I’ve had dogs in the backseat with no issue.
VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated.
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 06:00 |
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I had a Lab that weighed almost 80lbs when I owned my IS300. I had him in the back seat about once or twice every month and it held up fine. It was on “cloth” IS300 seats though, which were the ones that were partially cloth in the middle areas but leather everywhere else. He also had relatively trimmed nails which is probably the main factor. We would put down a blanket, but he would somehow manage to fire that off the seat no problem.
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IdleInCA
> Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
07/19/2017 at 08:31 |
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Arrivederci
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 08:52 |
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I have a smaller doggo (30lbs), but I just throw a big blanket in the back, fold it over to make it thicker, and then press the edges of the blanket into the space between the rear cushion and the doors, as well as between the seat bottom and seat back. My doggo has never dislodged it and usually just curls up and takes a nap.
Monkey B
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 09:24 |
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it will scratch...you’d want to cover it. I fix this stuff all the time.
diplodicus
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2017 at 09:24 |
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My dog is 50lbs I let her sit right on the leather. The E30 the leather is already old and has cracks so I can’t say how much is from her. E39 I haven’t noticed any extra wear from her.
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Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
> IdleInCA
07/19/2017 at 14:39 |
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Nice one! Do you fit all three in a car though?
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IdleInCA
> Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
07/19/2017 at 15:37 |
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Yes but not for trips longer than 15-20 minutes
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Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
> IdleInCA
07/19/2017 at 16:20 |
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Understandable
RPM esq.
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/21/2017 at 16:29 |
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This thing works pretty well in a sedan:
