bitkahuna

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Yup. It's also referred to as "weather happens."

bitkahuna

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if I could get a nicer car that way, I would.

RX_330

Some of the articles say it was flown in via Korean Air. Do they have cargo-only flights???

O. L. T.

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....and this brought the animal back to life,........ how?

It's already sewn into your seat frame paul, enjoy.

Gojirra99

It doesn't, & I'm no animal rights activist, I like premium leather seats, but I can certainly understand why he replaced them with fabric.

First, you are surrounded by leather & in direct contact with them when you're seating in a 600hL, you won't feel comfortable about that if you are repulsed by the idea of dead animal skins for seats & trims, plus its the image he wants to portray with the cloth seats.

RX_330

But then what happens to the old seats? Are they just thrown out? Are the cows killed for no reason then?

-J-P-L-

That's exactly what I was thinking.

I hope Paul is happy that an animal died in part for nothing. They might as well have thrown all the beef away too.

silvervett

Come on people give the guy a break, he is just standing up for what he believes in. The seats will be used in another car but that makes one less set and a few less dead cows of seats that will be used in a Lexus.

I don't think it really matters at all because my guess is they are just using the skins from the thousands of cows that a killed every day for food. If they kill them for food the may as will not throw away the skins. If a cow is killed it is better to use as much of it as the can and using every part of the animal shows more respect than just throwing the skin away.

You dont have to agree with him to respect his commitment to his beliefs.

I happen to be very pro gun and pro 2nd amendment, but what if Sarah Brady was given a pick up truck with a built in gun rack in the back. I am totally against what the Brady bunch stands for but I would respect them for not wanting a truck with a gun rack.

-J-P-L-

BTW, all this brings up another thing I take issue with.

That the rich and famous get so much handed to them for free.

Why do they even need to make money? Everywhere they go probably ends up being a complimentary visit by the business.

It's like being the President. He get's paid but doesn't actually need money.

-J-P-L-

He should be driving a Honda Civic then. If he "cares" so much for the environment then he wouldn't feel the need to lavish himself with excess.
An LS600hL uses a lot of resources to construct and is no gas miser as the hybrid system is there for added power.


I agree with this. That's why I have no problem buying leather goods. The cows aren't being killed for leather but rather for beef. The leather is a bonus.

Gojirra99

We don't know if the seats will be used on another car, because it does not look like Lexus replaced them for him, more likely custom fabric that he replaced the leather with, since it's green fabric that he got :
FROM : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...les-Japan.html

AFAIK, there are no green fabric seats directly from Lexus for any model. The fabric seats for the base IS250 in Canada are black fabric only. I am not aware of other Toyota models with green fabric seats either. So I think it's more likely that McCartney ordered custom fabric to replace the leather ?

I agree

LexFather

Wow, I guess we need to find out of the people that built the LS 600h L are vegetarians or do they eat meat.....and what cars they drive....

bitkahuna

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Your bitterness/jealousy/envy at those you define as rich or famous is wasted energy. Better to put it toward becoming rich and/or famous.

What famous people get given doesn't come anywhere close to what these folks SPEND so the gifts are pretty meaningless as a source of wealth. Paul McCartney could buy several thousand LS600hLs and not even notice the money gone.