Leather care for non damaged leather?

[jsceen]

Hey all,
Ok a little background first. I just bought a 2002 miata LS with only 13K miles. I bought it from the original retired owner who worked for Mazda corporate until 2002 and they gave it to him as a gift. This car was garage kept with a cover. The car is in PRISTINE condition. I had a 96 M-Edition for 3 years and I now have a Miata, again!

The seats look like new and I want to keep it like that. I unfortunatley do not have a garage and it will be used as a daily driver. What should I do for leather seat care and cleaning? Everything I read here is for restoration or to fix what’s gone bad but I do not see what to use to keep them in good shape.

Also, I would like to know how often or when should I change the transmission and differential fluids. I have read how everyone it seems prefers another brand of fluids but I have not read when they should be changed. It seems like the transmission is slipping a bit when I let out the clutch so that is why I ask.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Jsceen in Miami

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[ThrillRide]

jsceen, I use a product called Leather Master made by Uniters. Google either and you'll find them. I work on some very expensive leathers down to the cheapest and I've tested several products. Leather Master beats them all (so far ). Since your leather is in great condition I would recommend the leather soft cleaner, leather vital conditioner and the protection cream. You'll be set. Now, this stuff is pretty expensive. But for me it's worth it. Leatherique is another product. It's pretty good and I think you can find it in some stores. About the best product you can find on any shelf would be Lexol. Never been very impressed by it but for upkeep it may be fine for you. I would just suggest a water based product.

For the trany and diff fluids I'd go with what the manual says. But you might ask that question specifically in a more specific forum.