Your vehicle’s interior isn’t the first thing a potential buyer notices, but it is something he or she will remember. The condition of your floors and seats weighs heavily on our minds when we look for a new car.

Protecting your vehicle’s condition is protecting it’s value, no matter how old or new it is. There are two items drivers often depend on to protect their interiors. If you’re prone to coffee spills or muddy shoe prints, you should look into seat covers and floor mats. The following are some of the best we’ve seen.

Floor Mats (and Floor Liners)

WeatherTech Floor Liners

WeatherTech floor liners don’t just sit on the floor, they sit in the footwell, lining the area all the way to the door jam (assuming you choose the most popular type). They act as a tub, catching all the dirt that enters the vehicle. Here’s some information from WeatherTech’s website:

“A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface! Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving! Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTech FloorLiner over the door sill. No muss-no fuss! “

Everyone agrees that these floor liners live up to the hype. They’re great!

MaxLiner Floor Liners

This brand is less known than WeatherTech but it has received about the same level of positive reviews on the internet. Depending on the vehicle you drive, you might save a little money by going with this brand. You’ll get something that is very comparable to WeatherTech.

Seat Covers

Wet Okole Seat Covers

While WeatherTech makes seat covers, they haven’t caught on like the company’s floor liners have. Wet Okole is an established player in the seat cover game. They make their covers from waterproof neoprene. The covers stay in place because they fit tightly and are secured with sticky velcro. Take a look at how they’re installed here.

Solvit Seat Covers

If you’re looking for a solution that’s a little less expensive, you should take a look at Solvit. Their covers are geared towards use with pets, but many are applicable without pets. Solvit makes waterproof seat covers and cargo liners that sell for about half the price of the form-fitting seat covers Wet Okole makes. Granted, they don’t look as nice, but they certainly don’t look bad.

Ready to buy that new car now that you know what to protect it with?

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