Housekeeping wasn’t enough; you had to consider Carkeeping as well. Once your sofas had been reskinned, you could do the same with the automobile. I suspect that the elastic gave way after a while, and when you slid into the seat the cover came up, and you had to refit it Pain in the ass. Why did I do this again? Right, carkeeping.

A telling fact: they could sell standardized seat-covers. Regardless of make or model.