I noticed that the driver's seat was showing some wear and tear but did not realize that until June of 2012 that there was a hole. This car is less than 2 years old and the hole was caused by sliding in and out of the car as you would normally do. I am only 125 pounds and I would not think that my weight would have caused the material to disintegrate so quickly. The only conclusion that I can come to is that this is an inferior quality of material used.