you can get an XLT with leather...the factory sound system is garbage...the leather seats arent leather at all...theyre vynil...and you can buy the console and install it...
for better sound...just replace your speakers with aftermarket speakers...nothing expensive...i originally put kicker in my doors for $70 a set front/back...drastically improved the sound...but u can always take it up a notch by adding a small amp to them to increase the sound even more...again...nothing exspensive...i buy my audio on ebay and get good product...
everything in a EB...can be had in the XLT...seen it
I like the look of the EB anyhow and it has the options I'm looking for. i can buy the center console but I have the bench seat so I'd have to get the pass bucket seat and it still may not fit right because the dash is slightly different. It isn't just the speakers. They are getting driven by the deck which is just 50w per channel (jvc unit) and I don't feel like wiring in an amp and sub and installing better speakers.