While I catch a lot of heat for spending so much on my truck, relieving back sweat was a very high priority after 20 years with cloth seats in my Dodge Dakota. As soon as I heard ventilated seats were a thing, I wanted that solution. Then of course that also means you have to upgrade to leather. I needed a big enough back seat for my teen kids, a 6'4" (or whatever, no shorty beds) to haul my motorcycles, 4x4 for our winters, and the ventilated seats. So right away I was already into a pimped out Laramie. All mid-size pickups (Tacoma, Ranger, Colorado) had short beds with their crew cabs. Had to go full size. Had to go trim up to get ventilated leather seats.
Well, now that I have the extra ventilation, I can drive in comfort all summer long. I'm very happy. Sure, I'd've preferred to pay $40K instead of $60K, but...the market is what it is.
Now I just have to worry about whether or not the upcoming electric trucks will lead to low demand and depreciated value for our gas guzzlers. A friend charges his Tesla to 250 mile range overnight, for a cool 25 cents! Sheesh. Filling up my Ram costs $85 (33 gal tank).
Enjoy your seat covers! I hope you're very comfortable now!