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#5307 of 6997 Re: Leatherette Upholstery by saigonboi21 Dec 12, 2005 (4:44 pm)
Replying to: bdr127 (Dec 12, 2005 9:52 am) for me i would prefer the 'ette since i am too lazy to clean the leather. But the autodimming mirror, the homelink system, and the BMW assist also come with the Premium package so i ended up getting it.   As for whether you should get the leather or not...If YOU, and only YOUUUUU, like the look and feel of it, then by all means GET IT!! You're gonna be spend $40,000 for a car and you're worried about $1k??? If you get the premium package i figure leather would only cost you about $1100 (cus of all the items i mentioned above). So even if you do resell it later on, you'll only b losing 600-700. But in the mean time you have the enjoyment of leather. Oh if you're getting a 330, go with leather. a 330i with 'ette is rare- it might hurt you when you resell it... Replies to this message: jtla (Dec 12, 2005 10:07 pm)
#5308 of 6997 Re: Leatherette Upholstery [saigonboi21] by jtla Dec 12, 2005 (10:07 pm)
Replying to: saigonboi21 (Dec 12, 2005 4:44 pm) Thank you all for your valueable inputs. I was inclined to leatherette, and am now more sure than ever that it be a good choice. Thanks so much. This is truly a great forum.
#5309 of 6997 Re: leatherett upholstery [fedlawman] by carnaught Dec 13, 2005 (7:50 am)
Replying to: fedlawman (Dec 11, 2005 5:43 pm) How does leather affect driving enjoyment? As for resale, if you spend $1500 for leather interior, and then get $300 for it at trade-in, how is that good?     More comfortable (to me) + aromatic = more enjoyment.   On a prestigious car, such as a BMW, to ME it is worth it. Agreed this is subjective. Replies to this message: davidd3 (Dec 13, 2005 8:53 am)
#5310 of 6997 Re: leatherett upholstery [carnaught] by davidd3 Dec 13, 2005 (8:53 am)
Replying to: carnaught (Dec 13, 2005 7:50 am) "More comfortable (to me) + aromatic = more enjoyment.  On a prestigious car, such as a BMW, to ME it is worth it. Agreed this is subjective."   This discussion reminds me of my feeling of upset and surprise that a car in this price range has as costly options certain things I expected to be included as standard features. Leather seats is an example.   My father-in-law has the leatherette is his '03 325ci. I have the leather in my '06 330i. While the look is similar, the feel is not. Leather is softer and more comfortable. Whether that's worth the extra money is an individual decision. I personally found the leatherette seats to be too firm. So did my wife. Long-term durability of the leather wasn't a concern for us because we are leasers.
#5311 of 6997 Leather seating durability... by shipo Dec 13, 2005 (9:19 am)
Personally I find the whole leather durability argument a red herring. Why? I've had nine new cars since 1980 and of those, six have had leather seating. The only car of the six that ever showed any wear at all was my 1995 Passat, and after 100,000 miles driven in a four plus year period of time, the only "wear" per-se was a little creasing in the seat cushion that simply allowed the seat to conform to my hind parts all that much better. I equate this to the same feeling that one gets from a well broken in baseball glove. I'm guessing that maybe after twice the years and miles there might have been a "durability issue" with some of the seams, however, I seriously doubt that the 'ette seats would have fared any better, after all stitching is still stitching.   So, how much maintenance did I apply to maintaining the leather on my cars? None, zero, zip, nada. The factory treatments applied to the leather in modern cars seems to be very effective at keeping them soft and supple and crack free for many years and miles.   If you are a person that likes the "look and feel" of leather and can justify the price difference, then my recommendation is, "Go for it!"   Best Regards, Shipo Replies to this message: snsn (Apr 19, 2006 5:27 am) shipo (Apr 19, 2006 5:51 am) snsn (Apr 20, 2006 11:11 am)
#5312 of 6997 pics? by ivan_99 Dec 13, 2005 (10:50 am)
Does anybody know where you can get “real life” pictures of the different exterior colors?   If you look at the BMWUSA site and do a “build your 330i” there is quite a difference between the Monaco Blue Metallic it shows you...and a "real" picture   Build   Actual
#5313 of 6997 vehicle colors by erickpl Dec 13, 2005 (11:26 am)
A LOT will depend on lighting. A color will look one way on the showroom floor and different in the sun and even more different on a cloudy day.   For pictures, film type and digital camera type play a role as well.   -Paul Replies to this message: ivan_99 (Dec 13, 2005 3:26 pm)
#5316 of 6997 Re: vehicle colors [erickpl] by ivan_99 Dec 13, 2005 (3:26 pm)
Replying to: erickpl (Dec 13, 2005 11:26 am) Yes…maybe they could put multiple “actual” pictures e.g. Here is the blue in mid-day light, here it is in a garage, here at night with street lights etc.   The Monaco Blue Metallic on the “build your own” made me go “yuk” the actual made me go “wow”.   I guess the easy way would be to go down to the dealer and seem them.

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