Artificial leather
02-13-2006, 06:02 AM
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After downloading and having a look through the current E60 brochure, I was intrigued to see that there is an option for ?Upholstery - Fusion artificial leather? for ?150.00. 
Surely BMW are not offering artificial leather interior as an option? Tacky if it is, very un-BMW like! :'(
Perhaps it?s another misleading over complex title for something that is nothing like its title suggests!
Surely BMW are not offering artificial leather interior as an option? Tacky if it is, very un-BMW like! :'(
Perhaps it?s another misleading over complex title for something that is nothing like its title suggests!
02-13-2006, 06:41 AM
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I am sure it is an option. Animal activists have been hounding auto manufacturers about leather in vehicles...so much so that even Mercedes Benz now offer a leather alternative. IMO probably not a typo.
02-13-2006, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jchuan8338' post='239399' date='Feb 13 2006, 10:41 AM
I am sure it is an option. Animal activists have been hounding auto manufacturers about leather in vehicles...so much so that even Mercedes Benz now offer a leather alternative. IMO probably not a typo.
02-13-2006, 07:15 AM
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Ah! Good thinking, never thought of that! Though for ?150, it seems like a very cheap option? I wonder if it's partial covering or full? Has anyone ever seen any pictures of this option?
02-13-2006, 07:18 AM
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The seats in my neighbor's new E90 might be made of this stuff - if it's the same thing it's actually pretty good!!!
02-13-2006, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='239411' date='Feb 13 2006, 11:18 AM
The seats in my neighbor's new E90 might be made of this stuff - if it's the same thing it's actually pretty good!!!
My sister's Mini has it - it's really nice.
02-13-2006, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by converted2bmw' post='239378' date='Feb 13 2006, 10:02 AM
there is an option for ?Upholstery - Fusion artificial leather? for ?150.00.
02-13-2006, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' post='239511' date='Feb 13 2006, 08:22 PM
aka Leatherette?
Also, after 3 years it tends to look better than leather does too.
