How do leatherette seats compare to leather seats?
01-25-2005, 08:04 AM
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My Ride: 2004 525i, Jet Black, Black Dakota Leather, Poplar Wood, Steptronic Transmission, Premium Package, Xenon Lights.
Originally Posted by pharding' date='Jan 22 2005, 11:11 PM
How does leatherette compare to leather?? I know that it is inferior to leather, but just how inferior is it?? Thanks.
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01-25-2005, 08:17 AM
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My Ride: GONE BUT NOT FOGOTTEN : 530d SE Auto : Titanium Grey / Anthracite Leather, Poplar Trim, 18in 123 Style Alloys, Adaptive Bi-Xenons, Business Nav, Hi-Fi Speaker Package, Heated seats, Split-Fold Rear Seats
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One thing that I really like about a car with leather is the smell - this always gives a car a really luxurious ambience.
01-25-2005, 12:19 PM
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My Ride: 2004 530i, steelgray, step, premium, cold package, xenons
I had a 525i with leatherette. The interior of the car always smelled like vinyl and was especially unpleasant from an olfactory standpoint in hot weather. The leather seats smell better, and because leather has more intrinsic stretch, also more comfortable. Worth the extra cost.
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Originally Posted by pharding' date='Jan 22 2005, 11:11 PM
How does leatherette compare to leather?? I know that it is inferior to leather, but just how inferior is it?? Thanks.
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take the leatherette and your son should STILL be very glad he has a dad like you....
my first BMW (I had to buy it!)
had the leatherette (blue!), and I was just so happy to have my first BMW that I could care less about the leather/leatherette discussion.... 
oh well! 
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