How do leatherette seats compare to leather seats?

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Jan 25, 2005 | 08:04 AM

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Serge007

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My Ride: 2004 525i, Jet Black, Black Dakota Leather, Poplar Wood, Steptronic Transmission, Premium Package, Xenon Lights.

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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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You might want to consider resale value, leather vs leatherette. Also, I don' think you can get premium Package without leather.

Jan 25, 2005 | 08:17 AM

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marty530d

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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 LR DISCO 3 HSE with everything (including 3 kids)

One thing that I really like about a car with leather is the smell - this always gives a car a really luxurious ambience.

Jan 25, 2005 | 09:57 AM

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sav

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I have a 530 with leatherette, black. I thought the black leatherette was more like leather in appearance than beige. I find the seats to be comfortable and very solid

Jan 25, 2005 | 12:19 PM

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Henry

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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.