Hello guys,

This may be a pretty silly question… but here it goes.

On each of the front seats (especially the driver side) the leather shows more wear on the side facing the door (from getting in and out). Though I am very careful how I get into my car, it looks like the previous owner was not.

Has any one attempted to switch the two seats (just the cushion parts) so they will wear more evenly?

Thanks!

 

If you are good at taking stuff apart, you cna probably swap the seat covers... Remember the passenger seat has an sensor for the airbag. I dont know it it is stitched into the cover.

I think that the leather on my car has been quite good. I have 180k km on my car now and the bolsters (sport seats too) are not bad at all...

I think some leatherique would be nice one of these days but I can hardly notice the wear now.

 

sheesh... i have had BMWs for 20 years and for all of them this is low mileage..

I find it absurd that a premium car should be considered dead at 100k miles

 

I drove a couple of 325iX (the old one.. 1988-1991) for well over 300k km.
I find a new car lasts about 100k km before anything major needs doing, then you have about 50k km of chasing all the stuff that will eventually need changing. This means things like shocks, suspension bits, brakes. Each car has its own quirks and has specific preventative stuff to do.

from 150k km the next 100k are smooth sailing.

My X has been just like that, and I dont fault the car entirely for my problems. THe dealer network has been absolutely terrible to get me through these types of issues. They have no interest in a car that is off warranty and no interest to be involved in preventative maintenance. They are so used to the older cars being serviced in a as needed (breakdown) basis.

THe key to many trouble free miles is preventing a breakdown.. not reacting to them.

 

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the great feedback!