F31 - interior leathers

[magicmerlin]

Been looking for my first bmw for a month or so..
Anyhow seen a M-Sport a few years old from BMW, has a ton of options the only thing is the Coral Red Dakota Leather seats, would prefer black. I like them they are different not your usual black but other half thinks they are loud! which is making me think...i wouldnt buy if they were light color as we have 2 kids. Does the colour of the leathers impact resale value in the future..

thanks

[Osinjak]

Horses for courses old son, I just sold my E91 with Oyster leather which the bloke was after. Unless it's Bile Green or Menstrual Red I really wouldn't worry about it.

[Maz_uk]

I've just sold my F30 which has Coral Dakota leather, just ordered a F36 with Coral Dakota leather.

Gets the thumbs up from me, quite hard wearing and easy to clean.

Personally I thought it looked better than Black and Oyster.

[Jonsv8]

Osinjak said:

Horses for courses old son, I just sold my E91 with Oyster leather which the bloke was after. Unless it's Bile Green or Menstrual Red I really wouldn't worry about it.

You joke, they actually did 'nature brown' for a while.

[magicmerlin]

thanks for the reply!

Edited by magicmerlin on Tuesday 30th June 07:44

[Helicopter123]

Black the default "safe" choice but all of the Dakota leathers are in sensible hues. As has been said it's a hard wearing leather, easy to maintain and capable of withstanding lots of sustained abuse. Even from the kids.

[magicmerlin]

thanks.... also 38k mileage on a 2012 F31 (m Sport) 330d is perfectly acceptable in terms of mileage. sorry never owned a BMW - is there anything i should look out for.
thanks

[Presuming Ed]

Was actually looking for Red leather with Black wood when I wanted an F31 but couldn't find what I wanted used so had to buy new. I wouldn't worry about it.

[The Livster]

I had coral red in my alpine white F30 , it was stunning

[msej449]

This is Venetian Beige Dakota Leather, Perl Chrome and Burr Walnut

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q623/msej449/B...

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q623/msej449/B...

The second photo is probably a better rendering of the true colour. People say that this is hard to keep clean, but I've had no problems. I did budget for a replacement set of floor mats after a couple of winters, but actually, I've been able to clean these up using home carpet cleaner.

I had grown tired of my previous Audi's all-black interior, with piano black, black leather and black headlining plus privacy glass. Nice in the summer but gloomy in the winter. But beige is not everyone's cup of tea, I daresay ...

I'm really glad that I went for the sunroof. It makes the whole interior much more airy especially in the winter. The glass is thermal and there's a cover, so in the summer the heat gain isn't significant.

Edited by msej449 on Thursday 2nd July 09:53

Edited by msej449 on Thursday 2nd July 09:55

[msej449]

This is Venetian Beige Dakota Leather, Perl Chrome and Burr Walnut

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q623/msej449/B...

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q623/msej449/B...

The second photo is probably a better rendering of the true colour. People say that this is hard to keep clean, but I've had no problems. I did budget for a replacement set of floor mats after a couple of winters, but actually, I've been able to clean these up using home carpet cleaner.

I had grown tired of my previous Audi's all-black interior, with piano black, black leather and black headlining plus privacy glass. Nice in the summer but gloomy in the winter. But beige is not everyone's cup of tea, I daresay ...

I'm really glad that I went for the sunroof. It makes the whole interior much more airy especially in the winter. The glass is thermal and there's a cover, so in the summer the heat gain isn't significant.

Edited by msej449 on Thursday 2nd July 09:53

Edited by msej449 on Thursday 2nd July 09:58

[Helicopter123]

msej449 said:

This is Venetian Beige Dakota Leather, Perl Chrome and Burr Walnut

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q623/msej449/B...

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q623/msej449/B...

The second photo is probably a better rendering of the true colour. People say that this is hard to keep clean, but I've had no problems. I did budget for a replacement set of floor mats after a couple of winters, but actually, I've been able to clean these up using home carpet cleaner.

I had grown tired of my previous Audi's all-black interior, with piano black, black leather and black headlining plus privacy glass. Nice in the summer but gloomy in the winter. But beige is not everyone's cup of tea, I daresay ...

I'm really glad that I went for the sunroof. It makes the whole interior much more airy especially in the winter. The glass is thermal and there's a cover, so in the summer the heat gain isn't significant.

Edited by msej449 on Thursday 2nd July 09:53

Edited by msej449 on Thursday 2nd July 09:58

Looks quite good in the pictures. I feared the worst when reading "beige" and "burr walnut" but it changes the interior quite a bit.

[msej449]

Yes, beige isn't a common BMW choice but it works for me and rear passengers like the lighter interior. Here's a shot of it with my MTB in, on a mat from a previous estate car. There are more tailored mats available specifically for the F31, If you get one, make sure it has the flap that goes over the rear sill/bumper.

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q623/msej449/B...

[Dannbodge]

My E90 came with Syrah Blue leather.

I wasn't too keen on the colour as I wanted Oyster or Champagne colour but now I love it because it's so different. It's also the individual Merino leather which is lovely and soft.

A colleague has the terracotta colour leather in his black 1er and it looks amazing

[lee_fr200]

I drove a black f30 today with red leather and it looked alright, a little bit garish but not bad at all, I'd personally prefer black or cream