125d seat comfort

[Neills45]

Hello

Kindly provided a 125d demonstrator for a couple of days by my local BMW dealer.
Just sold my 2014 320d se Xdrive touring, it had cloth sports seats with electric adjustment and lumbar support. Very comfortable.
I found I could not get comfortable in the leather 125d, the manual adjustment system must be the poorest of any modern car, not even a ratchet adjustment.
This may simply be a lack of lumbar support and therefore can be overcome by having this as an option. It also seems like the pedals are a little offset and the driver is not sitting square on to the footwell and that can't be overcome.
Any comments/advice.
I really like the car other than seating.

[Slippydiff]

Neills45 said:

Hello

Kindly provided a 125d demonstrator for a couple of days by my local BMW dealer.
Just sold my 2014 320d se Xdrive touring, it had cloth sports seats with electric adjustment and lumbar support. Very comfortable.
I found I could not get comfortable in the leather 125d, the manual adjustment system must be the poorest of any modern car, not even a ratchet adjustment.
This may simply be a lack of lumbar support and therefore can be overcome by having this as an option. It also seems like the pedals are a little offset and the driver is not sitting square on to the footwell and that can't be overcome.
Any comments/advice.
I really like the car other than seating.

It takes me an age to get comfortable in most modern BMW 1/2/3 &4 series cars. Pedals are indeed badly offset. Did you "find" all the seat controls ? (seriously)

[Smuler]

My father had a 116d on loan while he awaited a new car; circumstances were such that I ended up returning it for him.
It was a dreadful drive, you are correct about the poor adjustment. I've never liked manual but it seemed worse than the other manual adjusting cars I've driven. The side bolstering never seemed as easy to get comfortable as the other cars too.
It was a Sport trim , not M sport so we're these the same seats , I'm not sure. I would make sure you can get comfortable before purchasing that's my advice. I don't think I ever would be able to.

[smashy]

My 120d 57 plate had great seats and they were not sports either just fitted like a glove,ive never got comfortable in my standard seats on the F30 3 series and thats with lumbar maybe the leather doesnt help
I put this on top http://www.backcentre.co.uk/images/back_care_produ...

I havent the ability to tilt the seat so the front is sleightly higher so the knees get supported more.

Funny enought my ACS full suspension made the seats far better I am not sliding about but still not the best.

Sat in a few year old Saab the other day,wonderful

Edited by smashy on Thursday 2nd February 18:51

[Neills45]

Slippydiff said:

It takes me an age to get comfortable in most modern BMW 1/2/3 &4 series cars. Pedals are indeed badly offset. Did you "find" all the seat controls ? (seriously)

Yes, thanks, did find all controls. Should have mentioned my previous and demonstrator both DSG, but as you state pedals badly offset. Initially seating felt right just after some time tensing and shooting pain.

[Neills45]

Smuler said:

My father had a 116d on loan while he awaited a new car; circumstances were such that I ended up returning it for him.
It was a dreadful drive, you are correct about the poor adjustment. I've never liked manual but it seemed worse than the other manual adjusting cars I've driven. The side bolstering never seemed as easy to get comfortable as the other cars too.
It was a Sport trim , not M sport so we're these the same seats , I'm not sure. I would make sure you can get comfortable before purchasing that's my advice. I don't think I ever would be able to.

Nor me, I don't think lumbar support or the lack of is the problem, I think it is the offset.

[T16OLE]

I cannot get comfy in my 640d despite a very good of movement.

I find it very frustrating