Non sports seats in a Z4Coupe/Roadster?
Non sports seats in a Z4Coupe/Roadster?
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M3_chaz

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267 posts

291 months

Wednesday 15th August 2007
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I'm currently waiting on a Z4 Coupe SE. The Q being how do the standard seats feel.

The car I drove was a sport model and I never gave it a thought until I was looking though some pic the other day.

The problem being I HATE cars that don’t hold you in place. So come on then do the standard seats offer any support???????? The sort of car it is a flat no bolstered seat is just wrong.

cerealsurfer

594 posts

292 months

Wednesday 15th August 2007
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M3_chaz said:
I'm currently waiting on a Z4 Coupe SE. The Q being how do the standard seats feel.

The car I drove was a sport model and I never gave it a thought until I was looking though some pic the other day.

The problem being I HATE cars that don’t hold you in place. So come on then do the standard seats offer any support???????? The sort of car it is a flat no bolstered seat is just wrong.
I've got a Z4 SE and the seats are not too bad... I do 30k miles per anum and sports seats would be a killer, I find the stock seats fine and quite comfy on the long trips I do. As for lateral support neither are great.

CooperS

4,580 posts

248 months

Friday 17th August 2007
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Horrid, Std seats are awful unless your the size of the average american.... i wish i had looked harder for a model with sport seats now frown, they have more support, look a heck of lot better and imo arent that hard.

M3_chaz

Original Poster:

267 posts

291 months

Friday 17th August 2007
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your comments back up what I thought might be the case. Not to long now to find out for myself.

Your are so right about the sports seats looking better, plus I didnt find them all that hard.

Sortie 10

744 posts

281 months

Monday 20th August 2007
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My Z4 has most options, but given that about a third of my annual mileage is on N and (preferably) D roads in France, I wish I had the sport seat option, the extra support and location when driving at 8/10 and 9/10 must increase the driving satisfaction (I tend to slide about on the standard seats) . I had a sport seat equipped 2.2 as a courtesy car and didn't get a chance for a serious drive, but found them more comfortable too.

I have a theory about leather seats that they are not really suitable for a car used in anger, a decent cloth or alcantara covering tends to offer some resistance as the fibres bind with those of your trousers. This is great in theory, but then the market will demand leather - unless you want to take a bath on the residual.