Thread: Speed Cloth
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      09-05-2007, 09:02 AM   #22
GregW / Oregon
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Leather and resale

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Originally Posted by lucid View Post
I'd say this is one option that would have an impact on resale. Then, there are always people who have different tastes. However, the car would not be as liquid as it would be with leather, and it would take much longer to get rid of. Not sure that you'd save a ton of money either buy not ordering leather since the clotch seats are not all cloth...BMW's pitch is that clotch surfaces keep you more pinned during hard cornering and so on I think.
I agree. Cloth is actually more comfortable (especially at temperature extremes), wears well and is not a slippery, but most people in the US equate leather with upscale cars.
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