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Originally Posted by elp_jc
I'd NEVER buy anything with 'Alcantara' which is just a fancy name for microfiber CLOTH; manufacturers make a killing with that crap, substituting it for leather without dropping the price (Porsche did that with the Cayenne GTS, Nissan with the 370Z touring, etc).
I saw an ad for the performance wheel wrapped in leather not long ago on the classifieds; looked OEM. That's the only way I'd get one... if I was interested.
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Haha. I wish that's fancy name for microfiber which doesn't wear out that bad.
It's more like fancy name for nicer suede that wears out very quickly.
I had one in my E46M3. it attracts and observe all sweat/dust in the air. Looks great and feels amaaazing but very hard to keep it clean and about 2 years- it looks pretty bad (daily driving for 2 years).
BMW actually offered warranty on one time replacement on Alcantara steering wheel for E46M3 ZCP cars but they start replacing it to regular leather one instead of Alcantara.