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FWIW, BMW's lousy leather grades these days seems pretty indestructible. Mom's got a E91 with grey Dakota leather. almost 7 years/60k miles later, still looks good as new - although a bit softer. My E82 is still new (Boston leather like yours I presume), and it feels about the same as Dakota.
Punch line being, our leathers seem rather forgiving when it comes to abuse. Even with little to no care, they hold up just fine over the years. I think I have read that this due to it being the newer leather grades being fully pigmented (if that's the right word). It's why they feel a bit rubbery and stiff. Older BMW's used to get Napa leather, which is more of a semi-aniline leather. Oh so soft and supple, but not so durable... You can still get Napa in fancier Bimmers though. Along with other nice grades like Merino leather (softer still, but self-destructs within 50k mi unless babied, in which case it will live marginally longer - or so I've read).
Sorry if this isn't strictly what you need to know haha.
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