Is it me, or is our leather really grainy, dry and somewhat cheapish?

[jeremyc74]

Originally Posted by plasar

Before we beat ourselves to a pulp on this topic, I sat in a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 convertible the other day in the showroom. It put the quality of the leather in our 1s in a whole new light.

The multiple fails included:

* leather with the feel and texture of vinyl
* uneven seams
* cut thread ends sticking out of seams
* a sewn-in "Airbag" label in the side of the front seats

Maybe we shouldn't feel great about better quality of materials and fabrication than a Ford, but this was a $55K car.

See pics below... too bad I couldn't show the leather dash, which was appalling, but you can see the plastic dash version... operative word here is "Plastic".

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I fail to see how questionable interior quality in a Ford muscle car makes questionable leather quality in a BMW any more excusable.

[ptack]

How much more do you want to pay for the car? The 1 leather is the same as the 3 leather.