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cellularcoffee · Jun 11th, 2007, 11:30 PM

I have 2007 Cooper S with leatherette and the quality is better than the cloth seats for sure.

The leatherette seats do not come with lumbar adjustment as in upgraded upholstery seating from half leather and up.

The cushion of leatherette is not as soft as lounge leather (haven't tried sport seat full leather).

However, I would opt for leatherette again b/c it looks really good and hard to tell if it is real leather or not to casual eyes. In addition, spending extra $1500 to 2000 on a few feet of leather does not have as much impact as opting for a premium package or Aero Kit.

Quote: Originally Posted by doerol88 (original)

Hi Guys! I'm in the market for a new car (coming from a 02 GTI), I did SOME research on the mini and it immediately grew on me like mold on bread, and so I decided to check out a MINI dealership here in LA. Placed an order here is my spec:

- Laser Blue/Black roof & mirros
- Premium package
- Sport packate
- JCW kit

Here are my question.s. How is the Leatherete in terms of quality and durability? Has anyone opted for the Ipod adapter? Is it a dock type thing or just a connecter? Is it even out?

A few posts have now got me scared about MINI's with all this talk about poor builds. I really hope I won't be disappointed because I'm infatuated with these damn cute cars.

Jun 11th, 2007, 11:30 PM	#10
cellularcoffee MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Local Time: 08:27 PM Posts: 42 Offline	I have 2007 Cooper S with leatherette and the quality is better than the cloth seats for sure. The leatherette seats do not come with lumbar adjustment as in upgraded upholstery seating from half leather and up. The cushion of leatherette is not as soft as lounge leather (haven't tried sport seat full leather). However, I would opt for leatherette again b/c it looks really good and hard to tell if it is real leather or not to casual eyes. In addition, spending extra $1500 to 2000 on a few feet of leather does not have as much impact as opting for a premium package or Aero Kit. Quote: Originally Posted by doerol88 (original) Hi Guys! I'm in the market for a new car (coming from a 02 GTI), I did SOME research on the mini and it immediately grew on me like mold on bread, and so I decided to check out a MINI dealership here in LA. Placed an order here is my spec: - Laser Blue/Black roof & mirros - Premium package - Sport packate - JCW kit Here are my question.s. How is the Leatherete in terms of quality and durability? Has anyone opted for the Ipod adapter? Is it a dock type thing or just a connecter? Is it even out? A few posts have now got me scared about MINI's with all this talk about poor builds. I really hope I won't be disappointed because I'm infatuated with these damn cute cars.