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Selected Standard seats and am happy with them | 79 | 64.23% | |
Selected Bucket seats and am happy with them | 32 | 26.02% | |
Selected Standard seats but wish I got the Buckets | 11 | 8.94% | |
Selected Bucket seats but wish I got the Standard seats | 1 | 0.81% | |
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12-10-2023, 01:15 PM | #23 | |
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12-10-2023, 01:20 PM | #24 |
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Look at any performance car forum with options for upgraded bucket seats, Porsche, C8Z vette, etc...they all call the standard seats couches. It's not like the regular seats are out of a Capris Classic and do an adequate job holding you in place. Again, I experienced them first hand at Thermal Raceway. For what they're designed to do, they do a great job.
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I suspect that amongst all M2 owners, M2 owners on BimmerPost are far more likely to opt for buckets that M2 owners not on BimmerPost. Maybe someone here has access to sales numbers, but I'd guess that in total, the bucket take rate is much lower than what this poll is showing. |
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12-10-2023, 02:04 PM | #29 |
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The regular sport seats over the carbon buckets every time....if for no other reason than the care of ones `man berries'.
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12-10-2023, 07:35 PM | #31 |
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the idea that you paying 10k for seats will support your resale down the line is laughable at best. buy them if you want them, but making any assumptions about resale... you'd be better off playing the stock market.
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12-10-2023, 08:20 PM | #32 | |
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I guess the story is the same with the CF roof. Time will tell. Get what fits your lifestyle is what I say. The seats were unavailable for a good while, so regular seats will be the vast majority. Plus, ingress/egress issues and body type issues will make the buckets more rare too. And scarcity sometimes means higher price if the demand is there. I’m happy with mine, and voted as such. I’d need more than a test drive (maybe a couple of days) to test the buckets to see if they’d fit my lifestyle. I’m sure I fit in them, but not how I’d feel after a while with the issues it has. |
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12-10-2023, 08:45 PM | #33 |
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I have lost a lot of weight and the ingress in kinda sucks for the bucket sets for me currently. Also this is my first M car, maybe if i got a CS or M3 down the road sure carbon buckets but naw not for this one. I did how ever option the carbon roof and carbon trim which i can not wait for it to get here.
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12-11-2023, 12:57 AM | #36 |
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Where can you buy buckets for 4K?
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12-11-2023, 01:27 AM | #37 |
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12-11-2023, 03:13 AM | #38 |
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I purchased the factory spec M2 that my dealer received, which came with sport seats and paddles. After driving it for 5 months I decided to spec their next allocation with buckets and a manual. It should arrive in about a month. In my opinion, that will be the winning combo. FWIW I track it quite often.
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I've had two allocations and ended up keeping my HEA model with the regular sports "couch" seats. Like people here say, it's more personal preference. For the extra money I would have spent on the carbon buckets, I used it for the extended warranty instead. My girlfriend also appreciates the sports seats(we both found more comfortable) as we are doing cross-country trips across the US. Sitting in the carbon buckets felt initially comfortable as they hugged you, but I had to take everything out of my pockets each time I got in. Sure the carbon buckets look better and are more rare, but if you want the "ultimate spec" track car, wait for the M2 CS.
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12-11-2023, 05:50 AM | #42 | |
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Sadly the seats weren’t an option for me I do like them and were I buying in another country I would have gone for them 100% the M2 in Thailand is 160k USD the buckets are like a 10k standalone option cause we already get the carbon roof and interior as standard. A younger single me would have scoffed at the buckets as flashy heavy shite vs a recaro pole position but the fact they are electrically adjustable the married me likes that the wife can just jump in a drive with minimal complaints. I think they are great compromise between a real bucket and comfort. Zero complaints about stock seats they do the job still look great and are super comfy my only complaint would be that’s a lot of padding taking away from the feel of the car. |
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yes it will effect resale, just wait. when a car is on cargurus/pcarmarket/carsandbids/autotrader.you name it. Just like other niche performance cars. the ones that have the good options WILL get the attention. people will pass up on auto cars and ones without the desirable options. |
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