[Z3man]

Hi,

I am going to see a 2010 LCI E92 325i SE Coupe tomorrow and am wondering if the seats are any better than the seats you get in an E90 SE. I have owned one and also driven plenty of E90 SE's in the past and don't really like the standard seats, i find them very unsupportive and flat, so i am hoping the seats in the E92 will be better. I have driven a 2011 5 series SE recently and find the seats in them fine, so am hoping the E92 seats are similar.


Thanks

[ukbeemerboy]

Originally Posted by Z3man

Hi,

I am going to see a 2010 LCI E92 325i SE Coupe tomorrow and am wondering if the seats are any better than the seats you get in an E90 SE. I have owned one and also driven plenty of E90 SE's in the past and don't really like the standard seats, i find them very unsupportive and flat, so i am hoping the seats in the E92 will be better. I have driven a 2011 5 series SE recently and find the seats in them fine, so am hoping the E92 seats are similar.


Thanks

Short answer is no they aren't. The SE seats are awful and as you say very flat with no support.

The 5 series SE seats are totally different in comparison.

[KM79]

An SE can be specced with m sport seats though so may have them already.

[Z3man]

It's got standard seats, it's this one here http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...33nh?logcode=p

Do you think it's a bit too overpriced, seems like main dealer price to me, but may be worth it if it's immaculate. Already having second thoughts now knowing the seats are just the same as an E90, i thought this was supposed to be a sports car so hoped the seats might be better.

[KM79]

Doesn't seem a bad price for a fairly new 325.

[Z3man]

Will the seats have any tilt adjustment, they don't on an E90, if they do it might help a bit.

[KM79]

I know for a fact electric ones do ,not 100% manual ones do though.

[Jase 320d]

The msport seats dig me in the ribs so i'll take the non sport ones

[Z3man]

Originally Posted by KrisM79

I know for a fact electric ones do ,not 100% manual ones do though.

Thanks, at least that will be some improvement.

I thought all E92's have electric seats.

[KM79]

Some are only partially electric

[Z3man]

Do E92's have better steering than an E90?

I used to have a 2007 320d E90 and the steering was fine, i think it was hydraulic, but i drove an LCI E90 320D the other day with electric power steering and it was pretty awful, very lifeless, i hope the E92's is better tomorrow, i hope it feels a bit weightier and more connected to the road.

[KM79]

Hmm they share pretty much all running gear/steering components as an e90

[Z3man]

Oh well, I will know later today anyway.

[Z3man]

My bum shall be deciding in about 4 hours.

Mind you theres still a lot more things to check i like than just the seats, hopefully i will like it and be able to strike a good part/ex deal with my X3.

I may go as far as to say i am a little excited, i don't usually get up at 6.30am on a bank holiday monday. I used to have a six cylinder petrol BMW years ago and really loved the engine.

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[E92Dan]

I find the se seats awful, I slide across the seat when I go round a corner. The sport seats in my car are really suportive and comfy

[M4rius]

Originally Posted by E92Dan

I find the se seats awful, I slide across the seat when I go round a corner. The sport seats in my car are really suportive and comfy

slight over exageration

[E92Dan]

And how would you know? Have you ever been in a car with me? No I don't think you have!

[Dsport]

I have 2 x fully electric seat bases and all switches if anyone is interested
Quite easy to change over,
The down side to having full electric in an e92 is when people are getting in and out of the back, you press the button and with for the seat to go forward before getting in, with semi electric
it slides forward pretty quick,

[Z3man]

Turns out the seats weren't too bad after all, nowhere near as good as E90 M-sport seats, but they did seem bit better than other SE seats i have tried recently, maybe having tilt adjustment helped, the base of the seat felt a bit longer as well.

It was a very very nice car but it just didn't do anything for me, and it was not as quick as i thought i would be, i think i prefer diesel which has more low down usable power. Also the steering was a bit vague and the road noise would have driven me mad after a while. I have driven a few E90's lately and none had tyre roar like this did, it was nice to get back in my X3, it's a lot more refined.

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[Z3man]

Going to go and see this one the weekend http://www.bmwauc.com/AUC/WBAKK32040...6/digi-pdf.pdf ,i think i will like the diesel version more, should feel more powerful. Also it is an m-sport which should handle better and hopefully have a better overall feel to the car, more sporty, and i really like the bluewater colour and the oyster interior, looks like a really nice car and suits my tastes.

The only thing worrying me is the 19" wheels, i like the look of them but have read on here that they give a back breaking ride and can also crack easily. But no harm in taking a test drive, hopefully they won't be as bad as people make out.

[KM79]

Very nice.Youll certainly get more low down torque but faster than 325? Not so sure

[Z3man]

Originally Posted by KrisM79

Very nice.Youll certainly get more low down torque but faster than 325? Not so sure

I have driven a couple of E90's with the 184bhp engine and they felt quicker than the 325i, i don't know the real world figures but they certainly felt faster and more fun.