2024 Carrera Buiid Advice
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I'm having a hard time deciding between these two interior packages. In the first package, whats the material for Rear seats and rear side panels?
$2,840
Standard Interior in Black with Leather Package
In Smooth-Finish Leather:
$4,530
Leather Interior in Black
Includes in Smooth-Finish Leather:
$2,840
Standard Interior in Black with Leather Package
In Smooth-Finish Leather:
- Front seats
- Upper section of the dashboard
- Upper section of the door panels
- Steering wheel rim
- Door panel armrests
- Center console lid
$4,530
Leather Interior in Black
Includes in Smooth-Finish Leather:
- Front seat
- Rear seats
- Steering wheel rim
- Steering wheel airbag module
- Door panel armrests
- Center console lid
- Upper section of the dashboard
- Lower section of the dashboard
- Glove compartment
- Center tunnel knee pads
- Upper section of the door panels
- Center section of the door panels
- Rear side panels
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I'm having a hard time deciding between these two interior packages. In the first package, whats the material for Rear seats and rear side panels?
$2,840
Standard Interior in Black with Leather Package
In Smooth-Finish Leather:
$4,530
Leather Interior in Black
Includes in Smooth-Finish Leather:
$2,840
Standard Interior in Black with Leather Package
In Smooth-Finish Leather:
- Front seats
- Upper section of the dashboard
- Upper section of the door panels
- Steering wheel rim
- Door panel armrests
- Center console lid
$4,530
Leather Interior in Black
Includes in Smooth-Finish Leather:
- Front seat
- Rear seats
- Steering wheel rim
- Steering wheel airbag module
- Door panel armrests
- Center console lid
- Upper section of the dashboard
- Lower section of the dashboard
- Glove compartment
- Center tunnel knee pads
- Upper section of the door panels
- Center section of the door panels
- Rear side panels
in Embossed Leather:
- Front seats
- Rear seats
- Rear seat center tunnel
- Steering wheel rim
- Door panel armrests
- Center console lid
Moving up to the Standard Interior in Black with Leather Package, a large portion of the embossed leather is switched over to smooth finish leather (notably, the dash, top half of the doors, and front seats) while the rest remains embossed leather (for rear seats) or vinyl (for lower dash, etc.).
Moving up to full leather, everything (within reason, excluding some small portions such as the side of the dash, lower 1/4 of the door, etc.) is smooth leather.
Last edited by whatsshakin; Mar 20, 2024 at 04:29 PM.
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Thanks so much for the clarification. Headed down next friday to lock in my build will...look at samples. In your opinion, is there a big difference between the embossed leather and smooth finish. Tried google-ing the difference but couldn't come up with much. My kids would be riding in the back...does one wear better than the other?
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Last edited by dvu; Mar 20, 2024 at 05:07 PM.
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As @Staffie Guy mentioned, it all depends on how you treat the car but I don't think that the aluminum trim will wear as well long term as the standard trim. Take a look at 2000's era BMWs to see what you are potentially dealing with. But if you like the look and you're going to be careful with it, by all means go for it. Definitely try to look at all of the options in person, even if it's in a different model line. My SA even took me in the back to check out some of the cars that were in for service. That trip was invaluable for finalizing my build.
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Thanks so much for the clarificabetion. Headed down next friday to lock in my build will...look at samples. In your opinion, is there a big difference between the embossed leather and smooth finish. Tried google-ing the difference but couldn't come up with much. My kids would be riding in the back...does one wear better than the other?
duc
duc
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