BRZ standard v premium seats. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

AUmarvin · 10-14-2012, 07:01 PM

Just wondering if anyone out there has a BRZ with the standard cloth seats, and could let me know what you think of them. I am currently torn, should I change my order to upgrade to the leather / alcantara seats? Or is the wait simply making me vulnerable to the marketing?

I have seen both interiors but it was a long time ago and have been unable to compare side by side.

I know this is purely personal preference, but would like to know if anyone has got a BRZ with the standard seats and could give me their opinion? Are you happy with them, or regret you didn't get the upgrade?

Every car I have seen reviewed appear to have the leather seats, so they are rarely mentioned.

Thanks

coyote · 10-14-2012, 07:09 PM

I was very surprised at the quality of the BRZ cloth, in a good way. The "leather" on both cars is very cheap and the cloth on the 86 is ....

If you don't need leather I think the the BRZ cloth is quite acceptable.

10-14-2012, 07:51 PM

I was in the same position but in the end went with leather, mainly as I have been able to see the standard seats in real life but in pics they seem pretty good, much better then the 86 GTs. Depends if you put any value into the fact that the seats are heated also.

omgwtfbbqsauce · 10-14-2012, 08:11 PM

BRZ cloth seats are very nice actually, I sat on the demo one and was pretty surprised.. I went with leather and alcantara because it simply looks much better and its slightly more comfortable IMO

sho · 10-14-2012, 08:12 PM

Ive seen the cloth brz and sat in them in mrt's brz
and yeh pretty much prefer cloth over the leather especially when you have passengers with zippers all over their jeans where the leather in my previous car had no chance of surviving

st162celica · 10-14-2012, 11:48 PM

Seat warmers. Aaahhhh

Enough said.

Gums · 10-15-2012, 03:37 AM

I went through the same issue on seeing the leather at my dealers release night.
Spoke to Natalie re upgrading and was told this would delay my order for a couple of months.
Not willing to wait any longer!

AUmarvin · 10-15-2012, 06:00 AM

Thanks for your comments guys.

I have received an email back from the co-ordinator and they tell me i will not delay my car. Which is scheduled for early December production, i will double and triple check that is the case.

Part of me thinks i should go with my original thoughts, that the base BRZ had all the stuff you need (over the 86 GT). But none of the stuff you don't. This is not a luxury car, so why would i get / need leather? Heated (heavier?) seats in Sydney? really

But the other half is thinking that i may regret it if i don't opt for the leather, and it will look much better with the galaxy blue i am getting, and the other leather bits in the interior.

AUmarvin · 10-15-2012, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gums

I went through the same issue on seeing the leather at my dealers release night.
Spoke to Natalie re upgrading and was told this would delay my order for a couple of months.
Not willing to wait any longer!

Got your car yet Gums? If not when is the eta?

benoh · 10-15-2012, 06:03 AM

are the cloth/alacantara seats in the 86 different to the brz?

I was under the impression that the cloth variants were different but the alacantara seats were the same.

AUmarvin · 10-15-2012, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benoh

are the cloth/alacantara seats in the 86 different to the brz?

I was under the impression that the cloth variants were different but the alacantara seats were the same.

You are correct. the cloth is different. But the leather / Alcantara seats are the same.

a.beck · 10-15-2012, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AUmarvin

Part of me thinks i should go with my original thoughts, that the base BRZ had all the stuff you need (over the 86 GT). But none of the stuff you don't. This is not a luxury car, so why would i get / need leather? Heated (heavier?) seats in Sydney?

I reckon this is solid thinking. I changed my 86 order to a BRZ when I found out I could basically get a GTS with cloth. I don't like leather seats. And also the stuff you said.

benoh · 10-16-2012, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a.beck

I reckon this is solid thinking. I changed my 86 order to a BRZ when I found out I could basically get a GTS with cloth. I don't like leather seats. And also the stuff you said.

Had I not ordered my 86 already before the BRZ was able to be ordered, I would have thought about doing this too. But given the even longer waiting times for the BRZ, the scales would probably tip towards the 86 for most people imo, regardless of the cost/feature differences.

The wait is what's killing us!

AUmarvin · 10-16-2012, 06:59 AM

Well I ended up making the decision, to do the upgrade.
I spoke to the lovely Natalie, and she assured me my delivery time would not be affected.
Also, the fact that i was thinking about this a lot, probably means that i wanted to do it. This will be the first (and likely last) new car i will own, and based on the fact that the savings are coming on nicely and this is basically a reward for being a tight arse in the past. I just decided to do it. Would i have been disappointed in the standard seat? No. But these will give me a little wow factor.

So if you have a BRZ on order, you CAN change it without losing you place in the line. Good thing cos i hear the line is 14 months now. Ouch.

10-14-2012, 07:01 PM	#1
AUmarvin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Sydney Posts: 107 Thanks: 9 Thanked 35 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ standard v premium seats. Just wondering if anyone out there has a BRZ with the standard cloth seats, and could let me know what you think of them. I am currently torn, should I change my order to upgrade to the leather / alcantara seats? Or is the wait simply making me vulnerable to the marketing? I have seen both interiors but it was a long time ago and have been unable to compare side by side. I know this is purely personal preference, but would like to know if anyone has got a BRZ with the standard seats and could give me their opinion? Are you happy with them, or regret you didn't get the upgrade? Every car I have seen reviewed appear to have the leather seats, so they are rarely mentioned. Thanks

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10-14-2012, 07:09 PM	#2
coyote Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: Slowly Location: brisbane.qld.au Posts: 1,064 Thanks: 212 Thanked 539 Times in 235 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I was very surprised at the quality of the BRZ cloth, in a good way. The "leather" on both cars is very cheap and the cloth on the 86 is .... If you don't need leather I think the the BRZ cloth is quite acceptable.

10-14-2012, 07:51 PM	#3
Paragon Guest Posts: n/a Mentioned: Post(s) Tagged: Thread(s)	I was in the same position but in the end went with leather, mainly as I have been able to see the standard seats in real life but in pics they seem pretty good, much better then the 86 GTs. Depends if you put any value into the fact that the seats are heated also.

10-14-2012, 08:11 PM	#4
omgwtfbbqsauce Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Sydney Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 56 Times in 30 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ cloth seats are very nice actually, I sat on the demo one and was pretty surprised.. I went with leather and alcantara because it simply looks much better and its slightly more comfortable IMO

10-14-2012, 08:12 PM	#5
sho Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: s2000 Location: Sydney Posts: 159 Thanks: 7 Thanked 57 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ive seen the cloth brz and sat in them in mrt's brz and yeh pretty much prefer cloth over the leather especially when you have passengers with zippers all over their jeans where the leather in my previous car had no chance of surviving

10-14-2012, 11:48 PM	#6
st162celica Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: 86 GTS Manual - Tornado Grey Location: Sydney - Aust. Posts: 631 Thanks: 269 Thanked 146 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Seat warmers. Aaahhhh Enough said.

10-15-2012, 03:37 AM	#7
Gums Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Location: Sydney Posts: 163 Thanks: 578 Thanked 97 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I went through the same issue on seeing the leather at my dealers release night. Spoke to Natalie re upgrading and was told this would delay my order for a couple of months. Not willing to wait any longer!

10-15-2012, 06:00 AM	#8
AUmarvin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Sydney Posts: 107 Thanks: 9 Thanked 35 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks for your comments guys. I have received an email back from the co-ordinator and they tell me i will not delay my car. Which is scheduled for early December production, i will double and triple check that is the case. Part of me thinks i should go with my original thoughts, that the base BRZ had all the stuff you need (over the 86 GT). But none of the stuff you don't. This is not a luxury car, so why would i get / need leather? Heated (heavier?) seats in Sydney? really But the other half is thinking that i may regret it if i don't opt for the leather, and it will look much better with the galaxy blue i am getting, and the other leather bits in the interior.

10-15-2012, 06:03 AM	#10
benoh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 Location: Sydney Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	are the cloth/alacantara seats in the 86 different to the brz? I was under the impression that the cloth variants were different but the alacantara seats were the same.

10-16-2012, 06:59 AM	#14
AUmarvin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Sydney Posts: 107 Thanks: 9 Thanked 35 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well I ended up making the decision, to do the upgrade. I spoke to the lovely Natalie, and she assured me my delivery time would not be affected. Also, the fact that i was thinking about this a lot, probably means that i wanted to do it. This will be the first (and likely last) new car i will own, and based on the fact that the savings are coming on nicely and this is basically a reward for being a tight arse in the past. I just decided to do it. Would i have been disappointed in the standard seat? No. But these will give me a little wow factor. So if you have a BRZ on order, you CAN change it without losing you place in the line. Good thing cos i hear the line is 14 months now. Ouch.

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