[teaston]

Originally Posted by BMW ABZ

Thanks. Yeah you may be right, there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer if you read the various forums etc. Even the owners handbook doesn't explain it very well..

Tbh though, i have box in normal mode 99% of the time anyway!

[gatsojon]

Lovely looking car and great colour combination. Congratulations, and looking forward to some more pics.

[BMW ABZ]

Originally Posted by gatsojon

Lovely looking car and great colour combination. Congratulations, and looking forward to some more pics.

Thanks. Yeah I thought long and hard about going for the coral red but really glad I did now. Really makes it look a bit more unusual..

[MWA]

Originally Posted by teaston

Oh and sport auto has a nicer gear stick.

Lovely car though, i sometimes think i should have chosen MG, i get so many comments about my car from people and it's getting a bit tiring!

not only it looks nicer but feels much better too! they use the rhino leather on sport steering wheels on non sport autos

I always get complimented about the colour and always wondered whether people in colours such as SB/MG/AW get told "nice colour"....

[teaston]

Originally Posted by MWA

not only it looks nicer but feels much better too! they use the rhino leather on sport steering wheels on non sport autos

I always get complimented about the colour and always wondered whether people in colours such as SB/MG/AW get told "nice colour"....

Do you mean on an M Sport you get different leather on the steering wheel if you don't have the sport auto gearbox?!?

[MWA]

Originally Posted by teaston

Do you mean on wn M Sport you get different leather on the steering wheel if you don't have the sport auto gearbox?!?

the non sport autos (gear sticks) the leather is similar to the leather used on the sport line (non m sport) steering wheels.

Sport auto's (gear sticks) have the same finish leather as m sport steering wheel, much softer

Not sure ive made sense?

[teaston]

Originally Posted by MWA

the non sport autos (gear sticks) the leather is similar to the leather used on the sport line (non m sport) steering wheels.

Sport auto's (gear sticks) have the same finish leather as m sport steering wheel, much softer

Not sure ive made sense?

Not making sense to me!

There's only one M Sport steering wheel listed in the parts catalog.

Pretty sure the only physical differences are gear stick, gear stick gaiter (or lack of on normal auto) and the paddles.

[MWA]

Originally Posted by teaston

Not making sense to me!

There's only one M Sport steering wheel listed in the parts catalog.

Pretty sure the only physical differences are gear stick, gear stick gaiter (or lack of on normal auto) and the paddles.

Agreed to the above!

What I am trying to explain is the NON SPORT AUTO has a gear stick gaiter leather similar to the image attached. which is of a sports line steering wheel. horrible leather...

[teaston]

Originally Posted by MWA

Agreed to the above!

What I am trying to explain is the NON SPORT AUTO has a gear stick gaiter leather similar to the image attached. which is of a sports line steering wheel. horrible leather...

Oh you meant the gear stick gaiter!

But the non sport auto stick has no gaiter, just a plastic cover:

[MWA]

Originally Posted by teaston

Oh you meant the gear stick gaiter!

But the non sport auto stick has no gaiter, just a plastic cover:

lol no....

talking about the leather on the gear stick at the back of the stick, behind the silver trim... it uses different leather between sport auto's and non sport autos

[teaston]

Originally Posted by MWA

lol no....

talking about the leather on the gear stick at the back of the stick, behind the silver trim... it uses different leather between sport auto's and non sport autos

Oh lol! I've never even noticed that there's leather on the back of the gear stick!