[darian800]

Originally Posted by Psi5

Another reason to buy and drive a manual! Your right arm is engaged - no time to lean and when you do, it is only for a short while before you have to shift again. Save the manuals!

lol I'm far too lazy for a manual any time I put my car in manual mode I have to switch it back because it gets to tedious for me. If I don't switch it I'll forget about three lights down and red line it.

[Psi5]

Originally Posted by darian800

lol I'm far too lazy for a manual any time I put my car in manual mode I have to switch it back because it gets to tedious for me. If I don't switch it I'll forget about three lights down and red line it.

Ha! Another advantage: with a proper, third-pedal manual, you never forget!

[Wires]

Originally Posted by darian800

You guys are most likely right because this is the first summer I've used sun screen combined with lotion. Could this cause the problem?

Yeh for sure. "Deep Woods Off" is pretty bad on vinyl. A buddy of mine used to use it when he did seismic work, and it literally melted the pickup seat backs. One of the reasons he stopped using it now.

[chiefneil]

My wife plays a lot of tennis with a ton of sunscreen. She turned the seats and armrest from gray to yellow in our previous X5 (BMW grudgingly covered under warranty). Now she uses a seat cover and towel to protect them.

Both sweat and sunscreen are corrosive to leather and plastic over time.

[bavarianride]

Originally Posted by darian800

You guys are most likely right because this is the first summer I've used sun screen combined with lotion. Could this cause the problem?

Yeah my F30 leather steering wheel looked as if the black leather dye of the grooves was worn to white.

I tried leather cleaner with no improvement. Rubbing alcohol also had no effect.

Then I realized that could be sunscreen, so I tried liquid dishwasher, which cut through the sunscreen and restored the leather to like-new(did test out at small concealed spot first).