12-10-2021, 11:43 AM | #1 |
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Why does the m440i have a seatbelt butler as standard but you cannot even option it on the m4. Why does the m440i have full sensatec as standard...but on the m4 unless you get full leather you have hard plastics everywhere. I'm sure a lot of us would have gone for the extended leather if we would have gotten sensatec with stitching on the dashboard. What other features have you guys noticed are available on the lower models but not the range toping models. P.s no back seat armrest And heated rear seats on the 3 series |
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My 2020 M8 Competition Coupe was $159,900 and it didn’t have a seat belt butler. I mean, seriously.
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Other items I can think of (for an M3) are welcome light carpets and the kick-to-open trunk release
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12-10-2021, 04:27 PM | #10 |
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Do you all realize that Porsche cuts out this kind of content, christens it some stripped out new 911 variant, charges $15k extra for the weight savings, and people line up to buy it? Consider this your CSL-light.
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12-11-2021, 08:47 AM | #11 |
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Why doesn't the m8 have it then. It's been out since 2019... no models have the seatbelt butler
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12-11-2021, 09:47 AM | #12 |
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I was being facetious. Perhaps because the mechanism tends to break, or maybe people equate it with those old mechanical seat belt rails. Or maybe because they're saving it for the 9-series.
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12-11-2021, 10:22 AM | #13 |
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Guys. This discussion first came up with the F80/82 and the general consensus is that BMW does not put the seatbelt extender on the M cars to save on weight. Not so much the weight of the flimsy plastic piece, but the weight of the mechanism to make it work. BMW takes the position that some creature comforts are worth deleting on the M cars for weight savings and that M buyers are generally ok with it.
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i miss the butler greatly. my understanding is that it was not compatible with the M seat design. The m440i were narrower and more traditional at the top.
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It has manual tilt and telescoping steering wheel
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Very old thread but good it's here as I was thinking whether or not my memory is totally gone... After 3 months of driving M4 one day getting into the car I realised "wait.. there was a seatbelt butler in a demo car we drove few years ago". But after reading this thread I remember that we did have one drive in 440i before going for M4.
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I came from an M440i and I had specced the M seats, which seemed very similar to the M4 seats, and the seatbelt extender was still there.
More annoying is the loss of arm rest and cup holders in the back, whats the reason for that? |
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04-22-2024, 09:51 PM | #22 |
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Came from an M440 to my G83 and I can say with certainty that I wouldn’t exchange my M car for another M440 just for a seatbelt extender. I prefer the stripes in my new seatbelts anyway!!
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