Those are lame arguments Bee. (archive)

Don't listen to Norman, he doesn't know what he's talking about. He's just pissed because he found a car that already had the fold-down seat option.
The reason one should NOT get the fold-down seat are:
1) Fold-seats are discomfortable to sit on. They have a straighter angle, and have very lil' cushion on the seat back. In fact, I can "feel" the back board when I slam my self into the seating position. Horrible!!...just ...horrible!!
2) Fold Down seats lessen the structural intergrity of the E39 body as a whole. This is due to the fact that fold-down rear seats requires the removal of the steel bar that supports the regular rear seats.
3) Fold-down seats may be prone to squeaking noise. I've heard of it from a friend who had fold-down seat on her E39. The noise will drive you NUTZ!!
4) This whole argument of Norm who claim that you ca put more luggage in the trunk just doesn't jive w/ me. How much luggage do you need Norm!!?? JC!! :-)
Oh!!! oh!! here's a better one..... "Maybe I'll have more room when I pick up stuffs from Home Depot.." Oh man!! I love that one!! LISTEN!! If you can afford a $75k car... believe me.... you can afford to buy a truck, so you don't have to load cements and cynder-blocks into your M5's fold-down seats.
Make sense??!! Good....
:-)
beewang

I would greatly appreciate any feedback on whether or not to get the fold down rear seat.
Thanks.
LC
on a long trip, I'll have room for a suitcase and other things as well.
Rgds,
Norm

MANY people order fold-down rear seats. BMW wouldn't make a car with fold-down seats if it had structural integrity problems. Oh, you track your car now? Maybe you want to rip out your whole interior and put a roll cage in and join the Speedvison (er .. SpeedChannel challenge LOL!!). I didn't accept fold down seats you 'dweeb'. I actively looked for that option. There are MANY people that prefer the option by the way. Just do a survery. I agree, the regular seats are "slightly" more comfortable. I know because my 540i/6 had them. The fold downs are not uncomfortable by any means. Anyway, I don't ride in the back often. My passengers say they are quite comfortable. Noise? I don't have any (although some claim to hear a squeak now and then). Of course people should decide what they want but you should not exaggerate because you didn't get that option. But you did at least get the most important option - the trunk spoiler for those 160mph sprints you are so famous for. That's so much more practical than fold-down seats.
;-)
Norm

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