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I wonder if any of the currently produced cars will have seats still comfortable after so many years. Probably, no.

The seats weren't really all that comfortable to begin with. However, you can rebuild the seats. LMC Truck has rebuild kits with new foam and covers. You can even add heated seats.

My 1986 early model E30 leather sport seats are still nearly perfect.

1987 E30 owner - even after getting the mold out during a restore, and in spite of a crack in the bolstering, the E30 sport seats are the _second_ most comfortable I've had the pleasure of owning. The seats in these old cars definitely have something up on modern leather seats, even its 27-years-older brother (4-series) that I drive daily.

The champion in that department, though, was the 1986 Volvo 740 that I briefly owned. Those seats were perfect in nearly every way.

Hell yes. I've always wanted to get one of those Volvos. It's wild because when you sit in the E30 you can feel that the seats should be shit, but somehow they are still in perfect condition.

The most comfortable seat I've ever driven in was the Honda element seat. Like sitting in a cloud.

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