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Originally Posted by deedlebag
In what way do the ventilated seats suck? I live in Houston, TX and I assumed the ventilated seats were a mandatory option for myself.
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Most of the complaints I've read about ventilated seats center around the fact it's not cold air coming from the seat. This, in my opinion, is due to misinformed buyers and/or unrealistic expectations.
In BMW ventilated seats is just that, VENTILATED, it is not cooled. It's ambient air blowing through the seat. In other brands, my wife's Chevy Tahoe for example, it is air conditioned air blowing through the seats and they call the option COOLED seats. Chevy actually has separate ac compressors in the seats that chill the air, BMW is just fans blowing cabin air through the seats.
So, if you're expecting nice chilled air on your tush, you will be disappointed. If you are wanting a feature that will turn your seat from blistering hot to comfortable in a short time and will keep you from sweating and sticking to the seat, BMW ventilated seats will do just fine. Another plus to BMW option is you can use them in the winter in tandem with your heated seat feature to blow warm air on your tush.