Thoughts on replacing the Legende Comfort seats?

[NewtonSheep]

Hi guys - my first post as a prospective Alpine newbie.

I'll be buying a pre-loved Alpine in the next month or so hopefully (haven't quite found the perfect build combination yet!), and wanted your thoughts.

The spec I want is a fully-loaded Pure that's no more than two years old, but finding the right car is proving to be elusive. Specifically, I DO NOT want the leather 'comfort' seats, and much prefer the standard Alcantara buckets. However, the Legende version seems to be the right spec for me in all other regards.

Thoughts on replacing the leather seats with the the standard seats? Can they be sourced from Alpine? Anyone done it?

Or should I just hang on until the right Pure is available?

TIA.

[Gatsods]

Purely out of interest and with no knowledge to add to your question... what combination of options on a Pure results in the elusive perfect spec?

Having recently bought a <2 year old Pure myself, I am sure I know which one (at least) mine is missing!

[Colin P]

I had the opposite issue. Pretty relaxed on Spec with just the Comfort Seats and Sports exhaust being the killer items. The lack of Comfort seats rules out a lot of cars, which otherwise would have been options, but the standard seat is just too high for me.

I even looked to see if I could get a set of comfort seats to swap out with. I'm surprised you can't find a car with the standard seats to your spec, what is the main challenge here?

[NewtonSheep]

Gatsods said:

Purely out of interest and with no knowledge to add to your question... what combination of options on a Pure results in the elusive perfect spec?

Having recently bought a <2 year old Pure myself, I am sure I know which one (at least) mine is missing!

The 'ideal' spec is (in no particular order of importance as they are all 'must haves'):
- Focal audio upgrade
- Alu pedals
- Storage pack
- Mirror pack
- 18" wheels / upgraded brakes
- Sports exhaust
- Parking sensors with camera

Anything else is a bonus.

I figure, if you're going to push the boat out, may as well make it a big one

[NewtonSheep]

Colin P said:

I had the opposite issue. Pretty relaxed on Spec with just the Comfort Seats and Sports exhaust being the killer items. The lack of Comfort seats rules out a lot of cars, which otherwise would have been options, but the standard seat is just too high for me.

I even looked to see if I could get a set of comfort seats to swap out with. I'm surprised you can't find a car with the standard seats to your spec, what is the main challenge here?

The main challenge is that most cars I've seen for sale have some combination of features but very few have them all together.

There have been cars for sale that were right for me, other than timing. Now that I'm ready to buy, I can't find the car!

All I need now is a bit of patience.

[NewtonSheep]

NewtonSheep said:

Gatsods said:

Purely out of interest and with no knowledge to add to your question... what combination of options on a Pure results in the elusive perfect spec?

Having recently bought a <2 year old Pure myself, I am sure I know which one (at least) mine is missing!

The 'ideal' spec is (in no particular order of importance as they are all 'must haves'):
- Focal audio upgrade
- Alu pedals
- Storage pack
- Mirror pack
- 18" wheels / upgraded brakes
- Sports exhaust
- Parking sensors with camera

Anything else is a bonus.

I figure, if you're going to push the boat out, may as well make it a big one

And just to make it more difficult for myself, the list of MUST NOT's doesn't help:

- not leather seats
- not brown/caramel interior
- not a 'S'

[Colin P]

NewtonSheep said:

The 'ideal' spec is (in no particular order of importance as they are all 'must haves'):
- Focal audio upgrade
- Alu pedals
- Storage pack
- Mirror pack
- 18" wheels / upgraded brakes
- Sports exhaust
- Parking sensors with camera

Anything else is a bonus.

I figure, if you're going to push the boat out, may as well make it a big one

I can see the issue, with that list of options you are pushing on into GT pricing, so likely people would have just gone for the GT which comes with most of it, but also with the comfort seats. The Comfort pack does a similar thing in bringing the Pure to near GT pricing once you add a couple of other things.

The car I eventually bought is a high spec "Pure" (it's got all of that except the storage pack), plus the comfort seats and a couple of other bits. The only thing it doesn't have versus the GT is the higher power, but it also has some options you'd need to additionally spec onto a GT. If factory ordered I'd never have gone to the same spec as I dare say it would have made more sense to just buy the GT, but it was in stock and at 2022 price.

(Read Legende in place of GT for pre 2022 cars)

[Colin P]

NewtonSheep said:

- not brown/caramel interior

I love the light silver and tan seats. Look like a mini Aston. Seriously considered one in a dealer and a private sale (now also at a dealers), but the price differentials for a 24/30 month old car versus a new one just didn't make sense, especially as they don't have car play.

From this post and the one above you may notice that I suffered a bit from man maths and budget creep

Edited by Colin P on Tuesday 30th May 17:22

[Gatsods]

NewtonSheep said:

NewtonSheep said:

Gatsods said:

Purely out of interest and with no knowledge to add to your question... what combination of options on a Pure results in the elusive perfect spec?

Having recently bought a <2 year old Pure myself, I am sure I know which one (at least) mine is missing!

The 'ideal' spec is (in no particular order of importance as they are all 'must haves'):
- Focal audio upgrade
- Alu pedals
- Storage pack
- Mirror pack
- 18" wheels / upgraded brakes
- Sports exhaust
- Parking sensors with camera

Anything else is a bonus.

I figure, if you're going to push the boat out, may as well make it a big one

And just to make it more difficult for myself, the list of MUST NOT's doesn't help:

- not leather seats
- not brown/caramel interior
- not a 'S'

Ha! Knew it. Sure enough - missing parking sensors with camera. Tick for everything else + Telematics though!

[7en]

It's going to be harder and harder to find desirable specs now, with how many wheel, caliper and model options there are. I've actually put off buying used to wait until I can afford to spec my own, or come across one with the options I'd like.

It's really a bit strange how choosing the comfort seats because you're tall means you have to have holes drilled into the bumpers, and you can only have the Focal premium with the GT or S models. You can actually spec a base car similarly to a GT and have only an extra subwoofer and a few horses for the best part of £5k.

[NewtonSheep]

Colin P said:

I can see the issue, with that list of options you are pushing on into GT pricing, so likely people would have just gone for the GT which comes with most of it, but also with the comfort seats. The Comfort pack does a similar thing in bringing the Pure to near GT pricing once you add a couple of other things.

The car I eventually bought is a high spec "Pure" (it's got all of that except the storage pack), plus the comfort seats and a couple of other bits. The only thing it doesn't have versus the GT is the higher power, but it also has some options you'd need to additionally spec onto a GT. If factory ordered I'd never have gone to the same spec as I dare say it would have made more sense to just buy the GT, but it was in stock and at 2022 price.

(Read Legende in place of GT for pre 2022 cars)

You hit the nail on the head.

The spec I want is the Legende/GT level, but without the leather seats, and there seem to be more of them than well specced Pure's, hence the original question.

[NewtonSheep]

Colin P said:

I love the light silver and tan seats. Look like a mini Aston. Seriously considered one in a dealer and a private sale (now also at a dealers), but the price differentials for a 24/30 month old car versus a new one just didn't make sense, especially as they don't have car play.

From this post and the one above you may notice that I suffered a bit from man maths and budget creep

Edited by Colin P on Tuesday 30th May 17:22

I'm trying to avoid the same trap!

[worldwidewebs]

NewtonSheep said:

The 'ideal' spec is (in no particular order of importance as they are all 'must haves'):
- Focal audio upgrade
- Alu pedals
- Storage pack
- Mirror pack
- 18" wheels / upgraded brakes
- Sports exhaust
- Parking sensors with camera

Anything else is a bonus.

I figure, if you're going to push the boat out, may as well make it a big one

Storage pack is very rare as it was so expensive for a rubbish 'bin' between the seats. If you want it, just buy it from the parts dept. Alu pedals can be bought from parts dept too. Sports exhaust - just be aware it comes with lots of pops and bangs in sports mode. You may love that or you may hate it. Personally, and I have the sports exhaust, I'd get one with the normal exhaust and get a Milltek from Life110 if you really must have more noise

[NewtonSheep]

worldwidewebs said:

Storage pack is very rare as it was so expensive for a rubbish 'bin' between the seats. If you want it, just buy it from the parts dept. Alu pedals can be bought from parts dept too. Sports exhaust - just be aware it comes with lots of pops and bangs in sports mode. You may love that or you may hate it. Personally, and I have the sports exhaust, I'd get one with the normal exhaust and get a Milltek from Life110 if you really must have more noise

Interesting, thanks.

I'd read that the storage bin had to be a factory order and couldn't be retro-fitted. It's one thing on the list I would compromise on.

Alu pedals - didn't know that.

The sports exhaust does seem to divide opinion, but it seems that most owners have specified the option judging by the cars I've looked at.i.e. it's fitted more often than not.

[Murphys]

I sat in a car with the storage pack and really didn't think it was all that useful, or easy to use and it hindered access to the space behind the seats. I also thought it was a factory only option but could be wrong.
I think you can talk yourself into so many of the must haves but once you drive the car on a regular basis you learn to live with what you have.
I have the standard seats and all of the above except for the camera, the demo car had one but mine didn't and I've been fine with the sensors alone.

[Colin P]

Storage pack, I'd agree. £500+ for a fairly small Ikea standard box (I think also a net behind the drivers seat). Neither of which are easily accessed.

There is just about enough storage without. The pot at the back of the centre consul will take your sunglasses, packet of mints and windscreen cloth, possibly also a face mask and the little (and I mean little) space in front of that will take your garage door opener. Everything else can go in the boot (get a storage net). If you are driving properly the inch deep try under the centre consult will just result in the contents flying out

Exhaust, I personally like the overrun noises, but it's still too quiet on acceleration, but then I come from an Evora 400, which is stoopid noisy and makes you giggle like a little girl. Milltek could well be a better option, but it says that it is for cars with the sport exhaust option to drive the active valve. Might be worth asking if there is a version that doesn't.

[NewtonSheep]

Murphys said:

I think you can talk yourself into so many of the must haves but once you drive the car on a regular basis you learn to live with what you have.

So very true.

[NewtonSheep]

Colin P said:

If you are driving properly the inch deep try under the centre consult will just result in the contents flying out

[bcr5784]

NewtonSheep said:

Colin P said:

If you are driving properly the inch deep try under the centre consult will just result in the contents flying out

If you are short you won't be able to access the tray anyway - unless you are Mr Tickle.

[Miserablegit]

I understand the seats are not available to order.

One of the posters on here was, I recall, changing from comfort to bucket and, in the end, had to source two seats , one at a time, from eBay- bought two passenger seats that people had removed from track cars.