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Originally Posted by GTR-Dad
My 335 has Oyster leather interior and still looks good after 3 years and 85,000 km. I use leather conditioner about once a year and wipe the seats if they get something spilled on them. I'll grab a few photos when I'm in the car next, but I'll say that there is a bit of darkening around the 'grains' of the leather surface. It doesn't bother me, but it could be considered 'dirty'.
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The M5 has a smooth grain surface as opposed to a grainy surface like the Dakota or Novillo leathers in the 3 series.
It is much easier to stay clean. I have light leathers in all my cars and they all look like new.
My leather maintenance routine is that my detailer conditions my leather every 3-4 weeks, and he cleans the leather (i.e. wipes it with a leather cleaning spray) once a quarter.
It's really not very hard as long as you are clean. So for instance if I go out for a burger I wash my hands before returning to the car. And if that isn't possible I keep small packets of wet wipes in my glove box just in case.
Further I keep a leather cleaning kit from Swissvax in my trunk. If I ever see an oily spot where someone has made a mess, I spray the spot and wipe with a microfiber cloth and that keeps it clean. You don't want to leave stains for several months. As an example, every time I take my car in for an oil change, the BMW tech leaves dark oily fingerprints on the leather. I can eliminate those marks in 2 minutes with my cleaning kit.