Heh, obviously everyone have their own preferences (and butt cheecks :P). It was not a deal breaker for me at all, but would welcome the option on cold, irish mornings, for sure.
Baxlin - according to the leaflet I found, winter pack was extra 350GBP so pennies comparing to price of the car... some people... (
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for extra 500Gbp on top of that you could also have BiXenon pack, and THAT is something I really cant get over ...