New H&M Author Chair

[ranchsooner]

Here are some pics of my new Author chair that was delivered last week. Chair is from the T&C program in the Burnished Weston Cane. Duane, thanks for your help. Now I have a great reading chair in my office for those frigid MN nights!

[drcollie]

That came out really handsome! I've been really liking the burnished leathers lately. Look at all those fat wrinkles in the seat cover! Now you know you have REAL leather...

[nhpinnacles]

I LOVE your chair.The leather is awesome one of the best I have seen made up.I was very surprised to see that it was from the T & C collection I will have to re- visit that program. How would you rate its comfort for TV watching?

[aaron]

They have some T&C pieces (not particularly recent) at a furniture store near where I live. I was similarly surprised by how nice the leather was - easily as nice as or nicer than the competitor's pieces in the store (e.g., Bradington Young). Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting T&C leather to be ugly - but the couches they had were very attractive. If you like the available combinations, it seems like a good way to save a few bucks while getting some very nice furniture.

[ranchsooner]

I LOVE your chair.The leather is awesome one of the best I have seen made up.I was very surprised to see that it was from the T & C collection I will have to re- visit that program. How would you rate its comfort for TV watching?

Well, you just sink into the chair and feel like you are in a cocoon. The chair is great by itself, but when you add the footstool.......well it's chair heaven!

[drcollie]

There are some ringers in the Town and Country program, and that Author chair is one of them. There are even some class IV leathers in Town and Country. Gotta wade past the Document and Cavalier leathers that are on so many pieces.

Its easy to dismiss T&C as simply a budget program, but in truth its a showcase of sorts. Remember that H&M is not owned by a conglomerate, but by three individuals: Jack Glasheen, Jimmy Moore and Tim Rogers. They are not beholden to a Board of Directors or stockholders. These three men take great pride in what they make, and I'm sure their retirement accounts were funded a long time ago <G>. So they enjoy the showcasing of their product and if one frame and leather combo strikes one of them as really great - it can go to Town and Country simply for the fact they really like the combo and want to share it. Its nothing more complicated than that in many cases. Or, if a high volume dealer like myself calls up and asks for a combo to be put on the grouping (promising to buy hundreds of units) then it very well may show up on the next revision. Town and Country is so aggressive in price, that its never discounted a dime beyond the prices posted. Not even H&M employees or reps can purchase below the T&C prices.

Its a pretty cool way to run a business.

[karlos]

[Duane how much is that chair in antelope, or equestrian leather. Looks great. My 98 528i just got totaled 10k in repairs , was rear ended at high speed I was stopped on the freeway in seattle. the whole family got whiplash bad , but were ok. Tough to find a another in the same shape I had mine. now I am shopping for maybe a 530i or e320? around 2005... any deals call me. Karl:

[drcollie]

[Duane how much is that chair in antelope, or equestrian leather. Looks great. My 98 528i just got totaled 10k in repairs , was rear ended at high speed I was stopped on the freeway in seattle. the whole family got whiplash bad , but were ok. Tough to find a another in the same shape I had mine. now I am shopping for maybe a 530i or e320? around 2005... any deals call me. Karl:

Hey Karl,

Sorry to hear that. Yeah, $ 10K rear ended will take out a '98 5er for sure. Glad you are OK. No neck injuries? When I would teach high performance driving we would instruct to relax in the seat when a crash was inevitable. That means your body is able to conform to the seat which will cushion in a blow. Most people if they see they are about to be rear-ended will tension up and hunch up to the steering wheel, and in the collision they get 'whipped' into the back of the seat causing damage to their back and neck. By relaxing into the seat, you eliminate most all of that head travel from the impact and then have no injury. NHTSA has now mandated more aggressive headrest positioning because of this and many 2010 vehicles have headrests that are annoying because they are so far forward.

The new 5's will be rolling out in a couple of months, thats going to make the current E60 BMW series fall in resale value. I'd go for a late model 535i myself, with the twin turbos. 300 HP when you want it. Or go for a 2006-current E90 Series (3 series). Has virtually the same dimensions as your totalled E39 and is a joy to drive - one of the best cars made (I hate those runflat tires on them, however).

Oh! Chair prices...(get me going on cars....)

# 4691 Chair / # 4690 Ottoman

In Town and Country (Any Weston Burnished, a class 3) $ 1,917 / $ 657

In other class 3 hides (like Antelope or Equestrian) $ 2,219 / $ 798

[karlos]

Duane, I should have relaxed But when I saw the buick lucerne barreling down on me I tensed up and said oh SH--.and we all got whiplash pretty bad. still having headaches 3 weeks later , Thats good advice on letting the seat take the impact.. well they gave me 10k for my 5er and now im shopping. I will look at that 2006 3 series is it the 330I? I thought they were smaller than my e39, I will have to sit in them. is ebay the way to get a bargain on a newer car? buying sight unseen is scary eh? I did it for that awesome kodaik sofa from ya but it didnt travel 30 thousand miles at 70 plus>> so I will keep looking for a deal. are the 535i high maint, with that twin turbo? I just got side tracked on a Lexus ls430 2005 for 25k , would be totally different ride, ever had one. Back to leather I still think the miller recliner is the one in class3 hides , I will wait a little longer to buy , any sales from H@m coming up. Karl

[ranchsooner]

Duane, I should have relaxed But when I saw the buick lucerne barreling down on me I tensed up and said oh SH--.and we all got whiplash pretty bad. still having headaches 3 weeks later , Thats good advice on letting the seat take the impact.. well they gave me 10k for my 5er and now im shopping. I will look at that 2006 3 series is it the 330I? I thought they were smaller than my e39, I will have to sit in them. is ebay the way to get a bargain on a newer car? buying sight unseen is scary eh? I did it for that awesome kodaik sofa from ya but it didnt travel 30 thousand miles at 70 plus>> so I will keep looking for a deal. are the 535i high maint, with that twin turbo? I just got side tracked on a Lexus ls430 2005 for 25k , would be totally different ride, ever had one. Back to leather I still think the miller recliner is the one in class3 hides , I will wait a little longer to buy , any sales from H@m coming up. Karl

I'll agree with Duane on the E90. Great car, but hate the run flats as well. I had an 06 330i that I really liked but recently got rid of it and got an Infiniti G37 X. I won't try to convince you it's a BMW because it's not, but it's a great value, a great performance car, and closer in size to the 5 series than the 3 series. The money saved could get you the Author chair