Leather seats - how rare?

[maxp]

I know people are very 'marmite' about the tartan cloth seats of the MK5.

Every now and then I have a look on auto trader at mk5 gti's ( by the way) it seems like theres far more leather seated golfs than there were than when I last looked (6 months ish). Dare I say almost the majority of them!

In reality, anyone know how rare leather seats are?

[bacillus]

The last batch of mk5 gti produced for the UK came with leather as standard. Before this, it was a £1600 option.   

[Top Cat]

Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette. 

[MPS]

Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette. 

Only on the non-contact areas, everywhere else is real leather. I hope anyway!

[OEM+ DUB]

Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette. 

Only on the non-contact areas, everywhere else is real leather. I hope anyway!

Spot on - leather on the contact areas .

[Vdub13799]

Not rare at all. Now my cloth interlagos gti recaro bucket seats are extremly rare!!! 

[john87]

Definitely real leather - as stated in the mk5 brochure 

[stealthwolf]

It's leather but has a plastic coating.