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Offline maxp

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Leather seats - how rare?
« on: March 05, 2012, 09:43:40 pm »
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 ( :sad: 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?

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Re: Leather seats - how rare?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2012, 09:47:11 pm »
The last batch of mk5 gti produced for the UK came with leather as standard. Before this, it was a £1600 option.   :scared:
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Re: Leather seats - how rare?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2012, 09:48:43 pm »
Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette.  :evilgrin:

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Re: Leather seats - how rare?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2012, 10:48:37 pm »
Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette.  :evilgrin:

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

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Re: Leather seats - how rare?
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2012, 08:10:55 am »
Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette.  :evilgrin:

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

Spot on - leather on the contact areas :happy2:.
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Re: Leather seats - how rare?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2012, 08:25:40 am »
Not rare at all. Now my cloth interlagos gti recaro bucket seats are extremly rare!!!  :grin:

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Re: Leather seats - how rare?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2012, 12:36:57 pm »
Definitely real leather - as stated in the mk5 brochure  :happy2:
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Re: Leather seats - how rare?
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2012, 01:14:27 pm »
It's leather but has a plastic coating.

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