Leather seats wearing on a mk5 gti after only 10000 kms????

[shogun2]

Can I ask how they are fixing your short leg problem?

[soogs]

The shorter your legs and therefore the closer to the front the seat sits the more likely you are going to have a problem.

I have a hole in the cloth on the drivers side - can't help short legs. Should get mine fixed shortly as part of my company detailing the car before I buy it.

My question was "Where r u going to get ur short legs fixed?" LOL

[GTI32]

Bahhhh... leather sucks, will never have it in a vehicle.

(Actually, the reason I don't have it is because the wife and I are vegetarians)

...and that's one thing I love about VW making leather an option in most of their vehicles. Besides, how can you not like the GTI's cool Interlagos design fabric!

Thats funny. I must be your opposite.
I would never buy a car without leather.
I had 1kg of ribs then a 300g eye fillet at squires loft last night. That in itself must have freed up some leather for use somewhere.
The interlagos is perhaps the most horrific fabric ever seen in a car built post the 70's.

[Satanstoenail]

The interlagos is perhaps the most horrific fabric ever seen in a car built post the 70's.

I love the leather, but the tartan looks great as well imo, and feels totally normal for me coming straight from a mk2 with red/black/grey tartan. I really like the throwback to the classic design. The tyre print & yellow stitching in the Pirelli is my least favorite.

[jeloz]

which vw dealership replaced the seat? and how much damage did you have on the seat?

Barlow World mascot - driver' seat.

Originally they said know but I argued it

Jeloz

[neil]

The leather seats are sports seats and the thigh bolsters are higher than the cloth ones, thus maybe more likely to wear quicker, but like Sage says cloth doesn't wear as well as leather. That's in the Mark VI anyway. Neil how have your cloth seats worn?

I have no issues with my cloth after almost 20000k's, But most of my driving
is long distance so would not be in and out the car like some.

More than I can say for my floor mat which had heal wear marks after about 2000k's.

[LotusGTI]

I've got 23k on the clock and my seat are brand new.

[GTi Crow]

My question was "Where r u going to get ur short legs fixed?" LOL

I blame my dad - he pulled out too quick

I am lucky though - they just reach the ground.

[pinzvidz]

I'm presuming you have a VW.
Have you removed the leather from the steering wheel and gearstick
We don't want this to interfere with your vegetarianism,

Yes, we have a MKV GTI. Now this is where it gets interesting. Most manufacturers use synthetic leather-like materials in place of leather on steering wheels and gearknobs because they are extremely high-wear areas. I'm pretty sure the GTI falls into this category.

I had 1kg of ribs then a 300g eye fillet at squires loft last night.

Yeah yeah yeah...

[Maverick]

[QUOTE=pinzvidz;346559]Yes, we have a MKV GTI. Now this is where it gets interesting. Most manufacturers use synthetic leather-like materials in place of leather on steering wheels and gearknobs because they are extremely high-wear areas. I'm pretty sure the GTI falls into this category. /QUOTE]

The steering wheel is real leather (wash your hands after using!) and the gear knob is leather whereas the hand brake is leatherette.

[pinzvidz]

The steering wheel is real leather

Fair enough... ain't gonna stop me (or the missus) from driving and owning a GTI.

[Cupra]

back on track now....

I've got 60K on the tdi & the seats are like new

Phil