Golf R Observations and Questions

[Candyman]

Your not talking about the seats are you? Because the seats are not real leather.

As I said, I didn't pay $3k

Mine, where contact points are, are leather

You shouldn't have bought a POV pack

[Candyman]

?????

Went right over my head

[Lucas_R]

As I said, I didn't pay $3k

Mine, where contact points are, are leather

You shouldn't have bought a POV pack

Ive got the leather in mine too - but none of it is real leather. You can feel it by how thin it is. Many cars these days dont have real leather, my dads 2008 Subaru Outback for example, my friends 2010 Mazda SP25 etc. Its all "leatherette" fake stuff.

[Candyman]

Haha

I need to go listen to my Soundaktor

[Lucas_R]

Haha

I need to go listen to my Soundaktor

Even BMW largely use the fake leather on all but the top end models. How long has it been since you sat in a car with real leather - like a nice Audi / Merc / Range Rover etc? With 2x family members working at Audi, ive sat in and driven an abundance of hi end Audi's over the past few years. Im talking everything from: RS6, R8's, to A3 and A4's with the leather packages. The seats feel absolutely lush, a completely different feel on your clothes/skin to the Vienna leather seats in the Golf. And the smell of the real leather is completely different.

I know you don't believe me about the fake leather in our Golf's, but if you were to slice open your seat, you would see im right. How many cows do you know have woven white fabric under their skin?

If you pinch and rub the "leather" on the Golf together in your fingers, you can feel its far too thin to be real, as well as the fact you can feel the woven white fabric underneath. Try it this afternoon.

[Candyman]

Don't know about your seats mate but mine have real leather on the contact points (as I have already mentioned) - seat cushion top and seat upright (that your back sits against)

Rest is leatherette, which I mentioned before

How do I know ?

I've had both repaired

[Candyman]

Oh and Lucas, my GTI was exactly the same

[Lucas_R]

^ ill check the seats in my friends 2007 Mk5 GTi when i see him next - but from memory they are they same material as my R. Both our cars have the "Vienna leather" option.

I'll get some photos/evidence of what im talking about from my car over the next day or two.

Can i ask what and/or why you have had to have the seats repaired in a <1yr old car?

[Candyman]

Mine was a MKV GTI - contact points were leather (where your body contacts the bottom and upright squabs)

Rest is leatherette. Same for most cars mate and has been the case across makes for years, not just VW

Mine were damaged by keys in pockets

[SilvrFoxX]

Lets talk about something less contentious, so a pov pack R is better than a fully optioned GTI

[Candyman]

Lets talk about something less contentious, so a pov pack R is better than a fully optioned GTI

Give me a GTI any day over a POV pack R with CF.

:p

[SilvrFoxX]

Given you cant tell the difference between a CW GTI and CW R your wish has been granted

[Candyman]

Given you cant tell the difference between a CW GTI and CW R your wish has been granted

True, the GTI, irrespective of colour is a better value proposition than an R.

[SilvrFoxX]

agreed it is because of this they are like bums.. everyone has one

[Candyman]

No burns here, not even CF burns