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Which looks better..... Golf R  (standard) or Golf GTI  (standard)

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46 (63%)

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Offline devito

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Re: Which looks better..... Golf R or Golf GTI.
« Reply #40 on: 21 January 2010, 00:47 »
after market leather can be much better than factory fit for much the same price, ask any pro footballer.
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Offline ErikGTI

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Re: Which looks better..... Golf R or Golf GTI.
« Reply #41 on: 21 January 2010, 17:20 »
Quote from: keelaw on 20 January 2010, 21:17
Quote from: Erik van Voorst on 20 January 2010, 13:15
I am definitely gonna contact the dealer to get him to order better leather.....it would be a nightmare to find my leather to go bad after 2 years or so...thanks guys  :wink:


erm.... they have different standards of leather you can spec?  somehow i find that v hard to believe!



You are not accusing me are you.... :huh:  :wink:

I had a little booklet in front of me at the dealer to choose from.(say 10 types/colour of leather) ..mind you the Vienna was in it as well so I took that one...more being afraid of overlooking mismatching colour combinations when finished in the interior... :wink:
I even could spec the stitches...red, black or silver...again I choose black to stay safe...
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Re: Which looks better..... Golf R or Golf GTI.
« Reply #42 on: 21 January 2010, 17:41 »
Quote from: Erik van Voorst on 21 January 2010, 17:20

I had a little booklet in front of me at the dealer to choose from.(say 10 types/colour of leather) ..mind you the Vienna was in it as well so I took that one...more being afraid of overlooking mismatching colour combinations when finished in the interior... :wink:
I even could spec the stitches...red, black or silver...again I choose black to stay safe...

what are the range of prices for bespoke leather?
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Re: Which looks better..... Golf R or Golf GTI.
« Reply #43 on: 21 January 2010, 18:05 »
Obviously for now I know only the aftermarket Vienna...I pay 1475 euro for that leather that is for 100% (= no leather look anymore) and another I think 500 euro for heated seats (winterpackage) but I do loose the "standard" electrical side adjustment on the chairs.....

I probably know some other prices next week when the dealer contacts me...

BTW The aftermarket upholstery will be done via the VW Importer PON....and I have seen amazing results so far on Audi.... :cool:
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Re: Which looks better..... Golf R or Golf GTI.
« Reply #44 on: 21 January 2010, 22:00 »
I think the MkVI (and MkV) GTis look f-a-b tbh.

It'd be better if the R had something to distinguish it like the red 'lipstick' the GTi has.

Perhaps blue lipstick?  :kiss:
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Which looks better..... Golf R or Golf GTI.
« Reply #45 on: 21 January 2010, 22:45 »
Quote from: mr magoo on 21 January 2010, 22:00
I think the MkVI (and MkV) GTis look f-a-b tbh.

It'd be better if the R had something to distinguish it like the red 'lipstick' the GTi has.

Perhaps blue lipstick?  :kiss:
Odd but i was thinking the same, since they used crome on the GTD.
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Re: Which looks better..... Golf R or Golf GTI.
« Reply #46 on: 22 January 2010, 07:04 »
Quote from: Booski on 21 January 2010, 17:41
what are the range of prices for bespoke leather?

There are a few guys on the Scirocco forum have had their cloth seats re-covered with leather for a little over £1000.  They can then choose colour and stitching colour, and say the quality is much better than the original VW.  The only problem is that its not authentic - but who really cares?!
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Re: Which looks better..... Golf R or Golf GTI.
« Reply #47 on: 22 January 2010, 07:18 »
I think that the leather interior is an absolute rip-off at £1800, I don't think that it feels or looks special at all and I certainly wouldn't factory order it.

One other thing that I have noticed in the three weeks of ownership is that the heated seats seem to take ages to warm up, I think it's partly due to the cold side bolsters against your legs, I have never noticed this on any other heated seats I've had in the past.

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