Snoopy - you say you like graphite blue but you've gone for the other blue?! I'm going to be strict with myself....NO leather - it is bugging me but the cloth colours and stitching gives the cabin the colour that is missing in cabins with leather - the cloth has the character, the cloth hugs the driver's back more than the leather and I think the cloth will age better than the leather - I know all that and I must stick to that - sticking with cloth in some cars is penny wise and pound foolish, can affect resale vaue and some people think you've been penny pinching (not that I'm buying the car as a statement!) - I do think, with the Gti, that loads of people who can afford the leather still choose the cloth - it's not just a money thing, it's a matter of personal preference - I'm having manual, not because of DSG cost, but because I WANT manual.