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Offline devito

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acc or leather
« on: 17 December 2009, 00:53 »
i'm thinking of changing my spec from leather to heated cloth and having adaptive chassis control instead.....discuss anyone? :undecided:
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Offline JJH

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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #1 on: 17 December 2009, 01:59 »
i'd go with the ACC and stick with the cloth, I see loads of leather clad Golfs in pictures with badly creased thigh blosters on, almost new cars, that would bug the arse off me..

Once you start tinkering with the spec you might find it hard to stop...
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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #2 on: 17 December 2009, 04:57 »
I wouldn't bother with either.
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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #3 on: 17 December 2009, 08:00 »
I specified heated cloth + ACC and don't regret it at all. Leather is expensive, slippery, freezing cold in the winter, scalding hot in the sun and it cracks with age (I'm speaking from experience). The ACC provides much needed comfort on 'family trips'; standard suspension is way too firm for my liking.
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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #4 on: 17 December 2009, 09:19 »
Quote from: JJH on 17 December 2009, 01:59
I'd go with the ACC and stick with the cloth

^^^^^^^ +1.
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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #5 on: 17 December 2009, 15:54 »
Quote from: devito on 17 December 2009, 00:53
i'm thinking of changing my spec from leather to heated cloth and having adaptive chassis control instead.....discuss anyone? :undecided:

Heated cloth ? Dude seriously, it will take you 0.01 secs to heat cloth from your own body. If it was leather, I'd understand. If its a choice, keep the leather. It looks classy as hell in the GTI.
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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #6 on: 17 December 2009, 16:41 »
Quote from: VWKev on 17 December 2009, 15:54
Dude seriously, it will take you 0.01 secs to heat cloth from your own body. If it was leather, I'd understand. If its a choice, keep the leather. It looks classy as hell in the GTI.

You have obviously never tried heated cloth, it's far warmer than body temperature.
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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #7 on: 17 December 2009, 16:51 »
Quote from: FroGTI on 17 December 2009, 16:41
Quote from: VWKev on 17 December 2009, 15:54
Dude seriously, it will take you 0.01 secs to heat cloth from your own body. If it was leather, I'd understand. If its a choice, keep the leather. It looks classy as hell in the GTI.

You have obviously never tried heated cloth, it's far warmer than body temperature.

Heated cloth is the most ridiculous thing ever.   :laugh:
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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #8 on: 17 December 2009, 16:52 »
Infact, I'm telling lies, its not. It's speccing DSG in a Golf GTI.
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Re: acc or leather
« Reply #9 on: 17 December 2009, 17:26 »
Nah, doesn't even come close to Ambulance White on a Golf GTI, especially with full leather. Whatever that's supposed to mean :grin:
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