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[Patrick Austin]

>Erk.  Wasn't it that they were Recaro designed (all VW sport seats were....I 
>believe, and will undoubtedly soon be proven wrong) and licensed to VW to 
>produce, since Recaro didn't have the mass production facilities and didn't 
>want to over-saturate the market with the name?  On the back seat - better 
>than the 6 series and 924S/944 (which is completely useless), but worse 
>(headroom and legroom, as well as side comfort with non-movable windows and 
>oddly designed arm/pocket/rest things) than the 4000.  Having both, side to 
>side, the 4000 is obviously a much easier passenger car.
>

VAG definately used genuine Recaro seats in some cars.  My '91 Jetta GLI
has seats with Recaro stamped in big red letters across the middle and
recaro tags on the bottom of the seat.  I think the seats were the LE or LX
model at the time, but the Recaro tent at the last detroit auto show had
seats almost identical to these still available.  The rear seat doesn't
have such markings, but is definately different than most jetta rear seats.
 I don't think the rears are Recaro made, though.  FWIW, I've never, ever
sat in better seats than the front ones in my jetta.  Good god.  And after
180K miles they're as firm and tear-free as they were when it was new.    
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