RE: A4 Leatherette/Leather/Cloth Prefs?

["Dan Sinclair" <sinclair@prospro.com>]

There is another option...  I came across a listing on the web for new, OEM,
leather-clad A4 bucket seats for sale.  Price tag of about $650 per seat.
Pretty pricey, but quite a bit cheaper than going up to a 2.8 just for
leather.  My only concern would be color match.  If the leatherette
backseat, and the replacement genuine leather front seats looked good
together, it would be a slick way to get leather in a 1.8T.  Folks in the
back would have to suffer with leatherette, but I'd think knee room would be
a bigger concern that the upholstery =).  I'd suppose aftermarket Recarros
and such might be available as well, but probably not for less than $2-3K
per pair.

Dan Sinclair
1988 Audi 90, 69K mi. - black leather all around, love it. =)
Picture and details online at:
http://131.107.68.50/a4.org/registry/details.asp?car=761

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Sean Tompkins
> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 7:54 PM
> To: quattro
> Subject: A4 Leatherette/Leather/Cloth Prefs?
>
>
> Hi All,
> My first post, but I've been lurking for a while now:)
>
> This is a rather subjective question, but, how nice is the leatherette
> available with
> the newer A4's? I am tempted to get the 2.8 just to get the leather, but
> feel that I would be satisfied with the 1.8t if the leatherette is nice
> enough? Any comments on the cloth interior also, or interior in general?
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated, I'm looking at buying an A4 of one
> model or another this summer, and want to come to a decision about which
> model to get.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean Tompkins
>