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I'm still waiting for you to send the cheque!Quote:
Originally Posted by coreying
Ah crap, so I might love them in the S3 and still not be close. Wonder if I send an email to those VWA execs again....lolQuote:
Originally Posted by coreying
EDIT, found this on the Recaro website....look slightly different on the upper half of the seat but the base looks the same. Also have same features. hmm
8P S3
MK6 R
R32
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Recaros are out for me. Drove a 3dr S3 with the seats, might not be 100% identical but close enough. After 10-15mins I could feel my lower back starting to give me grief. While 45mins in the standard leather seats had zero issues.
If it was a weekend car only, I'd suck it up because yes they are awesome. But I can't justify a compromise in comfort or usability for a daily driver. And I suspect having to slide in between the bolster and wheel in my desired driving position would eventually give me the ****s.
IMO if you have a short drive to work or use P/T and its only a weekend warrior then the Recaros are without a doubt the #1 option. But for a daily driver? epic fail. (Remember I said IMO)
Good idea trying the S3 seats, I haven't had any luck with the dealers in Queensland in regards to trying the recaros out. It's sad that they seem to not be entirely comfortable in long journeys as I do a lot of driving as my girlfriend lives an hour from me and hasn't got a car. Maybe I'll have to go with just the normal leather as well. I really do hope to sit in the real thing first before deciding.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave-
I've done 30000k+ in an Audi S3 with the optional Recaros,including thousand k interstaters,and arrived as good as at the start.
To each his own I guess,but I rate the Recaros highly.No problems whatsoever.
Look like recaros are back in :D
Comfort is a personal thing. What is comfortable for 10 hours straight for one person, can give another person pain in 15 minutes or less. This is why I urge anyone to not just assume they'll like the Motorsports seats and ensure they test them before spending the ~$7400 on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by MACCAA
Can't agree more, so still no final decision for me, but it is very difficult to track down a car with the seats and sit in it for a meaningful amount of time at the moment, so I'll be doing a lot more thinking and ultimately may have to decide on an educated guess from all the information I can gather on this forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by coreying
I wish I could say the same, but as Coreying said we're all different. I want them but I know I'll regret it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MACCAA
Braver man that I!Quote:
Originally Posted by Starlooker
How do they work out being $7400 if you don't go over the LCT threshold?Quote:
Originally Posted by coreying
They are nice to look at but probably not worth it, you'd be disappointed later when you can't sell it for any more than a standard car (but plenty of people on the forums would want to buy/swap them).
Well, with many of the people's configs here, they'd be in LCT territory, how much would depend on the discount the dealer is offering :)