FAO People With 'Merlin cloth'

[mark_mcd]

Hi,

Me and my dad were in at VW looking at the Scriocco today - pretty impressed with everything apart from the standard cloth interior in the demonstrator. It seemed slightly low rent but am unsure as to whether it is poor enough for £1500 of leather! Half leather would have been ideal like in his current Skoda vRS.

Can people living with a Scriocco with the Merlin cloth say how it is living up to day to day use?

Is the leather worth the extra?

Thanks in advance.

[Andy-GTI]

Its superb, i much prefer the cloth to the factory leather.

It looks modern with the mesh and mine isn't wearing at all, although i've only done 4k.

[albertz33]

The merlin is very hard wearing, i has 'interlagos cloth' on my mk5 GTI and this is far better, bolsters are fine too, no creases etc.

[maisbitt]

Leather at £1500 is way too much, I think Merlin looks great, with the mesh net. If you want to be sure to keep it pristine, buy 2 £6 cans of upholstery Scotchgard spray and use a can on a seats and a can on the carpets (available in John Lewis dept stores).

You'll get a sweaty arse in the summer on the leather, and VW leather isn't exactly the most hardwearing (but were you planning on keeping the car 10 years?).

[drnick]

You'll not get a sweaty arse if you keep the climate nice and cool

[Candy Monster]

Be unique and get a retrim. I got leather, looks a lot better than cloth to me but is pricey and there isn't much choice in terms of colours. Silver or cream leather would be awesome.