Re. Vauxhall seats: a friend of mine's got an 06 plate Astra sportback, supposedly with sports seats. After coming from my A3 I felt they were really unsupportive in comparison. What really got me though was the flimsy release mechanism to make them lift forward - I've had tougher spaghetti!
The final insult was when I had to get out to let someone into the back. The seat tilts and slides forwards to let the person in the back, fair enough, but you then have to lift the flimsy handle to get the seat to tilt back again (it locks in the tilted-forward position). I've just had to subject myself to your naff handle to let them in and I've got to do it again? What a ballache!
That wasn't half as annoying, though, as the fact that when the seat folds back it's in the foremost position. So you've either got to fold yourself into the seat and move it back or bend down, move it back and then sit down. Did anybody actually try using these seats when the car was being developed?
That's what I love most about Audi, everything in the interior feels quality and well thought-out, like having seat release handles on both sides of the seats so the driver can easily fold the passenger seat forwards and the seats nifty lifting mechanism that preserves their setup. With so many people on here whinging about Audi seats lately they should try spending a weekend in a Vauxhall and see how frustrated they get.
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