thanks for the truecar link. I have never seen that one. I still can not find anything about this textured moldings. I am guessing that you are referring to a strip of molding that runs down either side of the car to prevent door dings? If so, I personally don't care for that feature, but it all depends on your lifestyle, where you park, etc. Also if it's textured molding, it's likely black, so I'd take into consider the color of car you get. I certainly would not get it if I was ordering a lighter color such as my shark-blue, but black or united gray might not look so bad.
I think that I saw pix or read a thread in a forum, either this site or vwvortex.com of an aftermarket manufacturer doing a paintable side molding. this is the only way that I personally would have it on my car.