[tutstye]

There was something weird about the headrests, it felt as if the headrests were pushing my head forward. Is it just me or does anyone else have this problem? The rest of the seat was comfortable. The vinyl felt great, nothing like vinyl that I remember.

 

[tutstye]

FYI, you can swap the seats from a GTI or GLI into the car. VW seats from the same generation almost always bolt into other cars from the same generation.

Too expensive. If I end up getting one I'll just have to get used to it. The rear seats seemed a little worse.

 

[tutstye]

I thought the Jetta TDI seats were great. But I WANT the headrests pushing up against the back of my head - that's the whole point IMHO. That way you can relax your neck, have your head in the correct position and enjoy no neck muscle fatigue. Plus, as I work at one of the level I shock/trauma centers in Baltimore (Hopkins) you WANT the headrest limiting rearward movement of your cervical spine (a.k.a. whiplash) after impact in a severe frontal impact. The forward-most point of the headrest is designed to be at the middle (rearward most sticking out) point of your skull.

Yes, it makes sense but I thought whiplash was the head jerking forward and back. I think the newer Jetta/Golf are introducing active headrests which follow your head, that seems to make more sense.