Mmm. I remember the back-and-forth about whether to get leather seats in my Golf. I fancied them becaused the Peugeot had come with leather as standard (not a particularly high-grade leather, but still leather), and originally had them on my wish-list. But then a very weird thing happened. The second dealer I went to, looking for a better deal, actually talked me out of specifying them, saying that the grey-and-red tartan cloth seats were much nicer, and he was right. I specified the DSG instead, as I'd been impressed with it on the test drive at the first dealer. The seats were an expensive option, maybe as much as £1,000, certainly comparable to the cost of the DSG. (But then they were standard on the Peugeot.) My mother then said, if you really want the leather seats, we could stretch to that really - the car was for both of us and she was chipping in a little. But I had been convinced by the second dealer's argument and went for the tartan seats. But there was never any doubt that we were talking about actual leather.
I had honestly never heard the term "vegan leather" until the other day, when I was telling someone what good quality the seat covers I'd got from Aliexpress were. I said, OK they were advertised as being leather but if they actually had been, at that price, I'd have fainted dead away on the spot. They're a good-quality composite of some sort, and look very good. The person I was talking to laughed and said, "Oh, vegan leather!" I thought they were making a joke.
I guess if nobody who actually bought the Trophy was deceived by the word "leather" on the specs then it's not a problem, but the quality of the product certainly seems to be a problem, judging by that photo. Honestly, if my Aliexpress seat covers do that within the year I'll be very surprised.
