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I do custom upholstery work, so I'll give you my 2 cents. I used to do custom upholstery work at one of the top custom upholstery shops in the area. Most shops in the area referred people to us. I've done custom sow interiors and stitched everything from seats to shift boots, you name it.
I don't care for leatherseats.com. I've seen a lot of pictures of them installed, and I don't like the way they fit up, and I don't like some of the stitching on some of the covers I've seen. Not all leather is created eqaul, and I haven't seen their leather in person, so I can't tell you what I think of that.
I am not a huge fan of pre-stitched covers, but as far as pre-stitched covers go, I'd go Katzkin over leatherseat.com or Classic Soft trim. They have decent leather, and the stitching is pretty good. They fit up nice too. A lot of OEM's use Katzkin when you buy a new car at the dealer and selection the "leather" option.
As for Suede. There are only a few qaulity suedes out there. Cheap suedes suck, they wear quickly, tear easier and bleed. Don't go cheap on suedes, you'll regret it. For a good wayt o tell wear resistance, ask for the double rub count using the Wyzenbeek Test method. There are 2 types of ducts they for this test...a cotton duct and wire screen. The wire screen is more abrasive, so you have to keep that in mind when seeing the numbers.
As for re-wrapping the seats. If the foam is worn, you can have the foam on the seat re-built. If the foam is in good shape, you can always use contact cement and add in 1/4"-1/2" onto the cushion to add cushioning.
The MR2 seats are actually very comfy IMO. If they are worn and the foam is ripped, that might be why. In the end it's up to you. If you like them re-upholster them and add so cushioning, if you want. If you hate them, you can put something else in. I hope I was some help.
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