Porsche's expensive bucket seats

As the price of the Porsche car itself continues to skyrocket, it is surprisingly attracting a lot of attention.Porsche bucket seatsIt is said that.
In particular, carbon-back bucket seats from the 997 and 991 generation 911s are fetching surprisingly high prices on the used market.

Specifically, the U.S.Bring a Trailer(an online auction mainly for classic, vintage, and rare cars), a bucket seat for a 991 GT3 sold for about 2 million yen and a sports bucket seat for a 997 for about 2.5 million yen.
These prices are enough to buy a good used car if it is not in good condition.An unusual situation where the price of a seat alone is more than the price of a whole car.are being created.

No longer priced to buy two very inexpensive used Porsches.

In fact, a 911 Carrera Cabriolet, a 1999 996 model, sold for approximately 1.7 million yen, making it possible to buy a 911 for the price of a pair of seats.
In addition, a 2005 Cayenne S with a mileage of about 300,000 kilometers is selling for about 450,000 yen.
All of these together cost less than the price of a pair of bucket seats.

Background and Future Prospects of Soaring Prices

So why have Porsche bucket seat prices skyrocketed so high? Although it is not clear exactly why, the following factors may be considered.

1. scarcity: these seats were only available on a limited number of high performance models and therefore were produced in small numbers
2. quality and performance: Genuine Porsche carbon seats are an excellent product that combines light weight and comfort
3. collector demand: there may be an increased status of owning these seats among Porsche fans and collectors
4. speculative demand: some people may buy in anticipation of a future increase in value

Unless Porsche itself captures a portion of this market and manufactures new seats, this upward trend is likely to continue.

This phenomenon represents an aspect of the car market. It is not just a means of transportation,Value of car parts as collector items and investment targetshas risen to a level beyond imagination.
The recent theft of a Taikan headlight for resale is still fresh in our minds.

For Porsche drivers, this may be an opportunity to rediscover the value of the seats in their own cars. On the other hand, they may be hesitant to use them on a daily basis after acquiring such expensive seats.

We will have to keep an eye on how far these parts prices will continue to rise and how this will affect the overall used Porsche car market.