Rstrada

We have swapped out more buckets to sport seats than the other way around. It's good to have options. Nothing wrong with either. It's a stereotype to think one has to have certain style seat in certain type of car. Bottomline is it's down to personal preference and the use of the car for that individual.

One small note, the seat belt anchor point for the bucket is on the seat rail vs sport seat is bolted to the chassis. So from bucket to sport seat u'll need to poke hole on the carpet. From sport seat to bucket the hole will need to be plugged. For OCD people that would be a bummer.

RS911

Then let me be the first. I have cars with all three seats. I hate the 18 ways, find them very uncomfortable and on long trips I always have back issues. Never with the buckets. Personally, I will not buy a car without bucket seats.

Dougr743

Love my 18 ways, its really easy to drop 10k off the price up front so if you plan on enjoying the car, dont worry about what makes it resale better. You can put multiple aftermarket buckets if needed, and you can enjoy the comfort. I would rather be comfortable (if you cant be in buckets) save the money upfront, and not worry about the 5 or 10k in the end. I hated the buckets, and cant see spending 170k on a car that has seats that dont fit for me. I also enjoy having my wife or friend come along for the ride. Its just a car, and someone will want it no matter the seats.lol

silvertige

Let's face it, buckets are a huge part of the GT3 aesthetic. Why settle at this price point.

theunitedstates

Had all the seat types, found the buckets the most comfortable and enjoyable for both short/long term driving. I am 5'9'' and about 125lbs or so. I would not spec a gt car with anything other than the buckets, but as you can see, YMMV

Drifting

When you say all three seats, do you mean that you have a car with the base 4 way seats (not 14 way seats)? Many people with GT cars find that the 4 way seats more comfortable than the 18 way seats.

If buckets don't bother your back, then go for it. I wish buckets were more comfortable for me.

parkerfe

I had the buckets in my GT4 and hated them. That's why I went with 18 way in my GT3.

JWH7

I spec'd 18 ways with seat heating. I wouldn't give them up for street driving nor heating for winter driving. If it was a track car, I'd want buckets but there are lots of choices for those.

merc5326

Yep, it's a common misnomer most get wrong on here, just like calling the red caliper rotors steel when they're iron. Sofas come on a base model 911, then there's the sport seat, with the plastic back, then the sport seat plus, which is what come in GT cars. Plenty bolster height, Alcantara center & Adjustable. The 4 way is the lightest of these, for obvious reasons. It's the LWBCE - Light Weight Bucket Cost Effective, lol.

Archimedes

Sofas kill my back after an hour in them, while the support offered by the buckets allow me to drive for hours in comfort. I'd never spec a Porsche without LWBs, street or otherwise. The support, particularly laterally, is a godsend for me.

I've owned, 4 way SS+, 14 ways, 18 ways and LWBs. I'd rank them LWBs, 4way SS+, 18 ways, 14 ways.

Drifting

This is a similar order to what I've heard.

The key thing here is that the free base 4 way seats are actually more comfortable for more people than paying for the 18 way seats. Not everyone feels this way, some prefer the 18 ways, but more people prefer 4 way over 18, so when someone says they hate the 18 way, I always suggest they try the 4 way seats before they assume it's just either or, 18 way or LWB, when for many, including myself, the base 4 way seats are the most comfortable.

Dougr743

Its really what you can manage, I would have loved lwb but could not manage them, the 18 ways rock, but I am tall and, somewhat thin, so i fit in them. I have 18 ways in my macan gts and absolutly hate them. But it was CPO so its what it is. I have adapted to them, but i can adjust them, the bucks are what they are, and if you plan to do 400 mile days, And I do, then its brutal if you cant make adjustments. Maybe not for some, but for most, anything that can be adjusted is easier to adapt to. I drove 100 miles in buckets and would have ripped them out if it was my car. They sure are pretty though.

RS911

I did not include the narrow 14 way seats, my mistake. And yes I find the 4 ways for some reason more comfortable than the 18 way seat. Sorry again, for not being clearer.

RockyTopTenn

You know, I wonder how many of those that have tried 18-ways and find them uncomfortable never bothered to actually TWEAK all the settings. It probably took me a full hour to really dial mine in the first time and I've made a few several small tweaks since then. It would be excellent if there was a memory function on them too - even if nobody else ever drives the car.

Similarly, it amazes me how many people drive nice cars with their air vents pointed in all different directions - with some vents closed even - and the fan set on minimum and the temps set on 62 on the drivers side and 82 on the passenger side and say "man I can't believe how much the AC sucks in this car!" Then I set the temp on 70, press the "auto" and "sync" buttons and suddenly they are like "WHAT DID YOU DO??? IT WORKS GREAT NOW!!!!"

LonGene Leonard

I like the 18s. You can survive a track day at VIR with them LOL. None of us are Colton Herta.

LonGene Leonard