Glad I have them even being in New England. When you take those long trips in the summer even with the AC on, nice to have a cool butt and back. Wish my DD had it.

 

I think the ventilated seats are great. Not difficult to keep clean. Wouldn't order w/o.

 

Ditto.

 

Add another check to pro ventilated seats column.
No, they are not necessary.
Yes, the perforated leather requires a little more extra care compared to the non-perforated.
Yes, you can feel a difference, less so if you're wearing heavy denim.
They are set up to wick air off your back and bottom when turned on. It's nice not having your nips freezing and back sweating in the summer.

 

I wouldn't have a car without V Seats. Must have in my opinion, however I'm a sweaty beast so YMMV.

 

+1 for the ventilated seats. My last 911 did not have them and it was a must this time around.
Eric

 

I like my ventilated seats with full leather in my C2S. My sister dripped her chocolate ice cream cone onto my black perforated leather seats . . . cleaned up fine with a wet rag when discovered a day or so later after she left following her visit.
In the 100+ degree summer weather here south of Fresno, it feels like an ice cube running down your back within seconds of switching on the seat ventilation. It really keeps the back of your shirt from getting wrinkled in the summer.

 

ventilated seats also wear better. less shine than the non perforated variant. i also think, relative to the price of the car and all the other options you can get, they are a very underpriced option

 

Shhhh...

 

Here in the South of the US with CAB's, I find the ventilated seats a must have option now. However, you did not indicate whether it was a coupe or cab. I would buy a coupe without them here and think I could cool off much quicker but haven't tried in the summer. My Panamera seems to be OK without using them in the warmest time of the summer but I just like cooling down faster so I have them on that car also.Since you are in BC I would think you could get by without them. You will not recoup the money upon resale unless someone specifically require them in your area.

 

I had them on my 997.2 cab, purchased off the dealer lot - silver/black 14-way seats. I lived in AZ with frequent visits to San Diego at that time, so it seemed a must have especially for a cab.

It was one of the reasons I sold the car ultimately - they would always appear grey rather than charcoal/black due to the perforations and they definitely would get clogged if say your wife sat on them in shorts with sunscreen on her legs

Overall I thought they performed OK, but were not a must have in drier climates anyway. They always looked dirty to me though.