Mike in CA

I don't particularly care for the gathered (I call it wrinkled) look of the supple leather all that much when it's fresh and new, and it just gets more wrinkled with the miles. It's a matter of preference, AFAIC; there's nothing "wrong" with it.

jhbrennan

Also, if it has a sand biege dash you'll find the reflection on bright days very distracting. Try it and you'll see.

mdrobc1213

Had the same problem with my sand beige interior...its a bytch to keep clean if you actually use the car regularly let alone as a daily driver without taking what is to me an extreme amount of care/precautions and detailing. It wears easily, catches fade/bleed from colored garments and I still have my old swapped out PDK handle and e brake which show basically 1 yrs worth of transfer from my hands with dirt/surface grim (they stuff you normally just don't see on your hands). I know I didn't wash my hands every time I got in the car but I am in the medical field and probably wash my hands more times a day than most on this forum seeing patients and still I found dirt transfer and normal wear hard on my sand beige interior. So much so that I swapped out quite a few high wear parts to black to give the interior a two tone appearance and ultimately traded for a Meteor Gray/black interior'd car which has full leather and I love!

But like most have said its a personal preference to each owner! GL

DHC

I wouldn't consider that a 'deal breaker' but I'm seeing your preference for interior color is similar to mine .... black or very dark.

There are tons of cars out there that will meet your specs, including the interior color which you interact with every day, so I wouldn't settle for this one example.

Now if this car has some unusual options that are "must haves" then you have a tough decision on your hands ...

GSIRM3

I probably wouldn't buy it. Just my personal preference though.

VGM911

I'm not a fan of the light-colored seats/interior in the car that the OP is looking at; however, I am a fan of supple leather seats - mine have 82,000 miles on them and still look great.

w00tPORSCHE

IMHO, supple heaped up leather belongs in a luxury vehicle like a Lexus. But hey people think that champagne color does not belong in a sports car either (many call it the Honda accord color) and I have a Weissach gold metallic colored 911.

Dr.Bill

For a seat with 30K miles it actually doesn't look bad. I've seen worse bolsters on sport bucket seats with 1/4 the mileage.

It's only 200 miles away - go take a look in person, it's not that far away.

If the car is mechanically sound, has options you like, and is priced right I wouldn't worry about the seat. Buy it and wear it out some more - that's what they were made for.

larrytrk

My 964 had a light Grey interior. That was the absolute worst to keep clean..

mgordon18

Thanks all.

I think I'm going to end up passing on this car. The pic I posted was pre-dealer-detailing-for-a-photo-shoot, so it's probably a solid representation of what it looks like in any practical situation.

Even though I like the color combo, I think I'm going to pass on this particular car - and pretty much any car with sand beige interior. I take good care of my cars, but I don't think I have the patience to deal with a light colored interior.

Hey Larrytrk - when did you sell your '06S? Is this it?

VGM911

Your 911 is one of the must beautiful 911s I've seen....great color!

sjfehr

30,000 miles and the seat still looks that good? Maybe I'm blind, but that seat looks pristine with only the most minor of blemishes. Certainly nothing worth passing the car on!

Dr. Strange

I don't see the problem either...if you like it...buy it. If you don't...don't. I have sand beige interior and my car has almost 50K...looks practically new to me. When I put the pedal down...the seat condition and/or color becomes mysteriously unimportant!

Mike in CA

Just saw this photo, Amar. Beautiful!