myrmidon

Hi Guys,

I am currently in the market for a 2WD 997 GTS, and I stumbled across a GTS brochure (dated Feb 2011) on the internet, and there are 2 interesting options that I never seem to see in any cars.

They are:
- Sport Bucket Seats
- Optional Rear Seats (According to the brochure, the rear seats are excluded by default, but they can be included at no cost.)

I have not seen a single car with either of these (sport bucket seats or no rear seats.) Was this truly an option in the US?

Thanks,
Olaf

bmwfan328

i was under the impression sport buckets are fairly common in GTS, but I've never personally seen the rear seat delete

myrmidon

I have attached some pics below that I snapped from the brochure for reference:

sambb

There is a really nice CPO preowned gts 2wd at a dealer for a great price if you do a cop search; can be delivered to you. I bought a different one from another dealer but both were really nice and lower price than i imagined.

nwGTS

Yes, sport buckets were an option but not sure of the rear seat delete. It is in my brochure though. I know of two other Rennlist members who bought a GTS preowned that had the Sport Buckets. They are a very pricey option both new and as a retrofit... and hard to find. So, they are bit more rare, but again, removal of the old seats and installation of the sport buckets is a relatively simple task.

Hope that helps.

jhbrennan

Rear seat exclusion was a Euro feature, not offered in US.

Tcc1999

I was told by my sales guy (and I also read it somewhere) that, for reasons related DOT regulations, the rear seat delete was not an option for U.S. Market cars. Whether or not this is true doesn't really matter b/c it takes a hex wrench, star wrench and about ten minutes to remove them (there are step by step directions with pictures in a thread here somewhere). And look at it this way, PAG didn't charge extra for the rear seats so you get them for free! How often do Porsche and "free" have the chance to be in the same sentence together?

Insofar as the Sports Buckets are concerned, I sat in them for about two minutes in a GT2 and ordered them. If you are going to special order a car and even have minimal interest in Sports Buckets, it is probably worthwhile to pay for this option. Porsche charges about $4K for the seats but they retail for around $8K. There is never a shortage of people who will buy them from you so it's not much of a risk. The only downside is that a car that comes w/ Sport Buckets may not have a wiring harness for electric seats so that would have to be retrofitted. I don't think that is as big a deal as retrofitting the wiring for heated seats.

myrmidon

Thank you all for the brilliant detailed responses.

Now ramping up the search in earnest :-)

GraSox

Myrimidon, I'm looking for a GTS as well. Can you tell me the best places to watch out for one? Cars.com for sure but where else?
Thanks for any help.

nwGTS

I bought mine a little over a month ago from a dealer. Many were just turned in after leasing and are on CPO or original warranty. I used the Porsche.com 911 finder and recommend that for others as well.

Petza914

FYI, the Sport Buckets are only adjustable for forward and back and height, but not recline. If you're not going to be doing a lot of track work and some longer drives, you'll probably find the Adaptive Sport Seats to be more comfortable and the better choice. If you want them stickier for track work buy a used set from a GTused and the centers will be alcantara and less slippery than the full leather versions. Some have air adjustable side bolsters and that's what the two little switches on the front corner of the seat do. These used to be called "Adaptive Sport Seats Plus" seats and without them, no "plus" but from the brochure it looks like maybe they're all "plus" versions now and just not called that any longer.

All types of seats are listed for sale all the time.


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OKB

when they first came out the rear seat delete was an option, I saw pics of one car at a dealer that had, no seats. But I never saw another one and when i asked my dealer he said everybody wanted rear seats anyway, so they never ordered one

sandwedge

Height?? Not mine. Just forward and back.

Tcc1999

Not mine either. But I have heard and seen pictures of washhers placed on the mounting brackets to add a slight bit of height and/or pitch. Also, mine are leather and I don't slide around in them (street or track).

ltcjmramos

I also used the 911 Locator for my search, but I was looking only for a CPOd car. I did review many other sites, but that was primarily to establish a fair price.