Why is that Porsche full leather seats expensive?
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Why is that Porsche full leather seats expensive?
There are five different leather options. Regular or full leather. Moreover, where the Porsche leather supplier from? $2000 - $4000 price gap from regular leather seats to the full leather. I thought, Porsche automaker charges too much their leather seats. Is it made in Germany leather? Give me an answer, please?
#2
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There are five different leather options. Regular or full leather. Moreover, where the Porsche leather supplier from? $2000 - $4000 price gap from regular leather seats to the full leather. I thought, Porsche automaker charges too much their leather seats. Is it made in Germany leather? Give me an answer, please?
#3
Lexus Fanatic
Nothing is inexpensive on a Porsche. NOTHING.
I'm sorry if that sounds like an overly-simplistic answer, but it is a fact. Even if not of particularly high quality (most of them, of course, are quality-made), Porsche parts are big $$$$$$$. If you want to see some real cash, check out what a replacement Porsche engine or transmission costs, especially for the turbo models.
I'm sorry if that sounds like an overly-simplistic answer, but it is a fact. Even if not of particularly high quality (most of them, of course, are quality-made), Porsche parts are big $$$$$$$. If you want to see some real cash, check out what a replacement Porsche engine or transmission costs, especially for the turbo models.
Last edited by mmarshall; 12-20-08 at 05:13 PM.
#5
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Thread Starter
Thanks for an answer. The Porsche automaker is marketing genius. Tricking people over 10 millions people around world. That's explains why Porsche models options so dame expensive.
#6
Lexus Fanatic
Well, they're also a relatively small company, and cater primarily to a market of upper-income and well-heeled customers. Their cars are not meant to be low-quality, cheaply made appliances like, say, your typical Dodge.....and they are not owned and driven by the average soccer-mom either.
#7
Lexus Test Driver
Porsche doesn't trick people, they deliver the best cars in their segment. When you have the best you can afford to mark-up certain areas and people will pay for it because there simply isn't a substitute. Typically, Porsche owners want high end and are willing to pay for it without inspecting the price tag too closely. It is good to be Porsche!
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#8
The leather that the highend OEM companies uses is ridiculously quality and its cost reflects that. Cow's form farms with no barbed wire and all these other things so the skin is never damaged. If you can get a hook on OEM leather hide's it's still expensive. 2 hide's was $1,200 for OEM mercedes leather. Let's just say porsche isn't making that 28k a car from the leather.
#10
Lexus Fanatic
High vehicle profits aren't just limited to Porsches, either. Ford and GM, for a number of years (until gas prices went through the roof), made big profits on full-size SUV's......8-10K in many cases. If you can charge what the market will bear (as Porsche does, and as the high demand for big SUVs in America once generated), you can make high profits despite high production costs.
#12
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Nothing is inexpensive on a Porsche. NOTHING.
I'm sorry if that sounds like an overly-simplistic answer, but it is a fact. Even if not of particularly high quality (most of them, of course, are quality-made), Porsche parts are big $$$$$$$. If you want to see some real cash, check out what a replacement Porsche engine or transmission costs, especially for the turbo models.
I'm sorry if that sounds like an overly-simplistic answer, but it is a fact. Even if not of particularly high quality (most of them, of course, are quality-made), Porsche parts are big $$$$$$$. If you want to see some real cash, check out what a replacement Porsche engine or transmission costs, especially for the turbo models.
#13
Talk about markup, I looked at a Rolls Royce a while back and they have a $300 option for an umbrella. The more expensive the car, the more expensive the options, put probably not a huge difference compared to the price of the car.
#14
Talk about option pricing, look at the option list, and prices, on the options available for a Bentley Arnage:
Wheels: 18 in. 6-Spoke Chrome Aluminum Alloy
$2,840
Wheels: 19 in. 6 Twin Spoke Disc Painted Aluminum
$3,490
Wheels: 20 in. 16-Spoke Disc Painted Aluminum
$5,740
Wheels: 19 in. 6 Twin Spoke Disc Chromed Aluminum
$6,290
Wheels: 20 in. 16-Spoke Disc Polished Center Aluminum
$7,590
Seats and Seat Trim
Leather Seat Trim
STD
Traditional Fluted Hide Seats w/Coordinating Piping
N/C
Massage Front Seat - Driver
$2,540
Massage Front Seat - Passenger
$2,540
Massage Rear Seat - Behind Driver
$2,540
Massage Rear Seat - Behind Passenger
$2,540
Audio
Radio: AM/FM Stereo w/CD/6-Disc Changer
STD
Alpine Radio/CD Audio System w/MP3 Play
$3,490
Alpine Radio/CD Audio System w/MP3 Play/Subwoofer
$5,990
Alpine DVA 9965R Radio/CD Premium Audio System
$10,740
Other Options
Monotone Paint Application
STD
DVD System
$9,590
Small Rear Window
$9,090
Silk Curtains to Rear Compartment
$8,090
Bottle Cooler to Rear Center Armrest
$5,940
Recessed Marque Badges to Waistrails w/Inset
$5,490
Veneer Cocktail Compartment to Lower Front Seatback
$5,490
Vavona Veneer w/Cherry Substrate
$5,180
Madrona Veneer w/Cherry Substrate
$5,180
Gas Guzzler Tax
$4,500
Sidelight Security Glass
$5,040
Veneered Cocktail Compartment & Document Storage
$4,990
Carpet Color Matched to Customer Specification
$4,740
Hide Cocktail Compartment to Lower Front Seatback
$4,640
Veneer Document Storage to Lower Seat Back
$4,440
Veneer Trimmed Rear Seat Center Cushion Stowage Box
$4,190
Hide Cocktail Compartment & Document Stowage
$4,140
Olive Ash Veneer w/Light Oak Substrate
$4,120
Silk Curtains to Side Windows Only
$3,990
Burr Oak Veneer w/Contemporary Cross Banding
$3,840
Quad Sports Exhaust Pipes
$3,640
Electric Blind to Rear Window
$3,640
Hide Document Stowage to Lower Front Seatback
$3,640
Hide Trimmed Rear Seat Center Cushion Stowage Box
$3,490
Lower Front Wing Vents
$3,390
3-D Retractable Flying B Radiator Mascot
$3,190
Sport Suspension
$2,990
Burr Oak Veneer
$2,680
Picnic Tables w/Traditional Cross-Banding & Inlays
$2,640
Reversing Camera
$2,490
Wood & Hide Steering Wheel
$2,390
Veneered Picnic Tables to Rear of Front Seats
$2,090
Recessed Marque Badges to Waistrails
$1,740
Addition of Tuner to DVD
$1,640
Part Veneered Steering Wheel
$1,550
Second (Master) Nokia Privacy Phone System
$1,390
Hide Color Matched to Customer Specification
$1,340
Secondary Hide Color From Previous Bentley
$1,340
Traditional Style Cross-Banding & Inlay to Waistrails
$1,340
Chrome Radiator Shell
$1,290
Burr Walnut Veneer w/Contemporary Cross Banding
$1,190
Veneered Panels to All Doors
$1,190
Personalized Tread Plate Plaques
$1,190
Chrome Rear Number Plate Applique
$1,140
Lambswool Rug Color Matched to Customer Specification
$990
Lambswool Rugs
$790
Chrome Door Mirror Caps
$740
Embroidered Marque Emblems to All Headrests
$640
Lambswool Rug to Luggage Compartment
$540
Drilled Alloy Accelerator & Brake Pedals
$540
Fine Lines Color Matched to Customer Specification
$390
Bentley Jewel Fuel Filler Cap
$340
Winged B Emblems to Waistrails
$340
Two Tone Fascia Top Roll
$240
Burr Walnut Campanion Mirrors
$240
Four Umbrellas to Luggage Compartment
$240
Two Tone Sun Visors
$240
Veneered Surround to Cruise Control Switches
$240
Carpet Overmat
$240
Recessed Marque Badges to Picnic Tables
$190
Winged B Emblems on Picnic Tables
$190
Winged B Emblems to Waistrails & Picnic Tables
$190
Contemporary Style Cross-Banding & Inlay to Waistrails
$190
Wheels: 18 in. 6-Spoke Chrome Aluminum Alloy
$2,840
Wheels: 19 in. 6 Twin Spoke Disc Painted Aluminum
$3,490
Wheels: 20 in. 16-Spoke Disc Painted Aluminum
$5,740
Wheels: 19 in. 6 Twin Spoke Disc Chromed Aluminum
$6,290
Wheels: 20 in. 16-Spoke Disc Polished Center Aluminum
$7,590
Seats and Seat Trim
Leather Seat Trim
STD
Traditional Fluted Hide Seats w/Coordinating Piping
N/C
Massage Front Seat - Driver
$2,540
Massage Front Seat - Passenger
$2,540
Massage Rear Seat - Behind Driver
$2,540
Massage Rear Seat - Behind Passenger
$2,540
Audio
Radio: AM/FM Stereo w/CD/6-Disc Changer
STD
Alpine Radio/CD Audio System w/MP3 Play
$3,490
Alpine Radio/CD Audio System w/MP3 Play/Subwoofer
$5,990
Alpine DVA 9965R Radio/CD Premium Audio System
$10,740
Other Options
Monotone Paint Application
STD
DVD System
$9,590
Small Rear Window
$9,090
Silk Curtains to Rear Compartment
$8,090
Bottle Cooler to Rear Center Armrest
$5,940
Recessed Marque Badges to Waistrails w/Inset
$5,490
Veneer Cocktail Compartment to Lower Front Seatback
$5,490
Vavona Veneer w/Cherry Substrate
$5,180
Madrona Veneer w/Cherry Substrate
$5,180
Gas Guzzler Tax
$4,500
Sidelight Security Glass
$5,040
Veneered Cocktail Compartment & Document Storage
$4,990
Carpet Color Matched to Customer Specification
$4,740
Hide Cocktail Compartment to Lower Front Seatback
$4,640
Veneer Document Storage to Lower Seat Back
$4,440
Veneer Trimmed Rear Seat Center Cushion Stowage Box
$4,190
Hide Cocktail Compartment & Document Stowage
$4,140
Olive Ash Veneer w/Light Oak Substrate
$4,120
Silk Curtains to Side Windows Only
$3,990
Burr Oak Veneer w/Contemporary Cross Banding
$3,840
Quad Sports Exhaust Pipes
$3,640
Electric Blind to Rear Window
$3,640
Hide Document Stowage to Lower Front Seatback
$3,640
Hide Trimmed Rear Seat Center Cushion Stowage Box
$3,490
Lower Front Wing Vents
$3,390
3-D Retractable Flying B Radiator Mascot
$3,190
Sport Suspension
$2,990
Burr Oak Veneer
$2,680
Picnic Tables w/Traditional Cross-Banding & Inlays
$2,640
Reversing Camera
$2,490
Wood & Hide Steering Wheel
$2,390
Veneered Picnic Tables to Rear of Front Seats
$2,090
Recessed Marque Badges to Waistrails
$1,740
Addition of Tuner to DVD
$1,640
Part Veneered Steering Wheel
$1,550
Second (Master) Nokia Privacy Phone System
$1,390
Hide Color Matched to Customer Specification
$1,340
Secondary Hide Color From Previous Bentley
$1,340
Traditional Style Cross-Banding & Inlay to Waistrails
$1,340
Chrome Radiator Shell
$1,290
Burr Walnut Veneer w/Contemporary Cross Banding
$1,190
Veneered Panels to All Doors
$1,190
Personalized Tread Plate Plaques
$1,190
Chrome Rear Number Plate Applique
$1,140
Lambswool Rug Color Matched to Customer Specification
$990
Lambswool Rugs
$790
Chrome Door Mirror Caps
$740
Embroidered Marque Emblems to All Headrests
$640
Lambswool Rug to Luggage Compartment
$540
Drilled Alloy Accelerator & Brake Pedals
$540
Fine Lines Color Matched to Customer Specification
$390
Bentley Jewel Fuel Filler Cap
$340
Winged B Emblems to Waistrails
$340
Two Tone Fascia Top Roll
$240
Burr Walnut Campanion Mirrors
$240
Four Umbrellas to Luggage Compartment
$240
Two Tone Sun Visors
$240
Veneered Surround to Cruise Control Switches
$240
Carpet Overmat
$240
Recessed Marque Badges to Picnic Tables
$190
Winged B Emblems on Picnic Tables
$190
Winged B Emblems to Waistrails & Picnic Tables
$190
Contemporary Style Cross-Banding & Inlay to Waistrails
$190