what did you like about it? the look?

 

Yes, but I also found it's a little nicer to sit on than the standard perforated leather.

 

Every time I see supple leather whether it's on a 993/996/997 it doesn't wear well. It starts to look like tea bags (and I don't mean Lipton).

 

*****?

 

I currently own 3 Porsches (One with supple, one with sport seats and one old 83 930s with whatever the leather seats are..almost like old leather chairs). The supple are by far the most comfortable and hold you very well. I can understand the people who hate them for how they look..PS they look fine when you're sitting in them!!

 

The 996 tended to have an interior in general that did not hold up in the same manner as the 993 and 997 . I am not sure if it was a result from an inferior leather or not . I had two of them and both required a lot of interior car care . The 993 would be a 15 year old car or so . It's hard to expect it not to show wear and tear. As for the 997 -I have not seen too many in supple other than in pictures so i simply don't know but I imagine that since more surface area is exposed it woild have to reveal the wear if not properly cared for.

 

I like them. The seat seems to be more "stuffed" and softer without any reduction in support.

 

That shouldn't be.....I'd say those examples are people not taking care of there leather (or a an unfortunate collection of poor hides).

It can wear very well.....with regular care that good leather deserves.
Not talking a garage queen either....10-15 yr old daily drivers.

 

I am another one who like the supple leather. Had it in my 1996 993 and it held up well. Is it worth they money, that I am not sure.

 

I've got Sea Blue Supple Leather in my 997.2 and really like it. This is my first Porsche and I wanted a comfortable car with a classic look as I intended it to be a daily driver.

 

I love the red - brilliant interior ...

 

+1 on no to supple leather, wears much worse then not.

 

IMHO, if you wear a thick wallet in your backpocket, the regular "flat" seats may end up showing a "bulge" in the leather because the wallet and your body heat will cause stretching of the leather. If you look at enough cars on ebay, you will often see this on driver seats. Supple leather doesn't seem to display the same as much because of the "crumpling" already present - that was one reason for which I liked mine.

 

Maybe I have cared for mine properly. I have supple leather with 33,000 miles and they look new.

Before I posted, I went out and looked at my seats again just to make sure I was thinking straight before I posted.

I respect everyones opinion but, some post here have made supple leather sound like they are straight out of a 1970's Cadillac . They aren't that poofy looking imho. They do have a little pleating to them but are still pretty firm.

Threre are two things I like about them. They don't have that split seam down the middle of the seat cushion and they are more comfortable than the standard seats and really have the same support under hard driving. I bought my car previously owned and it wasn't a deal breaker for me. Don't get me wrong, I would like to have the sports seats but, it just didn't work out that way. I do track my car and have thought about some other seat options and may change them in the future seeing that I'm becoming track addicted

 

Supple was very popular in 996 turbos and C4S's. When I was shopping for a TT a while back, I would always crings right before opening up interior shots because so many of them had the supple. Always been a mystery to me why some people like it but to each his own. Kind of like wood in a P car.