I no longer love my ST's Recaro seats

"PanchoVilleneuve ST" (PanchoVilleneuve)
03/03/2016 at 12:03 • Filed to: None

Well, I still think they are the most comfortable seats ever fitted to anything ever and I love how they look, but I was on the Ford parts site to price a replacement passenger-side fender (it took a fatal blow from a shopping cart and is beyond repair, thanks Wal-Mart) and decided to take a look around.

The covers, just the covers mind you, none of the stuff inside, are OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE. Each front seat? $1700. The three parts of the rear? $2100. As a cat owner who uses his ST to take cats to the vet, I no longer like my seats.

DISCUSSION (36)

jjhats > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:08

people regularly sell them for 1k. although I would never buy car seats second hand cuz they prolly came from a wreck. also im super jealous your white on blue car and would trade my black on blue car for it in a heartbeat

TheRealBicycleBuck > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:11

We use something similar to this to transport our small dog. It does a great job of containing the hair and claws on upholstery are not an issue. It also keeps the dog off our laps while we are driving.

Kinja'd!!!

MonkeePuzzle > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:13

for $1700 a seat you could easily find an aftermarket seat that holds even better

StingrayJake > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:13

All these people hating on crossovers and I’m like, ‘It’s practical, yo.’

vondon302 > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:14

Wow you actually like the seats?

fourvalleys > vondon302
03/03/2016 at 12:16

A lot of owners really speak highly of them. You just have to have the right body type/shape for them, and they have to be broken in.

As for me, I’m more than happy that I saved $2k without them.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:16

Why is your cat not in a carrier in the first place?

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:16

My son, meet W220 S class seats covered in perforated Designo leather. The best seats...

Kinja'd!!!

Funktheduck > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:16

I've transported many cats. I've never done it without a carrier.

jjhats > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:18

http://www.jegs.com/i/Ford+Perform…

also heres the same seats for 1500 shipped:

PanchoVilleneuve ST > jjhats
03/03/2016 at 12:20

I’d lose my blue! I love my blue!

PanchoVilleneuve ST > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
03/03/2016 at 12:21

The S-Class and cars of that ilk don’t count in the discussion of seats. They don’t have seats. They have furniture.

And if we’re going on fanciness of the furniture alone, nothing will beat the Maserati Quattroporte’s optional Poltrona Frau upholstery.

Kinja'd!!!

I mean, it’s Poltrona Frau. If you’re putting furniture in a car, you can’t do much better than that.

jariten1781 > vondon302
03/03/2016 at 12:24

I love mine, seriously my favorite seats in anything I've owned. Double plus good, my most annoying coworker can't stand them to the point he won't ride in my car.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:24

Put your cat in a pet carrier when transporting them to the vet.

That will prevent the seats from getting clawed up.

It’s also another reason why I think cloth seats are better.

Kinja'd!!!

Takuro Spirit > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:25

In other news, water is wet the sky is blue and bespoke car parts are still expensive.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver
03/03/2016 at 12:25

He always is, but mishaps happen. He’s a wily son of a bitch.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > vondon302
03/03/2016 at 12:27

I do, and I’m a big burly guy, the kind of person who, according to the internet, should be the most uncomfortable in them.

They’re especially great on long journeys. I got out of them after a 5-hour drive in and out of traffic and I felt like I had just woken up from a nap.

vondon302 > fourvalleys
03/03/2016 at 12:28

Its the angle of my thighs that i hate and that its stiff but that’s probably moot if their broken in. Just for 2000 bucks I thought it would be closer to the mustang seat which I love. To each their own I guess.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > jjhats
03/03/2016 at 12:30

My thinking was if you’re going to buy a sporty car, you should get it in the country it comes from’s racing colors. Italian cars in red, German cars in silver, British cars in green, and since it’s an American car, I went with white with a blue interior, since it doesn’t really have an exposed chassis to be the traditional blue, and they only offer black stripes for some reason. I have been tempted by the idea of getting Performance Blue Cunningham Stripes put on it if I can find a vinyl shop that can match the color.

vondon302 > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:33

I just thought they would be closer to the mustang or boss seats. Its the angle of my thighs in em that I can’t stand. The stock seats are better but still an odd seating position for me. Still a blast to drive though and yes cat hair is the worst.

fourvalleys > vondon302
03/03/2016 at 12:34

Oh, I agree. I feel like the lower part of the seat is angled back too far to be comfortable. I have to slide up way closer to get my legs bent to the point where they won’t fall asleep. It doesn’t work for me, but I also don’t have especially long legs.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:36

Counterpoint, new S65 seats

Kinja'd!!!

PanchoVilleneuve ST > vondon302
03/03/2016 at 12:36

I can see how that would be a problem. I’m blessed (cursed?) with oddly short legs (I’m 6'2" with a 30" inseam, I have a gorilla body), so I’m quite comfy.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
03/03/2016 at 12:37

They went too far with the detailing and WE CAN DO SHAPES! so they are fabulously expensive things that look cheap. Seriously, they look like a pair of brown running shoes.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:39

You really don't like comfortable seats much do you ?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 12:46

First mistake is having cats. lol

PanchoVilleneuve ST > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
03/03/2016 at 12:51

I do, and I’m sure they are really nice to sit in, but LOOK AT THEM! I’m sure the running shoes that look like that are comfortable, too, but again LOOK AT THEM!

PanchoVilleneuve ST > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/03/2016 at 12:52

Kinja'd!!!

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 13:00

The recaros’ are blue...

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 13:00

Have you seen how those seats are made?!?!?! Recaro’s Michigan factory handles them and there is a fair amount of labor involved for stitching and whatnot, IIRC. This is why you should check the 2000$ option box. They’re that damn good.

And if you dislike them because they’re expensive to replace (but not to buy) but are amazing seats then......I think your priorities are a bit backwards.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
03/03/2016 at 13:03

And it’s a 24,000 dollar hot hatch. It can get away with tacky shit like that. A luxury car that costs nearly 10 times as much can’t, really.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 13:13

Fair enough... To each their own I guess.

functionoverfashion > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 13:14

Blankets on the seats, and crates for the animals.

TylerJ > functionoverfashion
03/03/2016 at 13:34

> blankets

I guess that’s better than towels my aunt keeps on her seats.

functionoverfashion > TylerJ
03/03/2016 at 13:37

I’ve had my car for about 2 years and I don’t remember ever seeing the surface of the back seat. Blanket, then cardboard (to keep kid carseats from permanently indenting the seat), then other layer of blanket. It’s a thin fleece blanket so it’s not like an inch of material all folded up... anyway. The buyer of my last car said “wow your backseat is really clean” and I laughed out loud. “I’ve never used it, at least not directly. ” There’s always a ton of crap back there, kids, dogs, just none of it ever touches the seat.

Chasaboo > PanchoVilleneuve ST
03/03/2016 at 15:09

I thought the seats were crap, that’s why I didn’t buy the car. Check out Volvo seats. They are far and away, the best things ever.