Brand new seats for 2018 Macan
Discussion
Similar to another poster here a couple weeks ago, I’ve decided to try to keep my 2018 Macan Turbo for as long as possible.
At 45k miles the interior is starting to show its age and I miss the new car smell/feel. I’d like to freshen it up and replacement of front seats is an obvious starting point (any other suggestions for what could be done are welcome).
How do I go about this - if I want brand new, is Porsche dealer my only option?
At 45k miles the interior is starting to show its age and I miss the new car smell/feel. I’d like to freshen it up and replacement of front seats is an obvious starting point (any other suggestions for what could be done are welcome).
How do I go about this - if I want brand new, is Porsche dealer my only option?
For a long term keeper that is being driven decent mileages there are a few things I would look to do. Make sure it gets serviced annually and more regularly if I am doing lots of short trips. Get the suspension geometry checked and reset every couple of years. Give it a thorough clean underneath, trays off, check for surface corrosion everywhere and address anything that is there, especially exhaust fixings, suspension arms etc. get it Waxoiled or similar under there.
I would change the dampers if it’s not on air, at your current age and mileage and do it again in another 5 or 6 years along with all the suspension bushes. Keep the Sat Nav data up to date if it’s not on live to air lifetime updates.
To be honest the seat cushion would be a fair way down my list of essentials but it is that sort of thing that is easily overlooked.
The thing to watch for are the little things that deteriorate very slowly over a long time and they just slip past the goalie. Odd stuff like a few scratches on the windscreen which you live with then when you get into your new car it’s all sparkly clean and you realise how bad the old one was.
I would expect a well cared for Macan would easily post 300K miles and 20 plus years service without any major problems.
I would be tempted to keep the Porsche warranty on it as long as possible though, it’s such good value.
I would change the dampers if it’s not on air, at your current age and mileage and do it again in another 5 or 6 years along with all the suspension bushes. Keep the Sat Nav data up to date if it’s not on live to air lifetime updates.
To be honest the seat cushion would be a fair way down my list of essentials but it is that sort of thing that is easily overlooked.
The thing to watch for are the little things that deteriorate very slowly over a long time and they just slip past the goalie. Odd stuff like a few scratches on the windscreen which you live with then when you get into your new car it’s all sparkly clean and you realise how bad the old one was.
I would expect a well cared for Macan would easily post 300K miles and 20 plus years service without any major problems.
I would be tempted to keep the Porsche warranty on it as long as possible though, it’s such good value.
pmn3 said:
Similar to another poster here a couple weeks ago, I’ve decided to try to keep my 2018 Macan Turbo for as long as possible.
At 45k miles the interior is starting to show its age and I miss the new car smell/feel. I’d like to freshen it up and replacement of front seats is an obvious starting point (any other suggestions for what could be done are welcome).
How do I go about this - if I want brand new, is Porsche dealer my only option?
At 45k miles the interior is starting to show its age and I miss the new car smell/feel. I’d like to freshen it up and replacement of front seats is an obvious starting point (any other suggestions for what could be done are welcome).
How do I go about this - if I want brand new, is Porsche dealer my only option?
www.classicfx.net for Porsche re trim, I wouldn’t go anywhere else.
johnny senna said:
I doubt it needs a retrim at that age. A good leather restoration expert could bring the leather back to nearly new condition.
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