Baby seat don't laugh

[jeff]

99 Boxster- I just ordered and received a ridiculously expensive Porsche car seat for my 06 987. (I didn't have to get the deactivation key because of the weight sensor) I probably should have taken MS's advice regarding the Britax alternative, but I was too lazy to do the research to find the particular Britax model.( and I'm just stupid enough to want it to have the "Porsche" label on the seat)

I wonder why they gave you that info? (They offered to install a deactivation key, but I did not need it)

[99Boxster]

The dealer in KC told me that some dealers around the country may still have seats available but that they are hording them for their own customers. What bothers me the most about the Porsche seat is that Porsche charges so much for an item (and installation) that is intended to protect kids. It's one thing to sell cup holders at a ridiculous price because you have other options (plus it's just a cup holder). My 4 year old son loves "daddy's cool car", so keeping him out of it is not an option.

[specivic]

just out of curiosity how much was the deactivation switch/key? what exactly deactivates the pass airbag?

[99Boxster]

The dealer said that Porsche will not sell the deactivation kit without the Porsche child seat. A flaw in that logic that I just realized is that kids don't remain in child seats until the age of 12, so what is a parent supposed to do to deactivate the airbags to drive around a 12 year old?

Don't get me wrong, I love the car. I'm just tired of the dealership/Porsche acting like they are doing me a favor each time I want to buy something for my car.

[mach schnell]

A 12-year old, presuming he or she is fully cognitive, should be able to ride in the front seat without the airbag. I know that literature says 13 year's old (something suggests that age was picked signifying teen age maturity or adolescence ). At any rate, the science behind the age, 12 or 13 years old, with regards to airbags, is that a child that age will sit properly (seat-belt restrained) in the front seat (erect, his/her back against the seat back, a proper distance from the dash, etc), thus allowing for proper fxn of an activated airbag in the event of front end collision. What they should make is driver side kits for the people who drive two inches away from the steering wheel!

I feel your pain, though - some of my frustration with the 987 involved the crap dealing with the dealerships!

Brad Roberts on this forum, apparently knows the mgr at the Ontario California Distribution warehouse - maybe you should PM him and see if he can muster up some help (and a seat/kit) for you.

[jeff]

99 Boxster- talked with my dealer Tom Wood Porsche and Audi in Indy. They ORDERED my seat from Porsche (which I received) and said that they could get more. Still not sure why your dealer can't.

[99Boxster]

I'll look up your dealer on the internet and call about getting a seat. Thanks for asking I appreciate it!!!!