The crisis is affecting many of us, but for us consumers there can be a bargain. I noticed several companies on Ebay clearing their stock of car seats before the end of the year. Seats are being sold for less than half of their original retail price. I just bought this set:
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I paid 144 euro for the 2 and shipping will be less than 14 euro. A bargain but I noticed the other colors being auctioned for even less.
If you are into REAL carbon, I see bucket seats going for around 100 euro. And that's INCLUDING the frame and slider system. Usually sliders and frame are over 100 euro alone! Although shipping is more expensive at 38 euros for Europe, still an unbelievable bargain. I used to see real carbon seats going for over a 1000 euro. Keep an eye on this one:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/291029344705?ssP ... 1423.l2649
It looks like there are more on offer on German Ebay than on UK Ebay, so it may be an option to search for "schalensitz" or "sportsitz" as well.
My new seats won't go into my Midas (but if people want to know if they fit, I can trial fit them) since I am quite happy with my Cobra kevlar bucket seats. Reupholstering with grey alcantara is still on my todo list. The seats I bought will be used to convert to office chairs. My son and I have both old office chairs, but the frame is still fine. So I figured out it should not be too difficult to bolt new seats to the old chair legs, possible by welding a small support frame from a few strips of steel. We'll see.