Skoda Octavia VRS estate - child sickness
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We have a 2024 Skoda Octavia VRS estate , I love it, it’s great for what we need it to do but for one issue. When my kids are in the back, and on longer journeys due to the width of the VRS seats they get travel sick much more than any other car we have had. Mainly due to not seeing easily (not my driving!) - honest!
I was wondering after sitting in a non VRS Skoda Octavia that its seats were also quite wide at the shoulder/ top. Not as pronounced as the VRS but wider than other similar estates.
Anyone else had this issue or not?
Longer term we will buy an older replacement estate instead of leasing and I would like another Octavia VRs if we could solve the seat issue.
If we do buy one in the future I could always swap out to other seats, but that feels a bit drastic.
I was wondering after sitting in a non VRS Skoda Octavia that its seats were also quite wide at the shoulder/ top. Not as pronounced as the VRS but wider than other similar estates.
Anyone else had this issue or not?
Longer term we will buy an older replacement estate instead of leasing and I would like another Octavia VRs if we could solve the seat issue.
If we do buy one in the future I could always swap out to other seats, but that feels a bit drastic.
My 2016 Octavia estate had a terrible ride and horrible booming and resonances (that buzzed through my head) over anything that was not perfectly smooth.
Try driving with the boot ajar, that helped with the booming, but I never managed to resolve it properly.
I sold the car on for those, and various other, reasons.
Try driving with the boot ajar, that helped with the booming, but I never managed to resolve it properly.
I sold the car on for those, and various other, reasons.
Many thanks for the replies, I do agree about the ride, however my kids 3 and 6 have just come from an e91 335i that had been lowered so were trained in a crashy ride especially on country roads. However as the top half of the front seats are not wide/ the head rest is separate then they can still see forwards quite well.
It seems a growing trend to have wider and higher? Front seats even beyond performance cars?
It seems a growing trend to have wider and higher? Front seats even beyond performance cars?
williskwl said:
Many thanks for the replies, I do agree about the ride, however my kids 3 and 6 have just come from an e91 335i that had been lowered so were trained in a crashy ride especially on country roads. However as the top half of the front seats are not wide/ the head rest is separate then they can still see forwards quite well.
It seems a growing trend to have wider and higher? Front seats even beyond performance cars?
I think its the softness that does it, crashy firmess doesn't creat the se sick effectIt seems a growing trend to have wider and higher? Front seats even beyond performance cars?
No they don’t use iPads/ tablets/ phones. I tried it once with them with the Nintendo switch and it didn’t end well….
I guess when this guy does go back to the lease company i will try a few other cars before buying a long termer.
It can be tricky to find family of two kids, dog, adequate performance, estate, petrol and not uncomfortable.
So far since two :
335i touring
Skoda Octavia VRS - aside from the kids car sickness I do quite like this.
BMW 530i
Mercedes C 200 estate
Mazda 6 Sport
Land Rover Discovery
Audi S4 estate (parents long term borrow)
All have had something I wasn’t quite happy with. Perhaps a 5 series/ e class is the answer. But then my wife struggles with their manoeuvring.
I guess when this guy does go back to the lease company i will try a few other cars before buying a long termer.
It can be tricky to find family of two kids, dog, adequate performance, estate, petrol and not uncomfortable.
So far since two :
335i touring
Skoda Octavia VRS - aside from the kids car sickness I do quite like this.
BMW 530i
Mercedes C 200 estate
Mazda 6 Sport
Land Rover Discovery
Audi S4 estate (parents long term borrow)
All have had something I wasn’t quite happy with. Perhaps a 5 series/ e class is the answer. But then my wife struggles with their manoeuvring.
My BIL has the same VRS and he's had people complain of feeling unwell in the back because of exactly this reason - it's more difficult to see the road with the "tombstone" seats which contributes to lack of visbility on the movement.
Not much you can do, unfortunately. New car or new seats if it's that bad!
Not much you can do, unfortunately. New car or new seats if it's that bad!
I've just sold a B8 S4 with the supersport seats. My daughter didn't have an issue with it but my wife always struggled to turn around to her in the back beacause the seats were so big in the front.
The wife also struggled with a G21 BMW 3 series, the seats in that were always a struggle to turn around to see the lil 'un.
Now we have an L322, that is perfection.
The wife also struggled with a G21 BMW 3 series, the seats in that were always a struggle to turn around to see the lil 'un.
Now we have an L322, that is perfection.
The Kids & wife dislike the bounciness of our Superb with adaptive suspension.
They’re ok with it on the hardest setting.
Once it’s out of warranty I might look at reprogramming it with the Ayerton suspension map, apparently that does the trick.
Not much use in the VRS I’m afraid.
The other thing about the superb, and I don’t know if this is the case with the Octavia is that the door line is very high, which might be obscuring the little ones view out the back windows which can cause sickness
They’re ok with it on the hardest setting.
Once it’s out of warranty I might look at reprogramming it with the Ayerton suspension map, apparently that does the trick.
Not much use in the VRS I’m afraid.
The other thing about the superb, and I don’t know if this is the case with the Octavia is that the door line is very high, which might be obscuring the little ones view out the back windows which can cause sickness
DJFish said:
The Kids & wife dislike the bounciness of our Superb with adaptive suspension.
They re ok with it on the hardest setting.
Once it s out of warranty I might look at reprogramming it with the Ayerton suspension map, apparently that does the trick.
Not much use in the VRS I m afraid.
The other thing about the superb, and I don t know if this is the case with the Octavia is that the door line is very high, which might be obscuring the little ones view out the back windows which can cause sickness
You should try towing with it in the comfort setting.They re ok with it on the hardest setting.
Once it s out of warranty I might look at reprogramming it with the Ayerton suspension map, apparently that does the trick.
Not much use in the VRS I m afraid.
The other thing about the superb, and I don t know if this is the case with the Octavia is that the door line is very high, which might be obscuring the little ones view out the back windows which can cause sickness
Thanks all for the replies, I have had the car for almost 1 year (next month) and 6k miles. The family love the VRS and aside from the car sickness in my opinion is a perfect fit for us!!
Have tried different sides, one option that kinda worked was window open, no books/ devices etc in back and in comfort mode is better.
But interestingly even adults mentioned it too, and not just my driving!!
I did get an Octavia base model hire car and the seats were very similar (wide at the top) and kids gave it a thumbs down too.
Kids now much prefer driving long distances in the camper…
Have tried different sides, one option that kinda worked was window open, no books/ devices etc in back and in comfort mode is better.
But interestingly even adults mentioned it too, and not just my driving!!
I did get an Octavia base model hire car and the seats were very similar (wide at the top) and kids gave it a thumbs down too.
Kids now much prefer driving long distances in the camper…
williskwl said:
The family love the VRS and aside from the car sickness in my opinion is a perfect fit for us!!
They love a car that makes them car sick? Or you do?
williskwl said:
Have tried different sides, one option that kinda worked was window open, no books/ devices etc in back and in comfort mode is better.
It sounds like too much of a compromise for a modern car.
williskwl said:
Kids now much prefer driving long distances in the camper
It sounds as if they love the camper more? Forums | Audi, Seat, Skoda & VW | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff