Rear facing baby seats in Mk3 Octavia Wagon

[brad]

Child seat fitted in front passenger seat? I'm guessing you meant rear passenger side.

He says he was sitting in the passenger seat and the baby seat was behind him. It made perfect sense.

[woofy]

^ Bingo, sometimes what I write in a hurry doesn't make sense but that one was pretty clear.

[furiousgibbon]

I had a similar situation, switched from a mk6 GTI to an RS wagon as we had twins on the way. You'll be pleased to know that the Octavia fits two Britax Meridian seats in rear facing mode without much trouble. I didn't get the ISOFIX version as it cost a lot more and once these are belted in, they're not being removed for a long time. I'm 5'10" and I can sit comfortably in the driver's seat, maybe a little more upright than I'd normally sit but it's perfectly fine.

You can get a shorter seat called the Britax Compaq, it would give significantly more room for the front seats (I think 6cm), but I figured get the largest seat you can as it will be more comfortable for the bubs.

With one baby you could mount the seat in the middle, no ISOFIX points there but I think they're a little overhyped, it's not that hard to belt a seat in and once it's in properly it's not gonna move.

[AVJ]

We have a new RS Wagon and have an ISOFix positioned in the middle and there is enough room for myself being 183cm tall to sit comfortably. We did a lot of looking around and testing cars out to make sure that it fitted as we wish to keep our daughter rear facing as long as possible 3+. We found that the RS ended up with more room between it in rear facing position to the back of the front seats then what it did in our Prado and on that note, the boot space in the RS is bigger and more user friendly then the Prado also. Only thing it lacks is the extra two seats when we have their friends sleep over.....

[bwm85]

Fantastic, that was exactly the kind of photos I was chasing. I am taking a vRS wagon for a couple of hours later this week and part of the test drive will include a trip to the baby shop to test fit the convertible car seat we are planning to replace our current capsule with.

[bwm85]

G'Day All,

Just a quick one to let you know we now have a Moon White MY16 162TSI vRS sitting in our garage comfortably housing a Maxi-Cosi Euro NXT rear facing car seat. Thanks for everyones help!

[Reichter]

Very nice!!! I feel much safer in the RS due to lots of safety features. Giving me peace of mind for the Mrs and kids.

[bwm85]

Reichter I agree. Definitely no substitute for attentive driving but nice to know with the tech pack that the car is keeping an eye on things if we are ever suddenly distracted by a screaming baby. ACC is sensational on the highway!

[spud75]

G'Day All,

Just a quick one to let you know we now have a Moon White MY16 162TSI vRS sitting in our garage comfortably housing a Maxi-Cosi Euro NXT rear facing car seat. Thanks for everyones help!

Nice purchase.

Sorry I missed this thread for you.

Below is for others wanting similar information.

We bought a 8P A3 and the boot is 10cm deeper than a Mk VI golf (checked on a colleagues who bought the golf at the same time). Made a difference with a pram.

Then the Octavia wagon , boot doesnt even compare. Huge. We currently have one rear facing passenger side, and one forward facing drivers side.

Have the identical setup in the A3. Octavia has plenty of leg room on passenger side. A3 not too bad, but you do notice it.

Went away on holidays and loaded everything in the boot of the Octavia and could close the luggage screen. Hired a passat sedan at the destination and couldnt get it all in the boot, had to move a suitcase into the passenger compartment. If you want boot space, an Octavia wagon is awesome. Superb wagon is just silly. Compact SUV owners like Tiguans etc, eat your heart out. Oh and you can get a single bed mattress flat in the boot of a Mk II wagon just by folding the rear seats and you can still close the boot completely.

On the upside, the Mrs doesnt feel intimidated by driving the Octavia and says it doesnt feel much different for size when driving compared to the A3.

[woofy]

I hired from Europcar for work trips solely due to them having Octavia hatches and Wagons in the intermediate class. More room for the kids and I than the Commodores and Falcons they had. Nothing has come close since. We have been given Passats and had the same trouble. Even and Audi A6 once and we struggled. A4s we were upgraded to free also were a pain to fit.