Skoda Octavia VRS estate - child sickness

[williskwl]

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.

[Glosphil]

If the ride quality of your vRS is anything like that of my 2012 vRS hatch that could be the cause of their carsickness. The ride didn't bother me but many passengers commented on it, particularly on country roads. It was the only reason I got rid.

How old are your kids?

[stevemcs]

Are you sure its not the suspension ? My Superb's rear suspension is rubbish, its ever so bouncy. I had to put spring assistors in for towing.

[MC Bodge]

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.