Because when I attempted to put a 2.0m length of glass in the boot and went to fold down the split rear seat.

I had to fold down both sections as the one behind the passenger seat was the 40% only therefore not wide enough.

Iffen it hadda been the 60% all would have been fine.

I suspect the rear is unchanged from the Left Hand Drive versions?

Should I inform Skoda UK of this oversight

A very good point - I bet they never even thought of it!

Not as bad as the b0110ck dropped by BMW with the 3 door Mini Countryman :(

I quite like it this way as I can keep my lads seat on the passenger side and load up the bikes in the boot up to my rear seat. I do however tie them to the catch for the drivers side rear seat to avoid any risk of squashing the terror.

Always thought it worked quite well the way it is. Depends what you're trying to carry though, I suppose.

I removed the back seats completely to make room to carry bikes and gear for a trip away last weekend and couldn't believe the amount of extra space created in the car - removing the wide part of the seat requires removing one of those 12 point torx style bolts to disconnect the centre seatbelt and a T30 torx to detach both seat backs at the hinge. Removing the seats gives an extra 6 inches at least of load depth. The seat backs are seriously heavy to meet crash regulations, so handy to be able to get rid of them when you don't need them...

Never tried removing the seats but still manage 2 adult & 1 kids bikes, tent (& sleeping bags/airbeds etc) plus 2 small bags of clothes in.

Hide camping stove, chairs, table underneath the false floor. Got to love the depth of space under there.

Definitely pleased with the Octy even compared to my previous A6 Estate.

Edited 2 June, 201115 yr by Lemming

Have never really thought about it but it might be better to have the larger part of the split on the passenger side... not as stupid as that 3 door Mini thing which BMW marketed here with the small door for the children to get out on the traffic side !

As for seat split - I think I like small part of split on the nearside (passenger side) it means that you can fold flat the larger part and carry a third person with the most floor space and the back seat passenger on the kerb side... I wonder if anybody at Skoda ever even thought about it for RHD.... maybe it should be an option

Funny enough I have threatened to remove the rear seats for our proposed summer trip, to leave excess room for a wheel chair plus the kitchen sink

Good to know a bit more room is achievable in there, if desired. Can't say I've ever found it lacking though, in standard form. For the size of car it is, the boot space is bloody massive!

I removed the back seats completely to make room to carry bikes and gear for a trip away last weekend and couldn't believe the amount of extra space created in the car - removing the wide part of the seat requires removing one of those 12 point torx style bolts to disconnect the centre seatbelt and a T30 torx to detach both seat backs at the hinge. Removing the seats gives an extra 6 inches at least of load depth. The seat backs are seriously heavy to meet crash regulations, so handy to be able to get rid of them when you don't need them...

This is one of the main reasons I bought a Yeti: you can leave the seats at home very easily to fit all the camping gear in!

But love this thread! Very true when they are fixed.

I think you'll find the reason is down to cost saving. There's no way they are going to redesign parts just for the UK market. This is also one of the reasons why so many German car FAILS. The countryman is EPIC, as is the offset driving position in Audi's and some BMs

A very good point - I bet they never even thought of it!

Not as bad as the b0110ck dropped by BMW with the 3 door Mini Countryman :(

Do you mean the suicide door being on the wrong side on the Mini Clubman?

.... Mini are owned by BMW.

This is one of the main reasons I bought a Yeti: you can leave the seats at home very easily to fit all the camping gear in!

But love this thread! Very true when they are fixed.

Conversely, that's why we didn't get a Yeti (apart from the fact the Mrs doesn't like it's looks - I'm undecided) - We'd have to take the seats out to get all our gear in & then the dog & the bairn would have to be left behind! Even when it's just me & the lad going away I prefer him in the back. Trailers not an option as the bike carrier goes on the towbar but we have a long roofbox for the 'big trips'.

I prefer the lad to sit behind the passenger seat so he has more legroom & isn't kicking me in the back, plus I can hear him better - the current split is better for that.

Conversely, that's why we didn't get a Yeti (apart from the fact the Mrs doesn't like it's looks - I'm undecided) - We'd have to take the seats out to get all our gear in & then the dog & the bairn would have to be left behind!

I grant you that. Horizontally the Yeti is well smaller than an Octavia estate. But if you pack vertically it has lots of space. BUT then I can't see out the rearview mirror so yes I have both a trailer and a roofbox now! (And no I have not used both at once yet! )

But I think you will agree an Octavia estate with three individually removable rear seats will make far more sense than the current arrangement.

That would be an idea! More flexability is useful.

The Octavia is 60/40 with the 60 behind the driver. However, my 2010 Honda Jazz is 60/40 with the 60 behind the passenger. I just noticed the difference today when putting two tall parcels into the Honda - the "theater" seats flip up for floor to ceiling load space.

The Jazz is assembled in the UK (I think).

The Honda makes more sense: I can put the front passenger seat forward and the seat back backwards to give a longer and WIDER load space than if it was 60% behind the driver. Plus side loading to the widest split is on the nearside kerb.

Edited 7 June, 201115 yr by FriendlyFire

The Octavia is 60/40 with the 60 behind the driver. However, my 2010 Honda Jazz is 60/40 with the 60 behind the passenger. I just noticed the difference today when putting two tall parcels into the Honda - the "theater" seats flip up for floor to ceiling load space.

The Jazz is assembled in the UK (I think).

The Honda makes more sense: I can put the front passenger seat forward and the seat back backwards to give a longer and WIDER load space than if it was 60/40. Plus side loading to the widest split is on the nearside kerb.

Ah but remember the Honda's home market is Japan - where it was designed - and they drive on the same side of the road as us, hence the 60/40 being "correct"!

And yes it used to be assembled in Japan but the latest one is assembled in Swindon.

That would seem to suggest the VAG 60/40 split is suitable for LHD and cars like the Honda designed for RHD have the correct split.

Does anyone have a British car for comparison? Is there such a thing at all now? Would Jaguar or Land Rover be too geared towards the US market?

But I think you will agree an Octavia estate with three individually removable rear seats will make far more sense than the current arrangement.

Been getting ready for a big load this weekend & discovered the bottom seat cushions clip out very easily. Makes it easier to get the rear cushion flat as I have my seat well back plus it's freed-up the leg-space behind my seat which I can put to good use.

The 'move passenger seat forward' to get the most out of the larger seat drop to the boot is another FAIL. There is a centre console and box except on the S/Classic - so what does it matter????????? The centre is in the centre - so it matters not which side of the rear seat folds to give the larger hole! Having said that the larger one behind the driver means that you can get longer items (narrower than the hole) in than if it were behind the passenger as you can put them at an angle. You would not be bale to do this unless the item was much narrower than the small hole otherwise. So I think it better that it is on the driver's side.

I thought this was a late April fool............

Edited 11 June, 201115 yr by fireftrm

But I think you will agree an Octavia estate with three individually removable rear seats will make far more sense than the current arrangement.

Three individually removable seats? That would surely have safety implications, as to how you'd adequately secure the middle seat, to lock in the backrest?

Three individually removable seats? That would surely have safety implications, as to how you'd adequately secure the middle seat, to lock in the backrest?

You've obvisously never been inside a Roomster or a Yeti?!?! They both have three individually removable rear seats.

Can understand it if the whole seat removes, but not with a split bench and backrest arrangement, as in the Octy.

And I did clamber around a Yeti as early in its UK life as was physically possible, when Skoda brought a few Czech registered examples along to the Briskoda National Meet in 2009

Can understand it if the whole seat removes, but not with a split bench and backrest arrangement, as in the Octy.

And I did clamber around a Yeti as early in its UK life as was physically possible, when Skoda brought a few Czech registered examples along to the Briskoda National Meet in 2009

Ah. Now I see where you're coming from. With me suggesting these seats in a new version of the Octy I was suggesting the exact Yeti/Roomster affair. Not a removable version of the current Octy setup.