Hello

 

Could someone who uses a manual wheelchair kindly advise whether it is possible to fit an unfolded wheelchair into the back of the Octavia Estate? My wife's wheelchair has an add-on powerpack attached to it which means it is impossible to fold without taking off the powerpack so I am looking for a vehicle into which I can load the wheelchair with the aid of ramps. I should add that I can fold the handles of the chair down to reduce the total height to about 71cms.

 

I am assuming that the length of the boot with the back seats in place will take the length of a wheelchair.

 

Regards

 

Peter Goodman 

Hi Peter, have you tried going to a Skoda dealership with said wheel chair and tried putting it in the boot of an estate?

I WOULD OF THOUGHT A SKODA YETI WOULD BE BETTER FOR A WHEEL CHAIR

I WOULD OF THOUGHT A SKODA YETI WOULD BE BETTER FOR A WHEEL CHAIR

Only if you took the back seats out.

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It's a shame they have that bloody boot lip.

Coming from a 405 estate with no lip and acres of space my Octy feels somewhat cramped.

I wouldn't look forward to humping a wheelchair up and over and back again.

Can you get the variable boot floor in the mkIII Octavia? That should make it flush with the lip.

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Erm, doesn't the Mk 2 Octavia Estate have a variable level boot floor which can give a floor level with the boot lip? I certainly thought it did, that is why I had selected it as a suitable candidate to carry a wheelchair.

 

Sorry vwdan1986 but the Yeti would not take a assembled wheelchair with the back seats up and in any case the lip is much higher off the ground than the Octavia.

Edited 5 January, 201412 yr by Goodenough

Erm, doesn't the Mk 2 Octavia Estate have a variable level boot floor which can give a floor level with the boot lip? I certainly thought it did, that is why I had selected it as a suitable candidate to carry a wheelchair.

Sorry misread the original post. Yes the variable boot floor was an option on the mkII. It is not standard on all models though.

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Yes I have that in mine. It does take up quite a bit of the available height though.

Hello trundlenut, the Octavia Estate I have in mind is a 2011 ['11' plate] SE Plus which does have the adjustable boot floor. This was why I had placed my original post to see if a wheelchair owner had tried one in the back of this model and also to save me having to travel a not inconsiderable distance to the dealership just to try the wheelchair.

Do you want to send measurements through and I will compare with mine? Its pre FL but there is very little difference? Can check width and depth as well as the height then.

Hello, adamal

 

The wheelchair is 114cm in length with the footrests in place although these can be quickly removed leaving a length 94cm which I think is no problem. The full height of the wheelchair is 93cm with the handles up but the handles can be folded down behind the back rest and the total height is then 71cm.

Ok will check tomorrow for you. Feel free to PM me if i forget!!

Yes my MkII L&K has the variable floor option which I've removed as I haven't as yet hauled anything large and heavy enough to warrant lugging it around and it does weigh quite a bit.

I measured today. 71cm gives you 2cm clearance so chances are there will be a scrape or two but it will fit. However the 94cm will be an issue if you dont drop the seats as the sloping back of the seats eat into the available space. Taking the rear door slope into account too and I estimated a max of 80cm space.

Width wise you have around 100cm clearance.

Adam

Adam,

 

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to measure your Octavia Estate. It does look as if the Octavia is not going to do the job from what you say. I don't actually need the back seats in situ normally as we rarely carry passengers  but I saw in the Octy the chance to have a car I like and respect to do all I want.

 

I had actually been inclined towards the new Ford B-Max because of the super easy entry which is very important to my wife who has limited mobility due to MS. And that of course would not have accommodated the wheelchair with the rear seats up, but frankly it seems to have such a poor record for reliability due to teething troubles that the Skoda seemed a much better bet.

 

Peter

No problem. Perhaps a Superb estate might do the trick????

Good thought, Adam. I have just had a quick look at prices and they are a bit steep. I was only looking to spend around £10 - 12K. Thank you for your support though.

That should still be in your budget, might not be "new" but it can still be low mileage and high spec.

Agreed.