Been trying to understand why I'm finding the Octy III uncomfortable to drive, similar to the previous Yeti but not either of our Fabia II's. Had been thinking it was a seat problem and have even tried a seat wedge cushion but to no avail. Strange thing though is initially the car seemed comfortable, as did the Yeti.

 

Problem I'm having is noticeable pain in my right hip when I drive but not as a passenger, so thoughts have turned to the feet, as I've noticed there is more room in this area in the Fabia than the Octy; you can comfortably rest your feet to the left of the clutch and right of the accelerator in the Fabia when in cruise for example.

 

Also noticed in the Fabia when you sit squarely in the chair the accelerator naturally falls under your right foot but in the Octy its the brake pedal, which to me suggests the 'pedal box' has been positioned far to the right, probably to make room for the clutch foot rest in the rather narrow foot-well; seem to think Audi used to have a similar issue with RHD models a few years back.

 

Can therefore only assume prolonged use of the Octy and it's unsuitable driving ergonomics (for me anyway) have led over time to inflammation in the hip joint. So the Octy has for now been relegated to commuting work only and longer trips are undertaken in the Monte, unless we need extra luggage capacity.

 

 

 

TP

That could be why there's no right foot rest, which on my last long journey made my ankle ache when using CC, no where to put my foot comfortably!

I also noticed this.  The whole footwell is offset to the right.  If you sit with your legs straight your left foot naturally rests on the footrest and not on the clucth (should you have one - I don't).  It's deceptive as the footwell looks quite big but you don't really use 1/2 of it.

 

Less of a problem with the DSG than a manual but seems almost the norm these days on Teutonic machinery - try driving a manual M3 for example.

 

I think in VW's designers' minds, the brake and clutch should be equidistant either side of a hypothetical centre line. This is fine for people who don't drive in town as they are not on the clutch and accelerator all the time. A mate's old Octy II seemed better laid out to my mind.

Audi still have this issue. Drove my mates a4 avant to scotland and it wasnt fun. I have size 12's and found the footwell very cramped with no where to put feet when on cruise control. Also had to twist knee outwards to get foot on accelerater pedal.

Not what youd expect for a 40k car

Glad it isnt just me having this issue..... 

 

Initially I thought this is was just me overdoing it on an exercise workout I'm currently doing. But it does feel like a slightly unnatural twisting to the right of the knee to hit the throttle.

I wondered why I get an aching hip - put it down to the lack of side support on the base compared to the recently departed Fabia...

 

Also explains the lack of footrest when using CC..nowhere to put your foot that's comfortable..

This seems really odd.

 

Bit of a step backwards really in basic comfort.

 

There's plenty of room for my size 14 feet in the MK2 Octavia.

 

Phil

Audi still have this issue. Drove my mates a4 avant to scotland and it wasnt fun. I have size 12's and found the footwell very cramped with no where to put feet when on cruise control. Also had to twist knee outwards to get foot on accelerater pedal.

Not what youd expect for a 40k car

 

Not had any issues in the Superb - but as I said in another thread, both the A4 and A6 have offset pedals, steering wheel and seat. They are not aligned - I had problems with my back when I had my A4.