Sportline front passenger seat - how flat does it fold backwards?

[gsf600y]

Currently debating buying a Superb (splashing out, maybe a 2018 2.0L 220BHP Sportline), vs an Octavia (sensible option, 2018, 1.0L 110BHP).

The Superb Sportline would be my dream option.....versus being sensible and saving about £4-6k and going with the Octavia.

 

I've got a 2012 Octavia already, and occasionally transport long lengths of timber, runs to the tip, etc.

I remove the rear seats, move the Octavia fronts passenger seat all the way forward, remove the head rest, and fold backwards as far as it goes.  it's not exactly level with the boot, but it's not too far off.

I've had a couple of dozen lengths of 2400mm timber in the Octavia, for example, with no issue.

 

Just wondering, how well the Sportline Superb would handle this, with it's fixed, non-removable headrest?  Anyone done this?

 

Thanks

 

[gsf600y]

Don't suppose anyone might be able to answer this?

I did just come across a YouTube review mentioning the Sportline seats don't fold flat in the forwards direction, which doesn't surprise me, but just wondering about how far back they fold.

 

I've also now read that you can't remove the rear seat bases on the Superb Mk III - on my Octavia, I can remove the rear seats in about 30 seconds, and then I've got a completely flat surface from the boot right up to until the front seats.

 

I guess with the rear seat bases not being removeable, and the front seat possibly not folding back far enough, the Superb would not be as good at carrying long loads as the Octavia.

 

Cheers

[KeteCantek]

Don't think 2400 length will fit in superb. Iirc, I measured , 2000mm will be OK with rear down, maybe a bit more with front seat forward.

[newbie69]

Yeah I doubt it will fold anywhere close to flat iirc, but i can go and take a photo of the max angle possible later on if it's too important for your decision?

[gsf600y]

Thanks both.  And thanks for offering to take a photo Newbie - I'd really love to see one, but only if it's not too much trouble.

I've got to say, it might influence my decision.  I really want a Superb, but at the same time, it's also just a car and has to be able to do what I need it to.

[100andthirty]

Some cars will have the ability to fold the front passenger seat back forward. This is on the options list, but i don't know whether it's often specified.

[DB72]

Have you considered getting a Superb but not the Sportline version so that you could remove the headrests and then lower the seat backwards on the occasions you want to get extra long pieces of timber in ?

[gsf600y]

Just now, DB72 said:

Have you considered getting a Superb but not the Sportline version so that you could remove the headrests and then lower the seat backwards on the occasions you want to get extra long pieces of timber in ?

I know......this would make some sense...but....

I specifically like the Sportline   i.e. if I'm getting a Superb, it's going to be a Sportline.   

 

I'm basically flipping every 5 minutes, between spending more money, and having a more luxury better looking Superb Sportline hatchback, and being sensible, and getting a much cheaper, more plain looking average Octavia estate again.

 

E.g. this....

 

 

or this:

 

[freelunch]

@gsf600y  If a car is just transportation, get the Octavia. If you're as obsessed about cars as most of the posters on this forum, really, how much per month is the difference in cost?

 

That Sportline looks pretty nice.  

[newbie69]

No comparison visually between the two, Superb hatch in Sportline is a real looker  

You can forget about flat folding though, here is the promised pic:

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You only live once...

[gsf600y]

 I'm basically torn between my complete tight arse nature on one side, and my desire to have a nice looking car.....

I guess it's basically the difference between say a £14k Octavia, and I'm looking about £22k on the Superb.  Quite a difference.

 

2 minutes ago, newbie69 said:

No comparison visually between the two, Superb hatch in Sportline is a real looker  

You can forget about flat folding though, here is the promised pic:

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You only live once...

Oh, brilliant, thanks so much - that's really good to see.  

Those internal LED's look nice.

 

You're right, you only live once.......

 

 

 

[newbie69]

4 minutes ago, gsf600y said:

 I'm basically torn between my complete tight arse nature on one side, and my desire to have a nice looking car.....

I guess it's basically the difference between say a £14k Octavia, and I'm looking about £22k on the Superb.  Quite a difference.

 

Oh, brilliant, thanks so much - that's really good to see.  

Those internal LED's look nice.

 

You're right, you only live once.......

It's a great place to be in really, especially at night. I get the argument of the cheaper car but is it only about covering the transportation needs or about something that also makes you feel good simply by looking at it and knowing you're owning it....

Covering miles in the Superb is also a much more enjoyable experience than in the Octavia.

Some extra interior pics to help you in your decision 



 


Assuming you can safely afford it of-course, I find the 

[KeteCantek]

7 hours ago, gsf600y said:

I know......this would make some sense...but....

I specifically like the Sportline   i.e. if I'm getting a Superb, it's going to be a Sportline.   

 

I'm basically flipping every 5 minutes, between spending more money, and having a more luxury better looking Superb Sportline hatchback, and being sensible, and getting a much cheaper, more plain looking average Octavia estate again.

 

E.g. this....

 

 

or this:

 

No brainer. How often do you need to carry long pieces of timber anyway? If not frequent, just live with a superb and deal with the timber in other ways lol. 

[SkudMissile21]

Or invest in some easily removable roof bars and keep the interior the way it’s meant to be, free from wood splinters! 

[JR RS]

It appears u can fold the front seat forwards, a better option then trying to fold it back.

..... but it's a non-Sportline.