So Guys - I used to have a 2.0TDI 4x4 edition - this had a very useful rollback parcel shelf - great for days out with the dog and then when out and about could close it over and put coats/bags and stuff in the boot out of sight.

 

Sadly as they no longer did the edition in 2.0tdi - i had to go for the SportLine - and I can say its missing a lots of the little extras - but most missed is this rollback parcel shelf - I see even the fittings in this area are different - so i cant even get one from an Edition thats been written off etc. Anyone know if such a thing exists or if sold as an accessory? Really really missing this.

As you've found, the side mouldings at the top of the boot are different, so the Edition's won't fit. And I've never seen any made specially for the trim lines with the solid boot cover. On the other hand, it suppresses the noise a lot better than the saggy roll-up cover, and I much prefer the painted bumpers, sports seats, and solid partition to the boot when the rear central arm rest is folded down. 

 

Have you seen that you can store the solid boot cover upright alongside the rear seat back while your dogs are in the boot, and then put it back in place to cover up the boot again when they jump out?

 

Chris 

Picture from the manual showing how the boot cover can be stood up behind the rear seat:

 

There is a warning in the manual that this does restrict the driver's rear vision however.

 

Chris

23 hours ago, CJJE said:

               

 

  ....    and solid partition to the boot when the rear central arm rest is folded down. ...

 

Definitely this. The gap into the boot left by the armrest on the VarioFlex seats looks very low-rent.  It could certainly have been engineered with a folding partition, but I suppose the bean counters said no.

17 minutes ago, FlyingGecko said:

Definitely this. The gap into the boot left by the armrest on the VarioFlex seats looks very low-rent.  It could certainly have been engineered with a folding partition, but I suppose the bean counters said no.

I think it's inevitable with the VarioFlex seat design... they need the outer two seats to slide forward, but the middle seat is fixed with a folding seat back to form the armrest. In my old Golf SV, the entire rear seat slid backwards and forwards to increase the boot size, but the VarioFlex seats are a lot less... flexible! The ideal for me would be for the Sportline rear seat to also slide forward and back, but the fixed position gives me a big enough boot, and I seldom have passengers in the rear so I'm not too bothered about the rear legroom.

 

Chris

Yes, there are some mechanical/positional issues that make it complicated, especially the sliding seat aspect.   That doesn't bother me, but I agree others will appreciate it. 

I do like the reclining (or, rather, uprighting) ability of the Varioflex, both for comfort for back-seat drivers passengers, and the slight increase in boot capacity.  I just wish they weren't so heavy to lift out when I need to, I'm not the strongest person around!

Slightly off-topic again, as I'm prone to do, but regarding CJJE's comment and the solid shelf suppressing noise better than the roll-top one.  I haven't experienced the roll top cover, but I actually don't find the solid shelf by itself ideal in this regard either, as it appears to have a sounding board effect (try thumping it from inside the car with all doors shut).  To me it seems to pick up on a certain modest boom that emanates from the rear.  Some time ago, I decided to experiment intially by weighting down the shelf with 2 heavyish car blankets and later a door mat with rubber backing in addition.  Just recently I also decided to stiffen the shelf with timber framing screwed to the underside - screwed through the shelf material with washers & screw heads showing on top.  The overall effect is now a marked reduction in low frequency thrumming both from rough roads and from a slight engine boom that is now much less between 1500 & 2000 rpm.  Higher frequency road noise is less too.

 

The low frequency noise in the car with unmodified shelf was more obvious due to the 1.0 DSG engine being so very quiet (apart from that rev range I mentioned), but road noise is now getting really rather subdued - even with Bridgestone Turanazas & 17" wheels on rough roads + less thudding on broken roads.  I should add that I'm pobably overly sensitive to road noise and very few cars I've been in have been satisfactorily quiet in this respect, for me.  I won't show any pics, as things don't look too pretty from the shelf underside at least, & anyway it's work in progress, still experimenting with the right amount of weight on rear shelf, to avoid resonating with noises from the rear - all good fun when things work out well.  Also want to tidy up the cosmetics in due course.  Apologies again for being off topic.

The roll-up parcel shelf lets all the noise through from the wheels - it is not great - especially with noisy tyres :-) . It also lets all the noise through from shopping bags and other items in the boot.  I would take the fixed shelf any day of the week.  I have the roll-up shelf :-(

 

Edited 27 August, 20214 yr by smipx

22 hours ago, croquemonsieur said:

Slightly off-topic again, as I'm prone to do, but regarding CJJE's comment and the solid shelf suppressing noise better than the roll-top one.  I haven't experienced the roll top cover, but I actually don't find the solid shelf by itself ideal in this regard either, as it appears to have a sounding board effect (try thumping it from inside the car with all doors shut).  To me it seems to pick up on a certain modest boom that emanates from the rear.  Some time ago, I decided to experiment intially by weighting down the shelf with 2 heavyish car blankets and later a door mat with rubber backing in addition.  Just recently I also decided to stiffen the shelf with timber framing screwed to the underside - screwed through the shelf material with washers & screw heads showing on top.  The overall effect is now a marked reduction in low frequency thrumming both from rough roads and from a slight engine boom that is now much less between 1500 & 2000 rpm.  Higher frequency road noise is less too.

 

The low frequency noise in the car with unmodified shelf was more obvious due to the 1.0 DSG engine being so very quiet (apart from that rev range I mentioned), but road noise is now getting really rather subdued - even with Bridgestone Turanazas & 17" wheels on rough roads + less thudding on broken roads.  I should add that I'm pobably overly sensitive to road noise and very few cars I've been in have been satisfactorily quiet in this respect, for me.  I won't show any pics, as things don't look too pretty from the shelf underside at least, & anyway it's work in progress, still experimenting with the right amount of weight on rear shelf, to avoid resonating with noises from the rear - all good fun when things work out well.  Also want to tidy up the cosmetics in due course.  Apologies again for being off topic.

 

Maybe the booming is the engine worker harder as its very weak engine with no power.  Just had a hire care Troc on holiday with the 1 litre 115 engine and it is terrible.

 

I'd avoid weighing your car down with anything to be honest, one can only imagine that engine in a heavier Karoq. 

Not Really.  That mild drone isn't at all loud, I'm just very fussy about noise.  It emanates from the inherent resonant modes that all 3 & 4 cylinder engines suffer to a greater or lesser extent & only really noticeable when pushing the car uphill in Drive (DSG) at lowish revs, soon cured by flipping the selecter stick back into Sport.  The engine doesn't feel weak and seems to suit the Karoq surprisingly well, particularly with the DSG, as some reviews and comments here on Briskoda have noted.  It actually feels quite lively, with overtaking in Sport mode no problem, though clearly no racing car.  Can't speak for the T-Roc 1.0.

 

Actually, the sort of weights I'm adding to the shelf are minimal, compared to having a second person in the car and the car is nearly always at least half full of some stuff or other anyway.