Thinking of trading Octavia for bigger car

[zach]

Take a look at the Kia Sorento with the 2.2R CRDi!

if I could afford it then I would have something like this as family car and something fun for me

[Sword_Dude]

I don't want to state the bleeding obvious, but have you considered narrower child seats.

Safe n Sound offer narrower seats that open up a pile of space. this equates to a much cheaper changeover than buying a new car!!

[benandelissa]

The drama in the Octavia is that the seat back has bolsters at the outside edges which push the booster seats toward the centre of the car. We have more rear seat room in an Xtrail with it's flat seat back than the Octavia...although I know which one's WAY more fun to drive!!

[Mysticality]

You can remove the ends of the rear seat, if you wanted to go that far.
Fold the seat backs forwards, and then pull the top of the remaining sections towards the front of the car. They should just fold forwards.
There's a clip at the bottom that you have to play around with to get them out, but it is doable.

[pologti18t]

Another thing to consider is if you're looking at a Commonwhore Sportwagon, the boot is no bigger than the Octy. So while people might fit, their stuff might not.

The problem he has is width... the commodore would be one of the wider cars out there.

[BluChris]

Back to the OPs original post - trade in value. I didn't trade a 118, I traded a pre-fl TDI DSG. I found the offers varied by $4,000 plus. The worst were all consistent and clearly reflected either don't want the car or don't care about the sale 'cos we're selling tons anyway. The best wanted the deal and gave me a fair price as far as I'm concerned. Best case I could have come close to what I'd have sold it for privately on a new car that was also competitively priced. Bear in mind I was buying new though; used could be tricky.

Be prepared if you do trade - unless you have kept up with how trade in values have changed across the board in the last several years you may be horrified. If you can, private sale at a 'bargain price' but still above trade in value is the best way to move it quickly at the best price. This may not be an option for you though.

As for the XR5, nice ride. Good choice if you want a Euro feel but big car space.

[zach]

Back to the OPs original post - trade in value. I didn't trade a 118, I traded a pre-fl TDI DSG. I found the offers varied by $4,000 plus. The worst were all consistent and clearly reflected either don't want the car or don't care about the sale 'cos we're selling tons anyway. The best wanted the deal and gave me a fair price as far as I'm concerned. Best case I could have come close to what I'd have sold it for privately on a new car that was also competitively priced. Bear in mind I was buying new though; used could be tricky.

Be prepared if you do trade - unless you have kept up with how trade in values have changed across the board in the last several years you may be horrified. If you can, private sale at a 'bargain price' but still above trade in value is the best way to move it quickly at the best price. This may not be an option for you though.

As for the XR5, nice ride. Good choice if you want a Euro feel but big car space.

trade in is my concern but one way to find out.

[roshea]

Hi all. I'm new here because I'm in the opposite situation to Zach - looking for something a bit smaller than my 99 Magna. I'm leaning towards the Octavia at the moment, but some other options I'm looking at include the Mazda 6 and the Skoda Superb. I haven't had a proper look at rear seat width in any of these - just throwing out some ideas.

[zach]

i went to a few local dealerships and as suggested our kid seats are the culprit more than anything. even in a commodore/falcon there wouldn't be much room for a 3rd person. this is also due to the location of the anchor points so whilst you might fit 3 adults they can wriggle for a perfect fit. the seats need to align to where the anchor point is located. there are bugger all dealer xr5s in victoria as well.

so i may just end up with what is the most fun to drive (even the fabia managed to fit the kids in comfort though the pram took up the whole boot and more.

[joele]

I was looking at this problem before buying my scout, the problem is unless you go for 7 seats an adult will never be 'comfortable' between two kid seats..