Seat question

[gabbo]

Hi All

New here and this is my first post

in the process of swapping my current Golf GT tdi as it gives me back pain after an hour.

I'm looking at one of the following, Passat Highline SE DSG, Passat CC SE manual or Roc TDI (140) DSG GT, my preference is the Roc, but it will depend on the seats.

I find the golf crashes around town and is pretty uncomfortable, has anybody experienced back aches in the roc? I know it has the suspension adjustment so i was thinking leave it comfort unless i want some fun - does this work?

cheers
Gabbo

[maisbitt]

Had a 170 GT Sport TDI Golf MK5 and the ride was very harsh and crashy - the Roc is a much smoother drive, even with 18" wheels, probably due to the ACC more than anything else. If it's the rock hard suspension and not the seats causing the pain I think you'll be fine in the Roc. Doubt whether there's much difference under the skin between the seats on the 2 cars - the Rocs seats feel a little deeper than the MK5 Golfs.

[Deb]

Gabbo, like you I had the Golf GT tdi and had a couple of niggles with my iffy back on long drives. There's not a lot of difference in the seats between the Golf and the Roc (though I used to have a bit dig into my bum in the Golf and nothing does in the Roc) but there's a massive one in how the cars drive. Even in Sport the Roc's smoother than the Golf; I tend to leave it in normal most of the time, put it in sport when I'm driving like a twerp round twisty lanes, and put it in comfort on some notoriously horrid roads (like that stretch of the M42 where the road's so bad vomiting is always a possibility). Leaving it in comfort does give you a much smoother drive than the Golf, there's no doubt about it and the comfort ride is similar to the ride of three Passats I've had.

The Passat seats are more like armchairs, not so much fun if you're flying around a bend, but the lumbar support was second to none when my back was playing up. I've had the scirocco for nearly four months, have knocked up nearly 10,000 miles, have been in the car for up to six hours at a time and my back's fine.

[fun meter]

Dont have any problem with the scirocco seats. Very comfortable. Done 5 or so hours without any problems.

Ask to get one for a few days, they should be understanding.

[samwisethebrave]

I have just done 15,000 miles in a Passat since Feb and my back is wrecked. I can't get enough lumber support from the armchair seats. Used to have a Focus ST with what most people would consider silly seats but never had a prob with the back, Roc is on its way tomorrow, will be delighted to say Au Reviour to the Passat.