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So I've been driving a 2010 Octavia VRS for the best part of three years now and in all that time I've never been able to get truly comfortable whilst driving it. I think it's something to do with my body shape in that I seem to have relatively long legs in relation to my arms. This means I tend to have seats quite a long way back and then often find I'm over reaching for the steering wheel. Unfortunately with the fact the Octavia has a very long clutch pedal and increadibly high brake relative to the accelerator I find I have to have the seat closer so I can push the clutch all the way down, but then as I reach my right leg up off the accelerator to push the brake it causes me to splay my legs out which is where the problem occurs. Its all to do with the bolster on the side of the seat and essentially it ends up digging into the underside of my thigh causing me pain on anything but short trips. I've tried just about every seating position going and whilst some are better than others none truly solve the problem and I think it's all down to the odd trait VAG group cars have where the brake pedal is considerably higher than the accelerator.
Because of this I've been casually looking at other cars on Autotrader and today have come across this.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201903065590574
I've taken it for a test drive and find it much more comfortable than what I'm driving now. I've also recently had my first child and with the size of modern isize child seats the extra rear leg room really appeals as the front passenger seat in my octavia only becomes suitable for short adults once there is a baby seat behind it. We are potentially talking about having another child in a couple of years as well and the added space of an estate is paticuarely appealing for this as we like doing self catering holidays in the UK once or twice a year so the extra space is great for prams / cots / luggage etc. I only do about 8000 miles a year so am only interested in petrol and don't want anything noticeably slower than my current Octavia.
This is what leads me on to my line of questioning. Is there anything about the linked Mondeo above that would put people off or anything more I should be looking for? I notice this one isn't badged as having the "X" pack but it seems to me that it has all the options this includes. As far as I can see the only options it's really missing is radar cruise but this is something I can live without and trying to find a 240 Petrol Mondeo Estate with all the options this has and radar cruise for less than £20,000 is essentially an impossible task.
Opinions / comments welcomed
Because of this I've been casually looking at other cars on Autotrader and today have come across this.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201903065590574
I've taken it for a test drive and find it much more comfortable than what I'm driving now. I've also recently had my first child and with the size of modern isize child seats the extra rear leg room really appeals as the front passenger seat in my octavia only becomes suitable for short adults once there is a baby seat behind it. We are potentially talking about having another child in a couple of years as well and the added space of an estate is paticuarely appealing for this as we like doing self catering holidays in the UK once or twice a year so the extra space is great for prams / cots / luggage etc. I only do about 8000 miles a year so am only interested in petrol and don't want anything noticeably slower than my current Octavia.
This is what leads me on to my line of questioning. Is there anything about the linked Mondeo above that would put people off or anything more I should be looking for? I notice this one isn't badged as having the "X" pack but it seems to me that it has all the options this includes. As far as I can see the only options it's really missing is radar cruise but this is something I can live without and trying to find a 240 Petrol Mondeo Estate with all the options this has and radar cruise for less than £20,000 is essentially an impossible task.
Opinions / comments welcomed