Thanks to everyone for the kind words! Funny that three of us here are former or current TDI SportWagen owners. And yes, the matte wood looks so good, definitely an option I wish more cars had.
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Originally Posted by atomic
Interesting you are the same height as me and my wife just bought a new VW TDI wagon. It has a lot more rear space than the X1. A toddler seat takes up a lot less seat than an infant seat I assume. I have a child coming in a couple of months and the VW is definitely the family car. There is no way I could fit into the seat with an infant seat behind me in the X1. I don't think my wife will fit as she is 5' 8". My biggest fault with the X1 is the tiny amount of rear seat space.
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Yes, rear-facing car seats take an
absurd amount of space, probably the equivalent of having a 6' 4" person sitting in the seat. I agree it would make the x1 a tight fit for someone 5'9"ish sitting directly in front, but definitely possible, but likely totally impossible for someone over 6'. All the same, I wouldn't say the SportWagen has *a lot* more space in the back, maybe 1.5"-2" more when you combine front and back seat together, which is what really matters here, but yes, 2" can make all the difference when things get tight.
Congrats on the new TDI, it's a bummer VWofA dragged their feet on bringing the MKVII version over, that new platform has a few inches more of back seat room, which makes a big difference. My GLI has the same amount of back seat room as the incoming SportWagen, and it was really night and day compared to our 'old' SportWagen.