Bit of a question for more technically minded amongst us re removing Skoda Varioflex rear seating in Skoda Karoq (or Yeti)

For first three years of Troll ownership we towed with an Octavia Scout and it was brilliant. However in October we swapped for a Karoq Scout for a number of reasons. one was the Octavia Estate had a totally massive boot and we reasoned that for day to day we didn't need anything so large. Plus I am a bit untidy so it ended up with all sorts of things cluttering it up.

The Karoq has the Varioflex back seats like some Yeti's and we reasoned that when we needed extra space in the boot we could play with them or even take them out when we towed the Troll.

Yesterday was the first time I needed to play as I had to collect some fencing rails from the woodyard. Embarrassingly I realised that in the 6 months of ownership I hadn't bothered to play with them at all, since the salesman showed me how to do it. I only sorted it by getting Kath to get on YouTube. This led to an afternoon of playing with the seats and eventually taking them out.

i was really shocked at how heavy the seats were. I went for a quick drive and the car felt a bit skittish and light. So here is the technical question - with the seats taken out of the car does it make it almost too light to tow the Troll? The original idea was that we would use the released space for putting extra luggage in. But it is likely that the only really heavy thing might be the awning - things would probably be more bulky than heavy, such as coats.

For stability sake would I be better leaving the seats in and just folding them up when towing?

Has anyone who has towed with a Karoq or Yeti with the varioflex had any experience that might shed some light on this for me? Any views gratefully received.

MikeT

I had a Karoq for two years and only ever folded the seats. To take them out is a right faff. I was able to carry the awning and its accessories (inner tent, carpet etc.), waste tank, trolley jack, pegs, leveller, wheel lock, etc with room to spare. For my previous Triton I also included an aqua roll.

Stewart

Thanks Stewart
That's useful to know
MikeT

Thanks Colin
The area in the Karoq with the seats out is big something like 1800, with the seats folded up its about 1500.

I'm stunned at how much you got in the Yeti - the boot always looked tiny compared to the Octavia estate. Its good to hear that your Yeti was still stable with the seats out. Were you towing a Triton or a Troll?

The other bit is that we won't take the seats out for out week long trips in the UK but are seriously thinking of taking them out if we go on a long trip to the Continent.

MikeT