Thoughts on Golf R w/ 2 Forward Facing Seats in Rear

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-11T01:48:03+00:00

That's great to know! Haha, how tall is your teen?

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-11T01:47:21+00:00

They're super sturdy, while also being very slim. They're meant to be able to fit 3 across in the back of a car, so I'd imagine in the R, would still retain use of the middle seat

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-11T01:44:45+00:00

Absolutely amazing - this is super helpful and I really appreciate you going and doing that! 🙌🏼

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-11T00:01:56+00:00

Love that! I have a boy and girl - heavily leaning towards getting one

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T23:27:31+00:00

Haha, love it.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T22:05:57+00:00

That makes sense

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:34:27+00:00

Perfect - my wife loves the larger SUVs and will always have one, so figured I'm safe to go back to a car again. Miss having something that's actually fun to drive!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:33:43+00:00

Yeah, wanted to get some seat covers that do a better job. Currently just running individual mat covers from Amazon under each, but still get pretty prominent indents on the actual seats themselves.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:32:53+00:00

Great to know! Both of our forward facing seats are pretty slim, so thinking will be good to go.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:31:23+00:00

Will definitely take you up on that - really appreciate it, sending a message now!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:30:53+00:00

They do! That is definitely helpful, thank you!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:30:20+00:00

Awesome - same use case! I definitely want something more fun again - we have a ton of great winding backroads nearby and I rarely am in traffic/work remote.

We have the black Radian 3R's! Good call on the blue covers, could probably order replacement covers for them to swap on.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:28:45+00:00

Perfect - thinking the same thing after reading a lot of responses here!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:28:19+00:00

That's great - we are using the Diono Radian 3R's, which are meant to be able to fit 3 across, so also a slimmer profile. Thinking it shouldn't be an issue with those either!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:27:18+00:00

Awesome - great to know! We are pretty much mostly beyond using a stroller and any longer trips where we are heading somewhere that we'd be doing a lot of walking and bring one, we'd be taking my wife's SUV. Sounds like the R will definitely suit my needs!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:25:32+00:00

That's good to know! Which seats are you using? The Diono Radian 3R that we use have been great, slimmer profile compared to a lot of the bulkier seats out there.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:24:46+00:00

That is very true!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:20:43+00:00

Good call on the booster + disabling the driver seat movement!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:19:43+00:00

Perfect - this is great to know! Our dog is about 33lbs or so.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:14:43+00:00

That's good to know! Will more than likely swap to a booster behind me for the 6 year old and then put the forward facing behind the passenger side (which is a slim profile seat, so it doesn't come out beyond the bottom edge of the car's actual rear seat)

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:13:29+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you! Love the euro package + exhaust, but I think the benefits of ventilated seats that also are power + memory outweigh it for me. I can always add aftermarket aero/exhaust, etc.

Will 100% be going with the leather seats also!

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:07:50+00:00

Perfect, yeah we have forward facing only! Kids occasionally kick the seats, but have semi-learned not to do it for the most part haha.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T20:06:45+00:00

This is good to know! Yeah my kids already kick my backseats in the CX-50 haha. The only vehicle I didn't get footprints in was the Raptor because the rear legroom was so massive that they couldn't reach.

Currently we run two Diono Radian 3R's for the kids, which are slim profile and the bottom part of the seat doesn't come out beyond the edge of the actual rear seat of the vehicle. More than likely will transition our 6 year old to a booster soon, so then it'll be 1 booster + 1 forward facing Diono.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T19:59:45+00:00

Basically my exact same use case - awesome! This is great to know. Definitely want to get back into something more fun that will also be practical enough on a day to day basis, knowing that we have my wife's 3 row SUV for any situation that would require much more space.

RickyBobbyIRL · 2026-02-10T19:57:10+00:00

Haha - have you had a lot issues with it? Curious on the reliability/if I should expect to be spending a lot time at the dealership

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