Skoda make the worst armrests ever!!!

[AlexR]

I have decided.
Drove a roomster for 7 hours straight and after only half an hour on the motorway with my elbow/forearm resting on what skoda would consider an armrest, my arm was in great pain and starting to go numb.
Drove 400 miles in my fabia vrs today, same thing.

Why the hell do they fit a solid plastic armrest to these cars? It'd only be comfortable to people who have their own padding(fat).

Every other car i've owned & driven has a padded fabric armrest, skoda fit a solid plastic pile of crap.

This is the rest on the doorcard for anyone who is wondering what the hell i'm on about.

Now i've gotta work out what i'm gonna do to it to make it bearable!

Does it annoy anyone else as much as me?

[ncarring]

Try not resting your arm on the armrest, but instead, using it for steering.

[AlexR]

I do use it for steering, while my arm is rested on the rest, whenever i drive on the motorway i have to rest my arm on it as it's in the way of where my arm would sit in the correct position if that makes sense. I can't see the point in having one if it's too uncomfy to use?

[smstext]

if you want an arm rest then buy a sofa.

[fatty5000]

I don't have an armrest, how do you think I manage

[Decron]

It's not the best but you bought the car. I do 800 miles a week and I have driven a lot worse.

[FAST FITZ]

i feel sorry for you's in england with all your boring straight roads, i took the arm rest outta my car as i don't like the look of them anyway

[Babs]

Straight roads... where?

[fatty5000]

Originally Posted by FAST FITZ

i feel sorry for you's in england with all your boring straight roads, i took the arm rest outta my car as i don't like the look of them anyway

I think someone's confused, I'm not in England

[ultra_joel88]

might be worth investing in an armster

www.armrests-uk.com

[kerms34]

Originally Posted by FAST FITZ

i feel sorry for you's in england with all your boring straight roads, i took the arm rest outta my car as i don't like the look of them anyway

As an englishman travelling across the Stirling straights (scotland) daily, I can confirm that the Vrs is the perfect car for this journey !!

After a couple of months with this car I was expecting to find fault with it by now, comfort wise, nothing ! Surprised to hear people are uncomfortable. Only fault Ive found is the radio tuning is a bit poor and thats it.

To all my english colleagues down south, move up here !! Less traffic means more space and less people !

[Decron]

Originally Posted by FAST FITZ

i feel sorry for you's in england with all your boring straight roads, i took the arm rest outta my car as i don't like the look of them anyway

You have never been on the A350...

[Bigw2069]

Originally Posted by kerms34

As an englishman travelling across the Stirling straights (scotland) daily, I can confirm that the Vrs is the perfect car for this journey !!

After a couple of months with this car I was expecting to find fault with it by now, comfort wise, nothing ! Surprised to hear people are uncomfortable. Only fault Ive found is the radio tuning is a bit poor and thats it.

To all my english colleagues down south, move up here !! Less traffic means more space and less people !

Yep the vRS eats the A811ring nicely, how far across do you go? Travelled that road daily for years.

[kerms34]

Originally Posted by Bigw2069

Yep the vRS eats the A811ring nicely, how far across do you go? Travelled that road daily for years.

From Fishcross to Helensburgh and back daily mate,,, used to do Helensburgh to Rosyth few years back as well. Car is just perfect for the journey and believe me when I say Ive tried a few !

[Bigw2069]

Im in Alloa, and across to Helensburgh for years too, and moved from Rosyth, how strange I'm moving back rosyth way too and probably moving jobs back to helensburgh again too. You at HMNB?

[AlexR]

Must be just me then

I don't mind about my left arm as that has space, but my right arm i am used to resting on something. I'll work it out, probably get some padding added to the top when i get the cards retrimmed.

[kerms34]

Originally Posted by Bigw2069

Im in Alloa, and across to Helensburgh for years too, and moved from Rosyth, how strange I'm moving back rosyth way too and probably moving jobs back to helensburgh again too. You at HMNB?

Good Guess !!

[Bigw2069]

Not much else across there I suppose , I was in the NBDA going back as BAE shortly.

[ExAudiSi]

Originally Posted by AlexR

Must be just me then

I don't mind about my left arm as that has space, but my right arm i am used to resting on something. I'll work it out, probably get some padding added to the top when i get the cards retrimmed.

Doesn't the Elegance have padded arm rests?

I'm sure it has been mentioned before on here, although I've never got round to looking at one to see if it is true.

[micmason123]

Originally Posted by ExAudiSi

Doesn't the Elegance have padded arm rests?

I'm sure it has been mentioned before on here, although I've never got round to looking at one to see if it is true.

No they dont. You know what i never noticed how bad they where until i read this yesterday. I am now finding it really annoying now as well.
But oh well.... still love the car.