Car Sickness - Are some cars worse than others?

[Nicnocknoo]

My dh has just agreed that we can get a new car. As ds1 gets very car sick, I was wondering if anyone could share their experience of whether different makes of car are worse for travel sickness?

Our last two cars have been Peugeots.

DS has been sick on school coaches, in a VW Sharan (like a Galaxy mentioned up thread) & in a BMW. Plastic bags readily available are vital.

I never felt travel sick until I went in a Citroen grand Picasso! Bleurgh....

My sister has been terrible for travel sickness all her life except in a Mark 3 Golf from the mid 90s. Newer Golfs are no good though.

leather seats are bad for me.

My sister was worse in the more expensive, smoother, cars. Back in the 80's my dad went through a stage of buying Daimlers and jaguars and she hated them. Interestingly, they all had leather seats too but that never seemed to be the issue.

I'm still sick in everything - have been since I was a babay - bicycle and foot are the only sick free modes of transport. Driving helps but is not 100% effective

Agree with all the other posters that smell and suspension is crucial. Air freshners or smooth suspension is horrible. We have just sold our Galaxy - it played havoc with my stomach contents just as much as the Espace before it. Now on a Kia estate - so far so good though the suspension seems smoother. Only been the driver so far, as a passenger it could be another ball game being lower on the ground I think will be worse and its smoother than the MPVs so am going to have my sick bag ready.

Long journeys I would always suggest doing at night time - closing my eyes and having a window down always helped as a child

Yes, it does make a difference.

Some cars I get into, i instantly know that I'm going to be ill, but I haven't made a connection yet.

Car air freshers make it worse.

A window a little bit open makes it better
Sitting in the front also makes it better
I can't read or look down either
I also can't go backwards on a bus or train

I find automatic cars worse than manual and I agree with the leather seats! I get sea sick on a mill pond, so no good on any journey unless I drive!

I do seem to fair better in smaller cars than larger ones.

My dad has a vectra estate and that was awful when we had to go to a cousins wedding! Fortunately my dd doesnt seem to get travel sick!

I find the sea bands excellent as the tablets knock me for six for a few days after. (Even the so called non-drowsy ones!)

My dd1 was sick the other day, driving for about 4 hours to visit mil. She's nearly always ill, it doesn't matter what car, as dh changes his cars regularly as they're company cars.

We were in a Mazda CX-5, I have an Insignia tourer. We have also had, a Hyundai 45i, and a BMW 5. She's chundered in all of them.

I think it depends from dc to dc, I was only ill on country roads, and sitting in the back. I'm fine in the front, I still feel ill in the back as an adult. But, I'm more comfortable driving.

I was a childhood puker and am still sick on planes and boats. I have 3 DC who all vom in cars, although only the youngest (almost 4) still seems to suffer badly.

My experience is: fast / slow aggressive driving & braking is bad
Roundabouts ditto
Too hot bad, but it can never be too cold
Soft, wallowy suspension bad, firmer, bumpier ride better.

I always chucked up in Fords as a child but think they have firmed up their suspension these days.

To make vomit in car easier to deal with I line 1litre ice cream tubs with nappy sacks (not the budget ones). Once they have thrown up, I tie up the bag and reline the container in case they go again.

I have also learnt which services are straight off the motorway versus those with a roundabout or 2 needed to reach them. This is after all 3 DC barfed as we pulled into Tamworth services one day.

I know the above doesn't help with your question so I will say my DC have thrown up in ford s-max, Mazda 6. Vw golf, Peugeot 508, honda civic and BMW 3 series. That is pretty much every car they have ever been in so I am not sure car is main factor.

My friends dd used to get car sick in her dad car or her uncles or granddad. Which was the only cars she went in until our dd's becam friends then I often took her with me when we went on a day trip. I sat her in the middle and had the travel potty ready to go on the front seat. She was never sick with me. She was also sick on buses and coaches.

I have aircon on all the others cars were old. It was the 7 seater c4 and then the gande renault seanic.

Peugeot is very bad for car sickness. My parents had one when I was a child, and I was constantly sick. Then they bought a Volvo and I was fine.
SO yes, I would say stay away from Peugeot!!