Out of interest:
Did any of the ED40 Clubsports come with ambient lighting? I remember reading a German forum a year or two ago, as the early ones were starting to come through on the continent, that they thought the leather equipped cars might have the ambient lighting. In other posts people said that the honeycomb 40 trims didn't have the LED strip at all no matter what spec you had.
And which specs came with the red seatbelt edges? Mine being a cheapo spec doesn't have them.
Sorry for late reply, my Clubsport came with ambient lighting (the red strip light across the door). I wasn't expecting it as I'd read no CS had it.
I've no idea why some don't? Maybe leather trim as opposed to CS seats?
Thanks for the update, looks like the Germans might have been right all along that the leather Ed40's got the ambient but cloth ones didn't
These Clubsports look great! Really want an Edition 40 now.
Agree with others that the R is a great all round car but doesn't look like a £32K car.
Does anyone have any updates on how many clubsports were produced in the end and I am assuming they have all been delivered now?
Might wait and see if the face lift models have any affect on the MK7 prices.
Originally looking at getting a used (standard) GTI with a few decent options - but prices at dealers haven't dropped much.
The prices aren't dropping because VW have long order waits to bolster used prices. Ed40's seem to be stuck in no man's land in that they're expensive next to a GTI and on paper offer less than an R. Driving one is the only answer as they are significantly different to both which is surprising when you think of the shared parts.
I *think* all of the Clubsports have been registered now but don't know for sure. If you look at VW used website you'll notice that most of the non ordered stock were registered in March, then a few in April and May.
A couple dealers I'd spoken to hinted at VW wanted all of them registered before April so they could concentrate on the FL cars.
