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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: davegixer on 05 April 2017, 21:18
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It'll be interesting to see how many have made it to the UK :nerd: what number do you have (and where are you from in the world)?
I've searched and can't see a similar thread...
Edit: Let's see your Clubsport car photos too.... :laugh:
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I have number 403
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Newbie from Aberdeenshire
Clubsport 40 No:406
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Mine's 704.
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Where do you have this plate in your interior? I can't find it in mine... Maybe it's a UK specific thing? Mine is from Belgium.
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Think its a UK only thing Jan.
You know what we are here over the water.....
Mrs LRWmotorsport's CS is #67
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Think its a UK only thing Jan.
You know what we are here over the water.....
Mrs LRWmotorsport's CS is #67
It's a good thing: an eye for the detail, a nice special touch.
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We don't have them in Ireland either I emailed vw and they said uk only badge
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Newbie from Aberdeenshire
Clubsport 40 No:406
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Stunning that gogsie, looks really well.
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I had no idea the build-plates were UK only. Every day's a school day it seems. :nerd:
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Edited the post to include car photos, will add mine tomorrow...
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275 - ordered in August, picked up mid December.
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I had no idea the build-plates were UK only. Every day's a school day it seems. :nerd:
Does this also apply to the CSS? That will explain why my sister had no idea what I was asking her about.
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Yes, the build no. is on a plate just in front of the gear lever on the Clubsport S. Different design of plate to the Clubsport; e.g. first Clubsport S will be numbered 001/400.
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Yes, the build no. is on a plate just in front of the gear lever on the Clubsport S. Different design of plate to the Clubsport; e.g. first Clubsport S will be numbered 001/400.
So the CSS in other countries have a build number plate?
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Yes, the build no. is on a plate just in front of the gear lever on the Clubsport S. Different design of plate to the Clubsport; e.g. first Clubsport S will be numbered 001/400.
So the CSS in other countries have a build number plate?
Presumably yes, as the plate has the build number of the car, plus the number 400 worldwide total built, to show which of the total 400 each car is, but we'd need a non-UK CSS owner to confirm this.
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Saw this beauty at Inchape Bolton today. It's available to buy if anyone is after one.
Too rich for my blood :smiley:
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Saw this beauty at Inchape Bolton today. It's available to buy if anyone is after one.
Too rich for my blood :smiley:
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That's the first red one I've seen with gloss black wheels, looks great with the other CS gloss black bodywork.
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I'm not usually a fan of black wheels but that CS with TR paintwork and gloss black Prets is a great combination :cool:
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I like the rear spoiler!4
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My ClubSport is Number 29 ... 6 months old now
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Here's No. 010... :smiley:
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And mine...... :laugh:
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And mine...... :laugh:
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Stunning, any chance of a swap with a GTD :whistle:
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And mine...... :laugh:
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Stunning, any chance of a swap with a GTD :whistle:
Haha, thanks buddy but I'll hang on to it for a little longer - I've only had it a week. :grin:
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The 18'' CS wheels are fast becoming my favourite Golf alloys. I'd love a set on my car.
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The 18'' CS wheels are fast becoming my favourite Golf alloys. I'd love a set on my car.
I'm with you on that one kalimon. They're forged too, and are quite lightweight.
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The lightweight (7.6 kg) Otto Fuchs" 18" forged Belvedere Clubsport wheels along with the 19" Pretoria's are imo by far the best alloys available for the performance MK7 Golf's.
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https://www.facebook.com/DUB05/photos/a.298710013500622.69756.197399326965025/1407419779296301/?type=3
Clubsport slammed. Great site for modifications.
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https://www.facebook.com/DUB05/photos/a.298710013500622.69756.197399326965025/1407419779296301/?type=3
Clubsport slammed. Great site for modifications.
Sorry but why? The hole idea of the clubsport and espically the S is the driving experience, which would be ruined by doing that to the car.
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https://www.facebook.com/DUB05/photos/a.298710013500622.69756.197399326965025/1407419779296301/?type=3
Clubsport slammed. Great site for modifications.
Sorr but why? The hole idea of the clubsport and espically the S is the driving experience, which would be ruined by doing that to the car.
Totally agree, but these cars especially the RS 6's look great.
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#67 Doing its thing
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Gutted to say i may have to sell my clubsport... circumstance's have changed :sad:
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Bugger :sad:
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Have any of you guys with the clubsport 40 also owned the Mk7 golf R? I'm currently in a spot where the facelift Golf R and Clubsport 40 are around the same price. I prefer the clubsport looks but how does the fwd compare to awd? How does the pre-facelift interior compare to the facelift one?
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Have any of you guys with the clubsport 40 also owned the Mk7 golf R? I'm currently in a spot where the facelift Golf R and Clubsport 40 are around the same price. I prefer the clubsport looks but how does the fwd compare to awd? How does the pre-facelift interior compare to the facelift one?
Since you ask, here's my story:
I haven't owned an R but I test drove it when I thought I was set on it as my next car (had no clue about the Clubsport at the time). I had a good offer and was very close on ordering it, still something didn't feel 100% right. Then I asked for a second test-drive just to be sure of my initial feelings which in short were: "doesn't feel or drive as special as I'd like my next car to be" and that didn't change. I forgot all about a Golf until only a month later that I found out VW had made something more special which seemed to be ticking all my boxes. I was sold on the Clubsport's looks at first site but I took a bet and ordered it without having even been inside one (let alone drive it), only with the faith that if SEAT can use VW parts to make an excellent FWD car like the Cupra which I had driven and knew well, certainly VW should be able to match that and more. 8 months later all I can say is that the car exceeded all my expectations.
I have written (very) long posts about how the two cars compared in my eyes in several forums so I'd rather not go through that again in detail. The bottom line is that the R is definitely a very capable all-rounder, but is let down by conservative styling (the times I have taken ordinary 1.4 TSI's in R-line trim for R's and had to take a look at the tailpipes to be sure...) and the fact that you can't "abuse" it as you might want to do with a performance car close to the limit. It's a point-and-shoot car that will put its power down in almost every scenario but there isn't much in the way you can choose to take a corner, the car basically drives itself, no drama (not necessarily a bad thing for everyone out there mind you).
The Clubsport on the other hand is a tighter and sharper machine that you feel from the very first tight corners without even doing crazy speeds. It's quite civilised when you want it but at the same time the harder you push the more you seem to get back from the car in terms of feed-back and grip, that you usually end up discovering you could have pushed even more despite the fact it seemed impossible. It will lose from a drag-race (if that's your thing) and it will spin its wheels if your foot only operates in On/Off modes or if you can't/won't bother planning your steering and throttle inputs but it is a much more rewarding drive when you want to go that extra mile.
The thing is that it is more rewarding even when you don't feel like committing that much. The meaner looks, the sportier interior and exterior and the louder pops and crackles during lift-off and gear-changes can put you in the right mood in no time even during the most boring commute and that is a big win over the R for me. Personally, I had had sleepers in the past but just knowing what your car can do is often not enough. This time I wanted to go to the parking lot and see something more shameless looking, something that would excite me to go drive it hard because of what I saw in the flesh, not because of 0-60 and bhp figures that I have in my mind.
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Gutted to say i may have to sell my clubsport... circumstance's have changed :sad:
OH Nooooo so soon too what you thinking of getting instead?
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Gutted to say i may have to sell my clubsport... circumstance's have changed :sad:
OH Nooooo so soon too what you thinking of getting instead?
I dont think i will have a car, changed my working hours and placement and only live about 2 mile from work now,
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Have any of you guys with the clubsport 40 also owned the Mk7 golf R? I'm currently in a spot where the facelift Golf R and Clubsport 40 are around the same price. I prefer the clubsport looks but how does the fwd compare to awd? How does the pre-facelift interior compare to the facelift one?
I sold my 7R to buy a CS and don't regret it at all, not even slightly. The R is a great car, no doubt, but they are just too common, I can't go out the house without seeing at least one or more without fail. For me it's not just about 4wd and being the fastest Golf out there, I wanted style, exclusivity and something a bit different. And the CS, imho, wins over the R on all of these things, it has a real presence on the road. The limited build numbers, exclusive styling, bucket seats (a must), the wheels, numbered plaque etc. beat the R all hands down for me. :cool: :evil: Anyhow, an R owner will be along soon to sell the other side. :kiss: :smiley:
And to keep the thread on track, I'm number 704 and here it is:
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Gutted to say i may have to sell my clubsport... circumstance's have changed :sad:
OH Nooooo so soon too what you thinking of getting instead?
I dont think i will have a car, changed my working hours and placement and only live about 2 mile from work now,
Keep it for weekend fun mate nothing better than not driving it all week then jumping into and going for a blast. :grin:
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Looking good Trev.
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Keep it for weekend fun mate nothing better than not driving it all week then jumping into and going for a blast. :grin:
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I really want to, will have to look into all avenues and see if i can hold onto it as i love it, and its a head turner for sure,
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Have any of you guys with the clubsport 40 also owned the Mk7 golf R? I'm currently in a spot where the facelift Golf R and Clubsport 40 are around the same price. I prefer the clubsport looks but how does the fwd compare to awd? How does the pre-facelift interior compare to the facelift one?
My reasoning for going for the CS over the R reflect the other posts here, not least of all the looks; whilst it appeals to some I personally don't like the 'sleeper' appearance of the R, it looks like a 1.4 Rline as said elswhere. But I'm not criticising it, it's a phenomenal car of that there is no doubt.
The R and CS are two different cars, and the performance figures can mislead you, have a look on youtube for a video with the CS against the R on track, the CS is faster (but probably wouldn't be faster in the wet). The aero kit is functional as well as looking good; the R has 90kg of lift at 80mph whereas the CS has 60kg of downforce at the same speed. And the dif is sublime!
Have you found one somewhere? If you can get out for a decent drive I'm sure you'll be sold.
I do like the facelift dash, but nowhere near enough to stop me getting a CS - I would have chosen a GTI PP over the R if I couldn't get a CS.
At the end of the day, you are choosing between two awesome cars so you won't go wrong with either.
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No arguments from this R owner Trev,you've had both cars so your opinion is totally valid.Nice pic that,only a fool would prefer the R's looks to yours.
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I guess that just makes the decision harder. I'll try and get a test drive in both. Do you know if the exhaust is louder on the clubsport than the facelift R?
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I guess that just makes the decision harder. I'll try and get a test drive in both. Do you know if the exhaust is louder on the clubsport than the facelift R?
Id say the clubsport is louder and poppier, at least mine is when compared to a mate's R..
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Looked on autotrader today loads of Clubsports on there now, 68 to be exact!! Mostly in VW dealers . Cheapest 17 plate 3 door in carbon grey for £25995. A performance bargin , I wouldn't even consider a mk7.5 pp over the clubsport . Just in case anybody was in the market for one🤔.
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Looked on autotrader today loads of Clubsports on there now, 68 to be exact!! Mostly in VW dealers . Cheapest 17 plate 3 door in carbon grey for £25995. A performance bargin , I wouldn't even consider a mk7.5 pp over the clubsport . Just in case anybody was in the market for one🤔.
The grey car looks a good deal, so good it is already reserved on their website.
I can see the values of these falling over the next few months, when the "new" 7.5 arrives, many buyers will not want the old car.
There are a lot of "R's" and Focus RS available for sale, if you have £30k to spend on a lightly used car, it is almost hard to choose.
Just look at the number of white CS 40 offered at £30k right now!
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Yes that's exactly the problem I'm facing. So many hot hatches to choose from.
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the R has 90kg of lift at 80mph whereas the CS has 60kg of downforce at the same speed. And the dif is sublime!
Where did you get your figures from mate? Wouldn't mind having a read up on that.
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the R has 90kg of lift at 80mph whereas the CS has 60kg of downforce at the same speed. And the dif is sublime!
Where did you get your figures from mate? Wouldn't mind having a read up on that.
The figures were quoted on a Youtube video I watched, either by Evo or (believe it or not) CarWow. I'm sure it was one of those two, but I've watched soooo many in the last two months I could be wrong, I'll try and find it when home a paste the link in here. It was stated the CS has no significant downforce gains below 75mph, which I will use in my defence if caught speeding :lipsrsealed:
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Would be good if you can find the link.
"Sorry officer if I dont go flat out round there I'll end up in the hedge....."
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Number 103 for those that didn't see it already in the rare but lovely tornado red :cool:
Cant wait to get mine on the road in the summer, for now its safely in storage - but killing me !
Not sure if the pics will work but if not here are the links..
http://imgur.com/vyRN99c
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Number 103 for those that didn't see it already in the rare but lovely tornado red :cool:
Cant wait to get mine on the road in the summer, for now its safely in storage - but killing me !
Not sure if the pics will work but if not here are the links..
http://imgur.com/vyRN99c
http://imgur.com/SiNz9fb
http://imgur.com/QEipza7
Why you not driving it?
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will spare all the details Craig but I normally run my Fiat Coupe for 3-4 months over the summer and I didn't want to take out another insurance cover (have 2 car multicar) plus I am due a promotion at work in around July and promised myself it would be bad karma to put the golf on the road before it is confirmed !!
So it will be my treat to myself once that is hopefully agreed in June / July. I really want to drive it but its very safely stored and will mean it is always very low mileage for its age too so I will likely put it on road in July / August and then take fiat off road or maybe move it to a classic policy if its not too ££
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will spare all the details Craig but I normally run my Fiat Coupe for 3-4 months over the summer and I didn't want to take out another insurance cover (have 2 car multicar) plus I am due a promotion at work in around July and promised myself it would be bad karma to put the golf on the road before it is confirmed !!
So it will be my treat to myself once that is hopefully agreed in June / July. I really want to drive it but its very safely stored and will mean it is always very low mileage for its age too so I will likely put it on road in July / August and then take fiat off road or maybe move it to a classic policy if its not too ££
The wait would kill me :grin:. When they first announced the clubsport I must say I was very sceptical of it and didn't see the point being so closely priced to the R. However having now seen one in the flesh in the showroom I must admit I am very impressed. It's certainly far more attractive looking and aggressive than the R imo. This one also had the buckets seats which just look fantastic and also the alcantara steering wheel is awesome. I can now see the appeal of it
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I don't think you are alone there with the price v R comparison thoughts
On paper of course it doesn't make sense but I think most people who have driven or owned an R then done likewise with a CS will understand the differences.. that its not all about 0-60 etc
I drove mine for 10 mins before it got put away and that was enough to know it just feels more than the sum of its parts in both looks, feel, interior and exclusivity and on a different level to any other golf (in my view)
I think the bucket seats and alcantara wheel and interior trim make a huge difference and I am glad that they preserved the exclusivity by not offering this on any other golf at any price..
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Another question for the Clubsport 40 owners, manual or DSG? With the R, people have told me to go for DSG as it suits the car better and works with ACC well, whereas on the GTI it seems like people generally recommend the Manual. What's the case with Clubsport 40?
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never even considered a dsg - for one it just didn't seem right in the CS, 2) it adds more weight and cost 3) I drive an auto every day and their ain't any better than the 8 speed sport auto in the bmw.
Funnily enough when I test drove both R and GTi a couple of year back I agree with you that DSG suited the R better but manual suited the GTI. Somehow I only considered - manual, 3 door, classic colour, bucket seats
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Another question for the Clubsport 40 owners, manual or DSG? With the R, people have told me to go for DSG as it suits the car better and works with ACC well, whereas on the GTI it seems like people generally recommend the Manual. What's the case with Clubsport 40?
I went for DSG, because I've never had one (closest was an auto Mitsubishi FTO about a million years ago), and I have to say I love it and don't think I'll go back to manual, but I think it is a very personal choice based on a lot of factors. Spoke to my mate today who is a massive petrolhead and trackday loon, he's two weeks into owning his brand new S3 DSG, his first also, and he says he won't go back to manual either which seriously shocked me.
You really need to drive both, actually your list is getting longer - you need a manual and DSG CS and R....what a day of testing that will be :evil:
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Another question for the Clubsport 40 owners, manual or DSG? With the R, people have told me to go for DSG as it suits the car better and works with ACC well, whereas on the GTI it seems like people generally recommend the Manual. What's the case with Clubsport 40?
I went for DSG, because I've never had one (closest was an auto Mitsubishi FTO about a million years ago), and I have to say I love it and don't think I'll go back to manual, but I think it is a very personal choice based on a lot of factors. Spoke to my mate today who is a massive petrolhead and trackday loon, he's two weeks into owning his brand new S3 DSG, his first also, and he says he won't go back to manual either which seriously shocked me.
You really need to drive both, actually your list is getting longer - you need a manual and DSG CS and R....what a day of testing that will be :evil:
Yes, agreed. Mine is a DSG, as was my previous 7R and I would never go back to a manual now myself. It was one of the reasons I didn't buy a CSS. That said, manuals clearly still have their appeal and it's just a matter of personal preference.
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This is a good review of the CS Edition 40 which is quite on topic with respect to the R and GTI comparison.
I still can't find the review with the downforce figures, but I will.
https://youtu.be/WpFzj2QwkjQ
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DSG for me. Never had one before and thought I'd made the wrong choice prior to delivery.
After 10K with it can say it is perfect for the road use does everything you need it to. Using the paddles for the twisties never fails to put a smile on my face.
Two pedals are fun: Left foot braking ftw!
Only gripes with it are:
Dead throttle pedal when LFB properly. Can be coded out though.
When using the stick to shift its the wrong way round if you are used to a true sequential box.
DSG was definitely the right choice for me.
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For me it would be a daily driver with 90% of the driving being in the city. I'm leaning towards the clubsport at the moment and wondering if I need AWD with my usage.
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Newbie, Hi :smiley:
I picked up number 433 two weeks ago. Loving it :smiley:
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Congrats mate. I've had mine for 3 weeks and loving mine to. It's a really nice car to drive, enjoy. :smiley:
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Where are the pics mate? :wink:
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I can't for the life of me find the video with the downforce claims, but I've done some digging and it seems they are exaggerated slightly on that video anyway.
The CS has 25kg of downforce above 75mph while the standard GTI and R have 60kg of lift.
I will find that video it it kills me though.
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No worries mate!
Dont drive yourself crazy! :cool:
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I can't for the life of me find the video with the downforce claims, but I've done some digging and it seems they are exaggerated slightly on that video anyway.
The CS has 25kg of downforce above 75mph while the standard GTI and R have 60kg of lift.
I will find that video it it kills me though.
Brilliant!
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Where are the pics mate? :wink:
Sorry, had to remind myself how to upload them again lol.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w116/MattRS_photo/IMG_0002.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/MattRS_photo/media/IMG_0002.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w116/MattRS_photo/IMG_0005.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/MattRS_photo/media/IMG_0005.jpg.html)
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Very nice mate. Best colour to. :whistle: :smiley:
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Very nice. :cool: Was that the Lookers Northallerton car?
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Very nice. :cool: Was that the Lookers Northallerton car?
Yes mate, it was.
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Very nice. :cool: Was that the Lookers Northallerton car?
Yes mate, it was.
Great dealership and if I remember rightly the car has a 5 year factory warranty. :smiley:
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Very nice. :cool: Was that the Lookers Northallerton car?
Yes mate, it was.
Great dealership and if I remember rightly the car has a 5 year factory warranty. :smiley:
Can't fault them on their customer service. As I am 200 miles away then everything was sorted over the phone before I even saw the car.. not sure on the 5 yr warranty?? Might need to check that out.
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Very nice. :cool: Was that the Lookers Northallerton car?
Yes mate, it was.
Great dealership and if I remember rightly the car has a 5 year factory warranty. :smiley:
Can't fault them on their customer service. As I am 200 miles away then everything was sorted over the phone before I even saw the car.. not sure on the 5 yr warranty?? Might need to check that out.
Ring VW customer service (0800 0833 914), they will confirm one way or the other.
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Very nice. :cool: Was that the Lookers Northallerton car?
Yes mate, it was.
Great dealership and if I remember rightly the car has a 5 year factory warranty. :smiley:
Can't fault them on their customer service. As I am 200 miles away then everything was sorted over the phone before I even saw the car.. not sure on the 5 yr warranty?? Might need to check that out.
I got my clubsport from there to, no problems at all. Very helpful.
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Newbie, Hi :smiley:
I picked up number 433 two weeks ago. Loving it :smiley:
Now that's how you think up a forum profile name thingy :cool:
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Am I correct in saying that if you order bucket seats with the CS, you can't order keyless entry ?
It's quite confusing configurating a CS, well for me anyway :embarrassed:
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Newbie, Hi :smiley:
I picked up number 433 two weeks ago. Loving it :smiley:
Now that's how you think up a forum profile name thingy :cool:
Haha it was pretty easy to come up with and saved me all that "sorry, username in use" hassle I would normally get :smiley:
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Very nice. :cool: Was that the Lookers Northallerton car?
Yes mate, it was.
Great dealership and if I remember rightly the car has a 5 year factory warranty. :smiley:
Can't fault them on their customer service. As I am 200 miles away then everything was sorted over the phone before I even saw the car.. not sure on the 5 yr warranty?? Might need to check that out.
Ring VW customer service (0800 0833 914), they will confirm one way or the other.
Cheers mate. I'll get onto that today. The salesman just said "it has the remainder of the warrenty period left" when talking about it, so i assumed 3 years.
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Am I correct in saying that if you order bucket seats with the CS, you can't order keyless entry ?
It's quite confusing configurating a CS, well for me anyway :embarrassed:
100% accurate.
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Very nice. :cool: Was that the Lookers Northallerton car?
Yes mate, it was.
Great dealership and if I remember rightly the car has a 5 year factory warranty. :smiley:
Can't fault them on their customer service. As I am 200 miles away then everything was sorted over the phone before I even saw the car.. not sure on the 5 yr warranty?? Might need to check that out.
Ring VW customer service (0800 0833 914), they will confirm one way or the other.
Cheers mate. I'll get onto that today. The salesman just said "it has the remainder of the warrenty period left" when talking about it, so i assumed 3 years.
Thanks Trev, confirmed from them today that it is 5yrs. Am even more happy with it now :grin:
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^^^Excellent mate, I've got a 5 year warranty on my CS and it's well worth having. :smiley:
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Anyone had issues with their rear seat, i took some mates to football on the weekend, lets say they were a little on the heavy side, big lads...
One commented that my seat was loose, when i got home he was right, the lower rear bench is loose and i cant get it back into place... another reason to visit the dealers.. :angry:
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After 4 years of driving lardy Suv's, for the few days we have the entire family in the car I have seen the light and come back to a little pocket rocket gti. I've had an ed 30, that models std gti and 3 other models over the years. I spent time dithering over which variant to go for and had a despoit down on a great edition 35. Luckily i spotted the Clubsport edition 40 on a review and managed to find one that suited me.
So I am now the lucky keeper of a 2017, carbon grey, 19' brescia alloys, full leather, black roof and the slightly useless net app. No. 664
I love it and just wish the roads weren't too busy and so badly potholed.... I couldn't find a car with DCC which I haven't tried but am missing all the same. Apart from that I had keyless on my last car and keep looking for the start button. I'm still running it so haven't used the right pedal much yet. The cornering is incredible
Thanks for everyone's posts it is see fair to say I read most of the forum before I committed.
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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.
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Hi Exonian. My basic spec also has no red edges on the seat belts or the ambient lighting. Not sure why as it's still a GTI so thought it would have a least came with the red strip in the door. Still love the car though. :smiley:
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Exonian, the red stitching comes with the bucket seats. No ambient lighting on any UK CLubsports. Shame as I miss the red strip lights in the door.
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The red stitching also comes with the standard sport seats.
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Has anyone tried taking the door card off to see if it was there? VW have been known to leave things in and just not connecting them. My CC's all had heated rear seats with all the wiring and all I had to do was buy the switches and plug in the wiring.
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Hi Exonian. My basic spec also has no red edges on the seat belts or the ambient lighting. Not sure why as it's still a GTI so thought it would have a least came with the red strip in the door. Still love the car though. :smiley:
It's a strange omission and VW's reasoning of the bucket seats option makes siting the ambient lighting controller impossible sounds a bit suspect.
As for the red edged belts, it seems to be a lottery :huh:
Exonian, the red stitching comes with the bucket seats. No ambient lighting on any UK CLubsports. Shame as I miss the red strip lights in the door.
The coloured door strips are the coolest feature of the GTI & R
I don't miss them as much as I thought I would as the LED light above the mirror acts as a spotlight on the seat pattern when the door opens and the rest of the interior is in darkness but I did really like having the coloured strips.
The red stitching also comes with the standard sport seats.
Not on all UK cars it seems :sad:
Has anyone tried taking the door card off to see if it was there? VW have been known to leave things in and just not connecting them. My CC's all had heated rear seats with all the wiring and all I had to do was buy the switches and plug in the wiring.
According to a German forum it seems the honeycomb 40 door panels don't have the LED insert.
What adds weight to that is there are no holes for the white LEDs in the door opener aperture.
It's less things to go wrong I guess!
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I don't think any of these very minor missing details take away from the most complete GTI available :cool:
None of it would irritate me when I was driving the thing :smiley:
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I don't think any of these very minor missing details take away from the most complete GTI available :cool:
None of it would irritate me when I was driving the thing :smiley:
It's actually quite useful not having the reflections of the ambient lighting when "making progress" in the dark.
But it loses a little something when you open the door if you don't have bucket seats to admire instead! :laugh:
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I was filling up at a Honda garage this week and a guy was looking at an r type or whatever they are are when he saw me pull in he came over to ask about the ClubSport, ended up with him leaving the Honda dealership with details of where i bought the Gti and comments of the R type looks to of been designed by Michael Bay or a 10 year old ... I had some looks from the honda staff as i paid my fuel bill and left, don t think im welcome there again! :drool:
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Talking of missing red stripes on seatbelts and lack of ambient - I saw for the second time out on the roads a ClubSport ED40 that didn't have red trim around the wheel centre cap (VW logo). The first car I saw like that was a red one with Brescias and this one was a white one with Pretorias parked up. So the red cap stripes seem to be as hit and miss as the red seat belts stripes.
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The red trim centre caps are only on the 18" wheels. :sad:
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The red trim centre caps are only on the 18" wheels. :sad:
I wonder why VW went to the trouble of ordering in special caps for what is probsnly a very limited run of wheels. How odd that they didn't fit them to the bigger and more expensive option wheels.
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The red trim centre caps are only on the 18" wheels. :sad:
I wonder why VW went to the trouble of ordering in special caps for what is probsnly a very limited run of wheels. How odd that they didn't fit them to the bigger and more expensive option wheels.
Bigger and more expensive but not necessarily better.
Your 18's are far nicer wheels than the Brecias in my humble opinion.
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The minor trim differences are really weird. When a special edition is produced you'd think they basic spec would be identical.
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You could always retrofit the red centre caps (I think someone here did that?) but in VW style they're not cheap and in my humble opinion, they're naff.
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The minor trim differences are really weird. When a special edition is produced you'd think they basic spec would be identical.
Indeed, you'd think they'd all have the red trim on the belts and the red cap trim. :rolleyes:
It must be logistically more difficult for VW to build them with all sorts of trim variations than if they'd all come with the same trim specs (ignoring options of course).
You could always retrofit the red centre caps (I think someone here did that?) but in VW style they're not cheap and in my humble opinion, they're naff.
They suit the other red accents on the GTI but would probably look a bit out of place on other models in the range unless you'd been to badge skins and raided their catalogue for red detailing. Those that have GTD's and have added a few red details to their cars have made them look a bit less monochrome.
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Picked up number 653 on the weekend. Standard seats so no red trim on seat belts but it does has red trim on the centre caps on the quaranta alloys.
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Cannot understand why the red stitching does not come with the standard seats on UK models. I have the standard sport seats on my Clubsport here in Ireland and it has the red stitching as does all the other Clubsports I have seen with sport seats.
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Just joined here but picked up my ed40 end of january. 1500 miles in and really enjoying the car. spec is solid white black roof and tech pack bought from dealer stock.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvQi1KWGRuR2YxZ1U/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvY3I4OGtIbG9fRFk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvekJIc0lTZTRuX1k/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvWmZtMWI0ZlNNeHc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvbEZXVHR6WlQ0cVk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvV2NvUGFqbFNpMmc/view?usp=sharin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvdFdGTUpqT015ZmM/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvdFdGTUpqT015ZmM/view?usp=sharing
cheers lee
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Just joined here but picked up my ed40 end of january. 1500 miles in and really enjoying the car. spec is solid white black roof and tech pack bought from dealer stock.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvQi1KWGRuR2YxZ1U/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvY3I4OGtIbG9fRFk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvekJIc0lTZTRuX1k/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvWmZtMWI0ZlNNeHc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvbEZXVHR6WlQ0cVk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvV2NvUGFqbFNpMmc/view?usp=sharin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvdFdGTUpqT015ZmM/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvdFdGTUpqT015ZmM/view?usp=sharing
cheers lee
Welcome to the forum Lee :smiley:
Your car is superb and as far as I am concerned, it also has the best wheel option :wink:
Keep the pictures coming :drool:
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Thanks for the welcome Kalimon.
Lighter wheels faster on track. :cool:
Will get some better pics up soon. :smiley:
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The only problem with the Belvedere wheels is they seem to get dirty very quickly, have to clean mine once a week. Great lightweight forged wheels though and have a great pedigree as they are manufactured by Otto Fuchs who made the the legendary "Windmill" wheel for the first production Porche 911.
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Just joined here but picked up my ed40 end of january. 1500 miles in and really enjoying the car. spec is solid white black roof and tech pack bought from dealer stock.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvQi1KWGRuR2YxZ1U/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvY3I4OGtIbG9fRFk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvekJIc0lTZTRuX1k/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvWmZtMWI0ZlNNeHc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvbEZXVHR6WlQ0cVk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvV2NvUGFqbFNpMmc/view?usp=sharin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvdFdGTUpqT015ZmM/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvdFdGTUpqT015ZmM/view?usp=sharing
cheers lee
Welcome to the forum Lee :smiley:
Your car is superb and as far as I am concerned, it also has the best wheel option :wink:
Keep the pictures coming :drool:
^^^^ what he said.
Yours has a nice low number too :cool:
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Some quick pics of mine, picked up on Sat and after a quick wash following a 290 mile drive:
(http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/Nick_Harnett/image1_zpsv1rtt0tu.jpg) (http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/Nick_Harnett/media/image1_zpsv1rtt0tu.jpg.html)
(http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/Nick_Harnett/image2_zpsaqg5eci0.jpg) (http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/Nick_Harnett/media/image2_zpsaqg5eci0.jpg.html)
(http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/Nick_Harnett/image3_zpswztdksoj.jpg) (http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/Nick_Harnett/media/image3_zpswztdksoj.jpg.html)
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Some quick pics of mine, picked up on Sat and after a quick wash following a 290 mile drive:
Looks great; the silver and contrasting black bits really work. It's been said before, but those wheels are the wheels to have on a GTI ed40 Clubsport.
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Some quick pics of mine, picked up on Sat and after a quick wash following a 290 mile drive:
Looks great; the silver and contrasting black bits really work. It's been said before, but those wheels are the wheels to have on a GTI ed40 Clubsport.
They were the only wheels I wanted. No offence to anyone but I'm not a fan of the Brescia wheels, and the fact they have used them on the 7.5 GTi and not kept them as a limited run put me off further. And they bring with them higher road tax if the Configurator can be trusted. Each to their own.
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That would of been my first choice colour very nice in reflex silver.
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That would of been my first choice colour very nice in reflex silver.
Same, carbon grey also would of got a look in but silver was first choice. Wheels and 3 door were must haves.
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Same for me, I tried hunting down a Reflex Silver Clubsport a few months ago after I found out they were dropping the colour from the 7.5. Could not find one at the time.
It looks so good in that colour, and I am not jealous at all 😉 Haha
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These were taken at curborough sprint track on may bank holiday. Managed 4 dry runs in the morning and 1 in the afternoon before the heavens opened. Two wet runs in the afternoon was enough for me.
Most of the pics i have of this are displaying my reg so not sure whether to post. Anyway a few teasers. :smiley:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvWk1ySVZjbl9aNnc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvbjk5VUgxVWh3Rjg/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvbDBoZ0pndEtyUHc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvVFZzN0F3NjNxeU0/view?usp=sharing
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Love the silver Ed40 wantmygti, really impressed with that.
I'd wondered when you'd post a few shots up :afro:
Gasco1 it's be good to see a few more action shots.
Nice to see a ClubSport being put through its paces. Are you on standard tyres? Apologies if I've missed a thread on it but I've been a tad busy and had to neglect the forums of late
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Love the silver Ed40 wantmygti, really impressed with that.
I'd wondered when you'd post a few shots up :afro:
Gasco1 it's be good to see a few more action shots.
Nice to see a ClubSport being put through its paces. Are you on standard tyres? Apologies if I've missed a thread on it but I've been a tad busy and had to neglect the forums of late
Agreed :smiley:
Exonian, I wouldn't mind seeing a few more shots of your CS while we're at it :whistle:
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Exonian yes on standard tyres. It's only a 30 second lap so not to much stress on the tyre's. No thread on this at the moment will probably post some more pics in this thread if that's ok.
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Love the silver Ed40 wantmygti, really impressed with that.
I'd wondered when you'd post a few shots up :afro:
Gasco1 it's be good to see a few more action shots.
Nice to see a ClubSport being put through its paces. Are you on standard tyres? Apologies if I've missed a thread on it but I've been a tad busy and had to neglect the forums of late
Agreed :smiley:
Exonian, I wouldn't mind seeing a few more shots of your CS while we're at it :whistle:
Thanks chaps!
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Love the silver Ed40 wantmygti, really impressed with that.
I'd wondered when you'd post a few shots up :afro:
Gasco1 it's be good to see a few more action shots.
Nice to see a ClubSport being put through its paces. Are you on standard tyres? Apologies if I've missed a thread on it but I've been a tad busy and had to neglect the forums of late
Agreed :smiley:
Exonian, I wouldn't mind seeing a few more shots of your CS while we're at it :whistle:
Meh, bored of it now, I need a 7.5 in my life - Clubsports are so last week...
Only joking! Instead of my usual lack of car use depressing me about how much it's depreciating sat doing nothing I've played a trick on myself and convinced myself that it's a limited run model that needs to be kept wrapped up away from the ravages of the big bad world. So in essence it's covered in pollen and dust locked in the garage most of the time and I've been working so much I've not taken it anywhere photogenic due to distinct lack of time and energy. I'd planned on cleaning it today but it's bloomin' raining on and off here. Grrrrrr.
Plus I feel a bit of a tit taking pictures of my car which is kind of ironic considering most of my spare time is spent looking at other people's car pics... :rolleyes:
Which is a typically long and convoluted way of saying "I'll get round to it soon I hope"
Exonian yes on standard tyres. It's only a 30 second lap so not to much stress on the tyre's. No thread on this at the moment will probably post some more pics in this thread if that's ok.
That's good to know as 99% of the forum think S001's are the work of the devil and the car will fall off the road at any given opportunity! I don't find them that bad to be honest aside from the horrendous din they make on certain surfaces.
And please, post away with pics, we can never have too many pics (plus that saves me the job of taking pics of mine, we can just look at yours)
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No 738 CS
Plain black seat belts in mine, not happy at all about that as no good reason for it IMO
The interior should feel special like the edition it is,
The Front door sills should also have an illuminating "GTI" I believe
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Welcome NK. I agree with all your points mate. Should also have the illuminated strip in the door in my opinion. Still doesn't take away from it being a fantastic car, I love mine. Enjoy. :smiley:
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Love the silver Ed40 wantmygti, really impressed with that.
I'd wondered when you'd post a few shots up :afro:
Gasco1 it's be good to see a few more action shots.
Nice to see a ClubSport being put through its paces. Are you on standard tyres? Apologies if I've missed a thread on it but I've been a tad busy and had to neglect the forums of late
Agreed :smiley:
Exonian, I wouldn't mind seeing a few more shots of your CS while we're at it :whistle:
Meh, bored of it now, I need a 7.5 in my life - Clubsports are so last week...
Only joking! Instead of my usual lack of car use depressing me about how much it's depreciating sat doing nothing I've played a trick on myself and convinced myself that it's a limited run model that needs to be kept wrapped up away from the ravages of the big bad world. So in essence it's covered in pollen and dust locked in the garage most of the time and I've been working so much I've not taken it anywhere photogenic due to distinct lack of time and energy. I'd planned on cleaning it today but it's bloomin' raining on and off here. Grrrrrr.
Plus I feel a bit of a tit taking pictures of my car which is kind of ironic considering most of my spare time is spent looking at other people's car pics... :rolleyes:
Which is a typically long and convoluted way of saying "I'll get round to it soon I hope"
I've not felt a tit for a long time unfortunately :cry:
Exonian yes on standard tyres. It's only a 30 second lap so not to much stress on the tyre's. No thread on this at the moment will probably post some more pics in this thread if that's ok.
That's good to know as 99% of the forum think S001's are the work of the devil and the car will fall off the road at any given opportunity! I don't find them that bad to be honest aside from the horrendous din they make on certain surfaces.
And please, post away with pics, we can never have too many pics (plus that saves me the job of taking pics of mine, we can just look at yours)
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Welcome NK. I agree with all your points mate. Should also have the illuminated strip in the door in my opinion. Still doesn't take away from it being a fantastic car, I love mine. Enjoy. :smiley:
cheers Davey-c, agree a great car! Always brings a smile to my face. Love the smooth engine note.
I sometimes think that VW need to churn out the 1000 clubsport uk models in a bit of a rush prior to the mk 7.5 and with no incentive to honour previous publicised interior specs
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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?
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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.
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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 :sad:
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.
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Great article on the link below from a man who should know a thing or two about the Clubsport and the performance golfs in general.
https://www.pistonheads.com/features/ph-features/golf-gti-laid-bare/33369
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More pics of my ed40 at curborough sprint.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvd09PRHJWVUtrT2s/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvcnJFbVc3WGszZ1E/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvV3UwMmM5WE1uakU/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvRmd3UE01Q1YwOXc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvUnNWc0FIOHZTUUk/view?usp=sharing
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvOFM3emw5QVFabkk/view?usp=sharing
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some more. :cool:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvV0Y4bXNWdjJGYVk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvT0R5cHhFc1pTd0E/view?usp=sharing
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvcHlUS3QzZ1NpM1k/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvdkZvaU1CbUpaM28/view?usp=sharing
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvU1hpdHBpNXpJN2M/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvWUh4TFhTTW9rS0k/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86hSEYuQIcvTHVkYzRfV29JWGc/view?usp=sharing
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Saw my first CS on the road today, just a brief glimpse, but enough for feelings of inadequacy to set in....
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Great action shots Gasco, once again it's good to see the Ed40 actually doing a bit of Clubsport action.
Don't worry Watts, the Clubsport driver will have had ambient envy when he saw you!
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Great action shots Gasco, once again it's good to see the Ed40 actually doing a bit of Clubsport action.
Don't worry Watts, the Clubsport driver will have had ambient envy when he saw you!
I may be coming up short in the 'fully getting the gist of that comment' department, now I'm feeling even more inadequate :cry:
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Great action shots Gasco, once again it's good to see the Ed40 actually doing a bit of Clubsport action.
Don't worry Watts, the Clubsport driver will have had ambient envy when he saw you!
I may be coming up short in the 'fully getting the gist of that comment' department, now I'm feeling even more inadequate :cry:
The Clubsport lacks the interior ambient lighting that other Performance Golfs get.
No red stripes lit up or footwell lighting or even the natty little LED that lights up the interior door latch thingy. Unless the Clubsport had leather, in which case you can feel very inadequate indeed. And likewise so can I.
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Great action shots Gasco, once again it's good to see the Ed40 actually doing a bit of Clubsport action.
Don't worry Watts, the Clubsport driver will have had ambient envy when he saw you!
I may be coming up short in the 'fully getting the gist of that comment' department, now I'm feeling even more inadequate :cry:
The Clubsport lacks the interior ambient lighting that other Performance Golfs get.
No red stripes lit up or footwell lighting or even the natty little LED that lights up the interior door latch thingy. Unless the Clubsport had leather, in which case you can feel very inadequate indeed. And likewise so can I.
No, I think he went past like Toad of Toad Hall with a smug look saying "look at my big spoiler underling" :angry:
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Great action shots Gasco, once again it's good to see the Ed40 actually doing a bit of Clubsport action.
Don't worry Watts, the Clubsport driver will have had ambient envy when he saw you!
I may be coming up short in the 'fully getting the gist of that comment' department, now I'm feeling even more inadequate :cry:
The Clubsport lacks the interior ambient lighting that other Performance Golfs get.
No red stripes lit up or footwell lighting or even the natty little LED that lights up the interior door latch thingy. Unless the Clubsport had leather, in which case you can feel very inadequate indeed. And likewise so can I.
No, I think he went past like Toad of Toad Hall with a smug look saying "look at my big spoiler underling" :angry:
I'm sure said Clubsport driver will have come up against a FL R and had the same inadequacies not having a handlebar moustache front bumper, or a 7th gear with which to get to 70mph with on the motorway, and that's before we get to tailpipe inferiority and lack of a rear axle for when you want to behave dangerously in the wet on public roads. Clubsport owners don't have it all good i'll have you know. :kiss:
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Great action shots Gasco, once again it's good to see the Ed40 actually doing a bit of Clubsport action.
Don't worry Watts, the Clubsport driver will have had ambient envy when he saw you!
I may be coming up short in the 'fully getting the gist of that comment' department, now I'm feeling even more inadequate :cry:
The Clubsport lacks the interior ambient lighting that other Performance Golfs get.
No red stripes lit up or footwell lighting or even the natty little LED that lights up the interior door latch thingy. Unless the Clubsport had leather, in which case you can feel very inadequate indeed. And likewise so can I.
Now that did make me chuckle :grin:
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Strange light coming from driver and passenger footwells of my Clubsport.
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I'm sure said Clubsport driver will have come up against a FL R and had the same inadequacies not having a handlebar moustache front bumper, or a 7th gear with which to get to 70mph with on the motorway, and that's before we get to tailpipe inferiority and lack of a rear axle for when you want to behave dangerously in the wet on public roads. Clubsport owners don't have it all good i'll have you know. :kiss:
Look forward to meeting one, twisty B-road would be nice or even better on track :wink:
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Still miffed by the variation in spec, particularly the red trim seatbelts and door sills which should have "GTI" illuminated.
Had emailed vw.uk, vw.de and even copied the ceo (mueller) as to the reason for this variation. I wanted.
Loads of false answers were received , the last being that red trimmed seatbelts were never for the UK!
This doesn't explain why UK cars with this feature appear on the classified ads!
Completely dislike VW as a result. No reason to be so careless with the production of the Ed40 CS and so deceitful afterwards
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It had to happen, this is the first Clubsport S I have seen offered at below list price, from a VW main dealer as well.
I am keeping my eyes open and will own one at some point, no rush, there are still a lot of "speculative" cars that need to be sold before enthusiasts will jump in! :)
I think it will be gone in the next few days?
https://00430.usedcars.volkswagen.co.uk/en/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-20-tsi-gti-clubsport-s-310-ps-3dr/clubsport-s-k5bcfwu
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It had to happen, this is the first Clubsport S I have seen offered at below list price, from a VW main dealer as well.
I am keeping my eyes open and will own one at some point, no rush, there are still a lot of "speculative" cars that need to be sold before enthusiasts will jump in! :)
I think it will be gone in the next few days?
https://00430.usedcars.volkswagen.co.uk/en/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-20-tsi-gti-clubsport-s-310-ps-3dr/clubsport-s-k5bcfwu
I may have to take a gander as in Swindon tomorrow after I have weeped at what I can't afford at Porsche
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Looks like it's exactly the list price of £33,995 to me, although price on the website might have changed!
Shock horror someone has done nearly 5,000 miles in it :smiley:
A good buy for someone :wink:
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Was that jjgreenwood's car? It's obviously done the 6 months company car stint and now on the forecourt if so.
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Was that jjgreenwood's car? It's obviously done the 6 months company car stint and now on the forecourt if so.
Yes its mine, but they wouldn't let me register it as a company car so I had to buy it. I love it - especially at the moment as its a great summer car. It is an extravagance when they give you a car for next to nothing though and the mrs isn't keen on it. Quite fancy driving the arteon so I've reduced it down. Funnily enough seeing 2-3 leads a day on it now its at retail, virtually nothing at previous inflated price. It'll be a good deal for whoever ends up with it, comes with its plate, the cup 2 tyres only have 700 miles on them as its on the yokos atm.
I'll be sad when it finally does go though :cry:
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jjgreenwood - ahem, while we have your attention, would it be possible to find out from VWUK exactly how many Clubsports (not CSS) ended up being imported - as an owner, I would be very grateful and interested to know. :smiley: I have tried myself but they just quoted the original press release number of 1,000 - I reckon there's only around 800.
Also, good luck with your sale, I doubt whether it be around long at that price. :cool:
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jjgreenwood - ahem, while we have your attention, would it be possible to find out from VWUK exactly how many Clubsports (not CSS) ended up being imported - as an owner, I would be very grateful and interested to know. :smiley: I have tried myself but they just quoted the original press release number of 1,000 - I reckon there's only around 800.
Also, good luck with your sale, I doubt whether it be around long at that price. :cool:
They think it's 1000 as they didn't ask for any additional allocation and quite a few were sold to fleet customers, but they looking into it for me.
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jjgreenwood - ahem, while we have your attention, would it be possible to find out from VWUK exactly how many Clubsports (not CSS) ended up being imported - as an owner, I would be very grateful and interested to know. :smiley: I have tried myself but they just quoted the original press release number of 1,000 - I reckon there's only around 800.
Also, good luck with your sale, I doubt whether it be around long at that price. :cool:
They think it's 1000 as they didn't ask for any additional allocation and quite a few were sold to fleet customers, but they looking into it for me.
Show me a car with a plaque reading above 900!
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jjgreenwood - ahem, while we have your attention, would it be possible to find out from VWUK exactly how many Clubsports (not CSS) ended up being imported - as an owner, I would be very grateful and interested to know. :smiley: I have tried myself but they just quoted the original press release number of 1,000 - I reckon there's only around 800.
Also, good luck with your sale, I doubt whether it be around long at that price. :cool:
They think it's 1000 as they didn't ask for any additional allocation and quite a few were sold to fleet customers, but they looking into it for me.
Many thanks. :smiley: As above I'm not aware of any with a plaque beginning with an 8.
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jjgreenwood - ahem, while we have your attention, would it be possible to find out from VWUK exactly how many Clubsports (not CSS) ended up being imported - as an owner, I would be very grateful and interested to know. :smiley: I have tried myself but they just quoted the original press release number of 1,000 - I reckon there's only around 800.
Also, good luck with your sale, I doubt whether it be around long at that price. :cool:
They think it's 1000 as they didn't ask for any additional allocation and quite a few were sold to fleet customers, but they looking into it for me.
Many thanks. :smiley: As above I'm not aware of any with a plaque beginning with an 8.
Had a reply back 570 were imported to the UK out of a possible 1000 due to production ending early.
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jjgreenwood - ahem, while we have your attention, would it be possible to find out from VWUK exactly how many Clubsports (not CSS) ended up being imported - as an owner, I would be very grateful and interested to know. :smiley: I have tried myself but they just quoted the original press release number of 1,000 - I reckon there's only around 800.
Also, good luck with your sale, I doubt whether it be around long at that price. :cool:
They think it's 1000 as they didn't ask for any additional allocation and quite a few were sold to fleet customers, but they looking into it for me.
Many thanks. :smiley: As above I'm not aware of any with a plaque beginning with an 8.
Had a reply back 570 were imported to the UK out of a possible 1000 due to production ending early.
Good work!
I've seen a few with plaques higher than that but the numbers don't seem to run in any apparent order. I've seen some early cars with higher numbers and mine is in the two hundreds yet wasn't registered until the end of March 2017.
Were Swindon VW the biggest uptakers of Clubsports? You did have more than your fair share on the VW used website recently! :laugh:
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jjgreenwood - ahem, while we have your attention, would it be possible to find out from VWUK exactly how many Clubsports (not CSS) ended up being imported - as an owner, I would be very grateful and interested to know. :smiley: I have tried myself but they just quoted the original press release number of 1,000 - I reckon there's only around 800.
Also, good luck with your sale, I doubt whether it be around long at that price. :cool:
They think it's 1000 as they didn't ask for any additional allocation and quite a few were sold to fleet customers, but they looking into it for me.
Many thanks. :smiley: As above I'm not aware of any with a plaque beginning with an 8.
Had a reply back 570 were imported to the UK out of a possible 1000 due to production ending early.
Great, thanks for finding out. Makes a mockery of the numbers mind, as mine is 704.
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jjgreenwood - ahem, while we have your attention, would it be possible to find out from VWUK exactly how many Clubsports (not CSS) ended up being imported - as an owner, I would be very grateful and interested to know. :smiley: I have tried myself but they just quoted the original press release number of 1,000 - I reckon there's only around 800.
Also, good luck with your sale, I doubt whether it be around long at that price. :cool:
They think it's 1000 as they didn't ask for any additional allocation and quite a few were sold to fleet customers, but they looking into it for me.
Many thanks. :smiley: As above I'm not aware of any with a plaque beginning with an 8.
Had a reply back 570 were imported to the UK out of a possible 1000 due to production ending early.
Good work!
I've seen a few with plaques higher than that but the numbers don't seem to run in any apparent order. I've seen some early cars with higher numbers and mine is in the two hundreds yet wasn't registered until the end of March 2017.
Were Swindon VW the biggest uptakers of Clubsports? You did have more than your fair share on the VW used website recently! :laugh:
I don't think so. We did run quite a few as demo and staff cars, our fleet department sold a lot but I can't remember selling one new through the showroom or over the internet. We did do well out of Clubsport S and we do seem to sell more than our fair share of Golf R and other performance golfs.
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I don't think so. We did run quite a few as demo and staff cars, our fleet department sold a lot but I can't remember selling one new through the showroom or over the internet. We did do well out of Clubsport S and we do seem to sell more than our fair share of Golf R and other performance golfs.
I don't expect that many dealers sold any at retail.
They were expensive cars compared to an R for those that would have been looking at the two side by side.
You've just got to look at the forum traffic on VWROC to see that most people would spend their money on the technically superior and better value R. It's only really GTI die-hards that looked beneath the skin of the Clubsport further plus those that didn't want the conservative styling and driving dynamics of the R.
Obviously the CSS was a different kettle of fish and reached out to different people but it did put the GTI back on the map.
Thanks for the info, it makes interesting reading and you've been a lot more helpful than VW UK have been to those that approached the importers directly. :afro:
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Do either of these models have heated seats? I assume the CSS with it's super-duper buckets doesn't but what about the Edition 40?
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Do either of these models have heated seats? I assume the CSS with it's super-duper buckets doesn't but what about the Edition 40?
CSS has heated seats
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https://usedcars.volkswagen.co.uk/en/used-cars/volkswagen/golf/20-tsi-gti-clubsport-edition-40-dsg-5-dr-hmbbgll
It must be an age thing but this car has everything except the heated seats. It's a long story but I once bought a brand new mk2 TT in 2008 specced it in silver with red leather, 18 inch alloys but I forgot to get heated seats - my better half never forgave me. At the time she preferred going out in my Corrado VR6 Storm as that had heated seats. My GTi PP has them so she's happy :grin:
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https://usedcars.volkswagen.co.uk/en/used-cars/volkswagen/golf/20-tsi-gti-clubsport-edition-40-dsg-5-dr-hmbbgll
It must be an age thing but this car has everything except the heated seats. It's a long story but I once bought a brand new mk2 TT in 2008 specced it in silver with red leather, 18 inch alloys but I forgot to get heated seats - my better half never forgave me. At the time she preferred going out in my Corrado VR6 Storm as that had heated seats. My GTi PP has them so she's happy :grin:
I never realised standard clubsport never got a winter pack, learn something new every day.
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Do either of these models have heated seats? I assume the CSS with it's super-duper buckets doesn't but what about the Edition 40?
My CS has heated seats. :smiley:
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https://usedcars.volkswagen.co.uk/en/used-cars/volkswagen/golf/20-tsi-gti-clubsport-edition-40-dsg-5-dr-hmbbgll
It must be an age thing but this car has everything except the heated seats. It's a long story but I once bought a brand new mk2 TT in 2008 specced it in silver with red leather, 18 inch alloys but I forgot to get heated seats - my better half never forgave me. At the time she preferred going out in my Corrado VR6 Storm as that had heated seats. My GTi PP has them so she's happy :grin:
I never realised standard clubsport never got a winter pack, learn something new every day.
So how come mine's got a winter pack then?
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As I understand it, CS with leather or buckets got heated seats, standard CS seats didn't.
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Mrs LRW's has a winter pack too.
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There are a couple of CS I had my eye on, many seem to be fairly low spec. Quite a few 5 door with regular seats seem to come without heated seats, keyless start and obviously lack red door & cill lighting.
They are slightly lower spec than the regular 2016 Gti and hardly "lighweight" with 5 doors & nav etc... making them quite a hard sell?
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There are a couple of CS I had my eye on, many seem to be fairly low spec. Quite a few 5 door with regular seats seem to come without heated seats, keyless start and obviously lack red door & cill lighting.
They are slightly lower spec than the regular 2016 Gti and hardly "lighweight" with 5 doors & nav etc... making them quite a hard sell?
Judging by the fact nearly 25% of them are still up for sale then "near impossible to sell" is quite likely!
Too many people judge the car on the spec sheets alone but the Clubsport is a car that needs to be driven to appreciate where it sits in the range. Or sat in the range.
The car was a bit of a misnomer really and the CSS should have been called the Clubsport and the CS should have been just labelled the ED40 but hey ho.
Ignore the fact it doesn't have quite the luxurious spec of the other last of line mk7 Performance models and go out for a drive in one.
Heated cloth seats in the UK (aside from the north of Scotland maybe)? Nah! I really don't think so. It's a hot hatch not a limousine.
Push button start? Total gimmick.
Ambient lighting? Go for the leather and get both that and a nice warm bum.
The Edition 40 is all about the looks and the driving dynamics.
I'm still not 100% sold on some of the looks but the driving dynamics are really quite something. A real case of "the whole car is greater than the sum of its parts"
Spec them up and they come in at bloody expensive 2wd GTI's but keep the spec fairly basic like most of the ones still sat on forecourts and you have a really good driving machine that's quite a bit more focussed than a normal GTI and more more lively to drive than an R at a more reasonable price. A GTI type price rather than an R type price if you will.
The standard seats look good and don't squeak like a lot of reports I've read on the buckets on the German forums.
You've got everything you need as standard.
Hardly lightweight for sure (apart from in spec) but quite rare and bloody good fun to drive. And that's what a GTI should be about rather than how many expensive option toys you can put in it.
GTI's are for driving, Exec saloons are for loading with toys and cruising about in. If you drive a GTI how it should be driven you don't have time to piss about with gadgets! :wink:
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I do like the CS, but to me it is an enhanced Gti in some respects as the Gti is an enhanced Golf.
I have More focussed driving machines which make the GTi feel like a dopey Lexus in the driving stakes, that is not the main reason for considering one.
What I do want from the Gti is a sensible car that can be fun when required and blends in, the appeal of the CS is near enough an R engine in a 2wd format, when you are spending close to £30k, personally I am less impressed that it has a few features missing from the regular Gti.
I really do like the 18" CS wheels, but have yet to see one come on anything but those bl***y Bridgestones!
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I do like the CS, but to me it is an enhanced Gti in some respects as the Gti is an enhanced Golf.
I have More focussed driving machines which make the GTi feel like a dopey Lexus in the driving stakes, that is not the main reason for considering one.
What I do want from the Gti is a sensible car that can be fun when required and blends in, the appeal of the CS is near enough an R engine in a 2wd format, when you are spending close to £30k, personally I am less impressed that it has a few features missing from the regular Gti.
I really do like the 18" CS wheels, but have yet to see one come on anything but those bl***y Bridgestones!
There was an interview with the Porsche guy who did the chassis work where he said the something about the chassis being set up around the Bridgestones (or something like that). He obviously rates them higher than forum members here, but then again the set up was probably done on track where they get up to temp better.
The GTI appeals to all sorts of people. Rich people buy them as cheap runabouts to go with their other collection of cars and poor people like me aspire to them, that's the enduring appeal of the GTI and why they still exist when other manufacturers have had to rebrand their sporty hatches around whether they're in current vogue or not. The GTI is a brand within itself a bit like a Mini Cooper.
I won't recommend a Clubsport to you on your basis, a normal GTI does plenty enough for normal road use and you have a lot more options to pick from unlike an awful lot of GTI buyers. I was commenting solely on why VW can't shift the things as they're too close to the R in price and unless someone has had experience of the driving dynamics alongside an R then they'd most likely go for the better on paper spec and all round ability of the R.
It's nice to have the choice.
I only ended up buying a Clubsport GTI as I was intrigued as to why various sales execs were raving about them in a most passionate way which is pretty rare for VW sales execs. It wasn't a planned purchase and I'd previously been quite negative towards the model.
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Personally I think the open allocation of the cars was a mistake - if they had allocated dealers cars dealers would have marketed their allocation to customers who were interested. As there was no specific allocation then it kind of got lost amongst all the other golf. Also I have no idea why it didn't have the deposit contribution, with the price it was this made it more expensive than a Golf R. They should have marketed it at a lower price if they weren't going to do deposit contribution, but then perhaps with all the development it had it simply was an expensive project. Previous "edition" golfs have been nothing more but a slightly different look, different trim and perhaps another 10-20bhp. Clubsport was a whole new package. I can't see them doing it again and perhaps residuals will reflect that in the next few years - especially as the new cars in 2019 and beyond will all be hybrid and electric.
Its difficult to gauge and estimate it's success. Maybe they made more money from the 570+150=720 clubsport they sold due to a higher margin through lack of marketing support than the normal 1500 or so special editions they would normally put out. Given the anecdotal evidence seems to suggest that anything apart form a clubsport S has ended up on fleet terms though I think it unlikely.
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Interesting insights once again jjg.
It's great to see a dealer's eye perspective and I can understand exactly where you're coming from.
The GTI, GTE and R have all moved closer in styling for the facelifted cars, you've got to wonder whether there will still be those three levels of Golf (plus GTD) once the mk8 arrives.
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Interesting indeed jjg. When the CS was launched, my local dealer group was so confident that demand was going to outstrip supply, sales were not allowed to offer any discount whatsoever. As a result, I gambled that I would still be able to order a few months later and that paid dividends. My local group were still not able to offer me any discount, despite having bought loads of cars from them, so they lost my order. The group I placed my order with were able to offer £4k discount, on my well specified order, so that made the deal relatively competitive when compared with the R, despite the lack of deposit contribution. I took a 5 year factory warranty as I intend to keep the car that long, maybe longer (as a 2nd car) depending on how the future of the car evolves. I only do about 4k miles a year so it will make a great "keeper". I'm sure it will lose pots of money, but at least to me anyway, it's one of the most special cars VW has produced to date. As I've mentioned before, I sold a 7R to buy my CS and have no regrets at all.
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Here's mine, Number 290. Tornado Red, Black Roof, Black Prets, Pano Roof, DiscoverPro Nav, Rear View Camera, 90% Tints, Bucket Seats, Dynaudio, High Beam Assist
(https://s19.postimg.org/h9icy75b7/CS3.jpg) (https://postimage.org)
(https://s19.postimg.org/q4se078v7/CS12.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/toebq0bkv/)
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Here's mine, Number 290. Tornado Red, Black Roof, Black Prets, Pano Roof, DiscoverPro Nav, Rear View Camera, 90% Tints, Bucket Seats, Dynaudio, High Beam Assist
(https://s19.postimg.org/h9icy75b7/CS3.jpg) (https://postimage.org)
TaffCSRed, love the red and black; looks fantastic. Just read your driving and car ownership history in the 'Full House' thread. That's a pretty impressive set of mk7's you've owned in a short space of time; of the three, I think the CS is my favourite.
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Here's mine, Number 290. Tornado Red, Black Roof, Black Prets, Pano Roof, DiscoverPro Nav, Rear View Camera, 90% Tints, Bucket Seats, Dynaudio, High Beam Assist
(https://s19.postimg.org/h9icy75b7/CS3.jpg) (https://postimage.org)
(https://s19.postimg.org/q4se078v7/CS12.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/toebq0bkv/)
That's a stunner! Nice one :grin:
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Do either of these models have heated seats? I assume the CSS with it's super-duper buckets doesn't but what about the Edition 40?
CSS has heated seats
I have a CS40 with heated buckets
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Do either of these models have heated seats? I assume the CSS with it's super-duper buckets doesn't but what about the Edition 40?
Both cars have the same "super-duper" buckets, and yes they are heated.
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Quick question on the CS 40 variant, looking at a few for sale, is it really rare to find parking sensors?
I have seen a few on the back, but rarely on the front end.
Any owners comment or back thus up?
Cheers.
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The Clubsport does not have front parking sensors, just on the back mate. Not sure of the reason why.
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Thank's, that was what I have seen up to now, I just wondered if I had seen the ones without.
That's a bit of a pain, I habitually use the front sensors, it's hardly a weight saving measure on the CS40 if you can order a 5 door with sunroof!
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Yea its definitely a strange one mate, maybe something to do with the different shape front bumper?
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It must be to do with bumper shape or just plain cost cutting.
Because of the low numbers made VW won't have bothered engineering in anything that would have cost them much.
The specs on the cars are odd.
Ambient with leather but not with normal cloth seats.
No winter pack with normal cloth seats.
Hit and miss whether you get red edged belts...
And so it goes on.
The only ones I've seen photos of with front bumper sensors were retro-fitted. Apparently an easy job and a good idea if it's a daily driver. There are lots of things sticking out of the front bumper that are easily damaged if you're a bit tight on space. I tend to try and leave about a six foot gap when manoeuvring! :grin:
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Hello - new member and owner of no. 645 - DSG white with 19" Pretoria (and semi-slicks - yikes!), tech pack, keyless, 90% tint, leather seats, but no red trim seat belts nor ambient lighting (as far as I can tell)...
(http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz354/willdyer/IMG_4698.jpg) (http://s843.photobucket.com/user/willdyer/media/IMG_4698.jpg.html)
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Hello - new member and owner of no. 645 - DSG white with 19" Pretoria (and semi-slicks - yikes!), tech pack, keyless, 90% tint, leather seats, but no red trim seat belts nor ambient lighting (as far as I can tell)...
(http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz354/willdyer/IMG_4698.jpg) (http://s843.photobucket.com/user/willdyer/media/IMG_4698.jpg.html)
That is one stunning looking car. I'm slightly jealous to be honest :cool:
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Weird how the UK cars don't have the red trim on the seatbelts. All the Irish cars I've seen have that, regardless of spec / seats.
The lack of ambient lighting would annoy me - you'd wonder why the hell that was omitted.
Gorgeous looking car regardless though :cool:
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Hello - new member and owner of no. 645 - DSG white with 19" Pretoria (and semi-slicks - yikes!), tech pack, keyless, 90% tint, leather seats, but no red trim seat belts nor ambient lighting (as far as I can tell)...
(http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz354/willdyer/IMG_4698.jpg) (http://s843.photobucket.com/user/willdyer/media/IMG_4698.jpg.html)
Welcome to the club!
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Hello - new member and owner of no. 645 - DSG white with 19" Pretoria (and semi-slicks - yikes!), tech pack, keyless, 90% tint, leather seats, but no red trim seat belts nor ambient lighting (as far as I can tell)...
(http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz354/willdyer/IMG_4698.jpg) (http://s843.photobucket.com/user/willdyer/media/IMG_4698.jpg.html)
Welcome to the forum. Fantastic looking motor you have there, very nice. :smiley:
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Thank you for the kind comments. Less than a week in but very happy so far - first ever VW and first hot hatch for many years. After a slightly dull 18 months with an S4, I'm hoping to recreate the fun and excitement from my Mk2 Peugeot 106 Rallye days back in the late 1990's!
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The red trim seat belts only seem to come with the bucket seats option in the UK and as far as I am aware the ambient lights are not fitted to the clubsport(weight saving probably)
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The red trim seat belts only seem to come with the bucket seats option in the UK and as far as I am aware the ambient lights are not fitted to the clubsport(weight saving probably)
Weight saving? :grin:
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Looking at the spec of the car I always found it odd that weight saving s suggested, yet you can spec 5 doors and a sunroof.
I have looked at the CS40 and there are enough features missing from my GTiPP that are useful on a daily driver, that I couldn't get excited enough to switch.
I will probably buy a CSS as fun car when the speculative premium game is over, only running it for a while will I work out of I can tolerate it as a daily?
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The "weight saving" theory is ridiculous. The much more likely reason is cost saving or some other issue on the production line that just made it more efficient to drop the ambient lights on that run.
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Can't believe everyone took the weight saving seriously :shocked:
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It must be to do with bumper shape or just plain cost cutting.
Because of the low numbers made VW won't have bothered engineering in anything that would have cost them much.
The specs on the cars are odd.
Ambient with leather but not with normal cloth seats.
No winter pack with normal cloth seats.
Hit and miss whether you get red edged belts...
And so it goes on.
The only ones I've seen photos of with front bumper sensors were retro-fitted. Apparently an easy job and a good idea if it's a daily driver. There are lots of things sticking out of the front bumper that are easily damaged if you're a bit tight on space. I tend to try and leave about a six foot gap when manoeuvring! :grin:
Other variations include lack of 'clubsport ' honeycomb grill pattern trim on dash and doors and lack of illuminated 'GTI' lettering on stainless steel sill plates, not just the red lined seat belts.
I like my clubsport (thanks to the nice engineering, no thanks to the half arsed efforts of the ignorant and disregarding corporate side!) which doesn't have red lined seat belts, regular patterned door dash inserts WITH illuminating red lines (as Vienna leather), illuminating red line(not 'GTI') on sills... (newer type slimline rear view mirror too interestingly)
I definately think that run-out pre-registered clubsports at vew dealerships were these interrior poverty -spec cars
VW UK wasted my time and did not admit to any of this despite me presenting loads of email evidence with links of UK clubsport cars that have the correct specs (not just the bucket seat models).
Theres a clubsport for sale at VW Colindale without a black roof, with honeycomb clubsport dash/door inserts (these never seem to be illuminated) but WITHOUT red lined seat belts. I saw it there for sale a while before, then relabelled a demonstrator, now for sale again!
My detailed correspondence with such references involved vw UK /germany/ and cc'ing the office of the CEO (Mattias Mueller)was essentially ignored consistently and no answers provided to why there was variation and omission of features in various models. Very disingenuous and non-transparent behavior from the organisation
VW Germany even said they thoroughly investigated but would NOT tell me any of the results OUTCOME other than to see what VW UK would say (also nada). All I wanted was a truthful explanatory answer
I get the impression UK VW customers get poor service/consideration compared to other markets. No online merchandise store , closing of customer facing aspect of miltonkeynes HQ.. I bet VW Germany give German customers better customer service - - I hear VW reputation there has been affected badly by Dieselgate .
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Can't believe everyone took the weight saving seriously :shocked:
I don't think many did to be fair. When a sunroof or even 5 doors could be ordered I think only the most foolhardy still believed in weightsaving.
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It must be to do with bumper shape or just plain cost cutting.
Because of the low numbers made VW won't have bothered engineering in anything that would have cost them much.
The specs on the cars are odd.
Ambient with leather but not with normal cloth seats.
No winter pack with normal cloth seats.
Hit and miss whether you get red edged belts...
And so it goes on.
The only ones I've seen photos of with front bumper sensors were retro-fitted. Apparently an easy job and a good idea if it's a daily driver. There are lots of things sticking out of the front bumper that are easily damaged if you're a bit tight on space. I tend to try and leave about a six foot gap when manoeuvring! :grin:
Other variations include lack of 'clubsport ' honeycomb grill pattern trim on dash and doors and lack of illuminated 'GTI' lettering on stainless steel sill plates, not just the red lined seat belts.
I like my clubsport (thanks to the nice engineering, no thanks to the half arsed efforts of the ignorant and disregarding corporate side!) which doesn't have red lined seat belts, regular patterned door dash inserts WITH illuminating red lines (as Vienna leather), illuminating red line(not 'GTI') on sills... (newer type slimline rear view mirror too interestingly)
I definately think that run-out pre-registered clubsports at vew dealerships were these interrior poverty -spec cars
VW UK wasted my time and did not admit to any of this despite me presenting loads of email evidence with links of UK clubsport cars that have the correct specs (not just the bucket seat models).
Theres a clubsport for sale at VW Colindale without a black roof, with honeycomb clubsport dash/door inserts (these never seem to be illuminated) but WITHOUT red lined seat belts. I saw it there for sale a while before, then relabelled a demonstrator, now for sale again!
My detailed correspondence with such references involved vw UK /germany/ and cc'ing the office of the CEO (Mattias Mueller)was essentially ignored consistently and no answers provided to why there was variation and omission of features in various models. Very disingenuous and non-transparent behavior from the organisation
VW Germany even said they thoroughly investigated but would NOT tell me any of the results OUTCOME other than to see what VW UK would say (also nada). All I wanted was a truthful explanatory answer
I get the impression UK VW customers get poor service/consideration compared to other markets. No online merchandise store , closing of customer facing aspect of miltonkeynes HQ.. I bet VW Germany give German customers better customer service - - I hear VW reputation there has been affected badly by Dieselgate .
So it looks like the leather trimmed Clubsports get illuminated "ambient" bits but don't get the honeycomb pattern on the dash and doors then? That would add up as it would be pointless for VW to order in two lots of honeycomb interior trim, one lit and one not for such a small production run.
I think the fact the UK, considering it's fairly small size, absorbs a huge amount of new German cars they tend to take our market for granted now. When the Germans sold less cars here they made sure the per unit profit was higher by keeping discounts to a minimum and selling the cars on quality of construction. In fact when I first started buying VW's a few decades ago they tended to think of the RHD markets as a bit of an inconvenience due to having to tool up for having the steering wheel on the wrong side.
Brexit may well see things change again.
The dealer pre-reg'd Clubsports are a mix of specs and I'll just have to assume that VW UK were just fulfilling their commitment to buy however many they'd been allocated so bits fitted to them just reflected what was 'in stock'.
We just have to accept that VW said they were a limited edition in the sense that there was limited time slot they'd allocated to build them rather than numbers per se being limited but unfortunately the real special, the CSS, took the orders and the Clubsport was possibly viewed as the poor relation next to the better value Golf R.
What never ceases to surprise me is the amount of attention my car gets on the road. As a serial Golf owner I'm pretty blasé about all things VW related. I buy my cars, personalise them a bit and then move them on. Sometimes when I've put nice wheels on the car it draws a bit of attention, generally though it's just another Golf lost in a sea of Golfs; but even as standard the Clubsport attracts a lot of interest. This thread will be good for a bit of historical information in years to come as I think although VW dealers can't shift the things easily right now due to it's poor value next to brand new discounted facelifted Golfs there will be a bit of interest (and costs of confusion) in the model a few years down the line (assuming it's still even legal to own petrol fuelled vehicles)
Can't believe everyone took the weight saving seriously :shocked:
I don't think many did to be fair. When a sunroof or even 5 doors could be ordered I think only the most foolhardy still believed in weightsaving.
Replace weight saving with cost saving and you've got us.
It's a limited run car sold at a premium that probably should have had the optional extras limited to make it more bespoke and kept production simple.
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I have the recaros and red belts. I'll let you know on the lights when I pick it up tomorrow :rolleyes:
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I have the recaros and red belts. I'll let you know on the lights when I pick it up tomorrow :rolleyes:
Good luck for the pick up.
They're great cars.
Don't forget the photos! :wink:
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The red trim seat belts only seem to come with the bucket seats option in the UK and as far as I am aware the ambient lights are not fitted to the clubsport(weight saving probably)
Ambient lights fitted to Clubsports with leather.
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The red trim seat belts only seem to come with the bucket seats option in the UK and as far as I am aware the ambient lights are not fitted to the clubsport(weight saving probably)
Ambient lights fitted to Clubsports with leather.
Bollox, apologies, didn't see the next page until i'd already posted this..... :whistle:
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Seat launches their own Clubsport!
http://www.leonoc.com/5f-leon-cupra-r-brakes-cover/
SEAT’s most powerful road car in history will also be its most exclusive, owing to the fact that it will be limited to 799 units. The new SEAT Leon CUPRA R will be available with manual gearbox (310 PS) and DSG (300 PS), with six speeds and front wheel drive.
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Seat launches their own Clubsport!
http://www.leonoc.com/5f-leon-cupra-r-brakes-cover/
SEAT’s most powerful road car in history will also be its most exclusive, owing to the fact that it will be limited to 799 units. The new SEAT Leon CUPRA R will be available with manual gearbox (310 PS) and DSG (300 PS), with six speeds and front wheel drive.
Interesting.
Funny how the DSG is lower BHP and still uses the old box.
I'm off to see what the boys and girls on SCN make of it...
(makes my 265 PS seem a bit weedy now!)
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Seat launches their own Clubsport!
http://www.leonoc.com/5f-leon-cupra-r-brakes-cover/
SEAT’s most powerful road car in history will also be its most exclusive, owing to the fact that it will be limited to 799 units. The new SEAT Leon CUPRA R will be available with manual gearbox (310 PS) and DSG (300 PS), with six speeds and front wheel drive.
I'm off to see what the boys and girls on SCN make of it...
And the answer is "not much" or "underwhelmed"
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So I picked my Clubsport up yesterday. No. 274.
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So I picked my Clubsport up yesterday. No. 274.
And what does sir think of it? :smug:
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So I picked my Clubsport up yesterday. No. 274.
And what does sir think of it? :smug:
And where are the photos?
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Hello all
Just bought a clubsport S today #207
Had a mk6 GTI a while back and swapped for a lotus which I'm now trading in
Was looking for something practical and ended up with a 310bhp golf with no back seats but never mind!
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Hello all
Just bought a clubsport S today #207
Had a mk6 GTI a while back and swapped for a lotus which I'm now trading in
Was looking for something practical and ended up with a 310bhp golf with no back seats but never mind!
Well at least the Golf will look more practical than a Lotus from the outside!! :laugh:
Let us know how the two compare.
Well let us know how all three compare because theoretically the CSS is like a hybrid of a GTI and a Lotus! :lipsrsealed:
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Well i nearly bought an ed40 last year pew reg but he wouldn't take my lotus part ex so went off the idea
Went to see another ed40 yesterday ex demo but couldn't justify the 7k premium over a 16 reg R or GTI PP
Decided either go for the proper one or just get a regular GTI
I'm hoping it's a good compromise between the Elise and a normal car. The R26R is the car I always regret not buying and this is the modern equivalent really
Hope it's worth it cos I bloody love my lotus!
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Well i nearly bought an ed40 last year pew reg but he wouldn't take my lotus part ex so went off the idea
Went to see another ed40 yesterday ex demo but couldn't justify the 7k premium over a 16 reg R or GTI PP
Decided either go for the proper one or just get a regular GTI
I'm hoping it's a good compromise between the Elise and a normal car. The R26R is the car I always regret not buying and this is the modern equivalent really
Hope it's worth it cos I bloody love my lotus!
Welcome back to the fold then Ken.
Was it a VW dealer car you bought, or an indie dealer or private buy? (just being nosey as I'm curious about such things)
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Thanks :smiley:
It was the general manager of a lookers franchise personal car which he sold to them. He was able to get it via lookers VW. I'm buying from a dealer (not VW though) but it was the guy I dealt with own car basically
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Thanks :smiley:
It was the general manager of a lookers franchise personal car which he sold to them. He was able to get it via lookers VW. I'm buying from a dealer (not VW though) but it was the guy I dealt with own car basically
Interesting. Thanks for that.
It'll be quite a special thing to own. Maybe not Lotus special but certainly it'll still be a great car and I find my Clubsport tends to attract a fair bit of attention out and about.
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Hello all
Just bought a clubsport S today #207
Had a mk6 GTI a while back and swapped for a lotus which I'm now trading in
Was looking for something practical and ended up with a 310bhp golf with no back seats but never mind!
Its more than practical enough, got a big boot and don't forget if you have kids you can have them adopted.
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Heres one with serious accident damage, no photos, says in description
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So I picked my Clubsport up yesterday. No. 274.
And what does sir think of it? :smug:
I love it! Feels really special. It's drives like no other performance gti I've owned. The seats and the colour , along with the spec really make it an occasion. How do I post up pictures?
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Hello folks :smiley:
I very recently had an extended test drive of a Clubsport and think I've found my next car :cool:
I currently have a 2015 Octavia vRS (mine since new) and had been toying with an R, but as others have said, and after half a dozen or so test drives, there just wasn't a 'wow' factor for me. However the CS test drive I recently had changed all that.
So I'm now on the hunt. If there was any chance of finding no.132, and if it was a DSG, that could be my perfect car, but it seems like finding it could be nigh on impossible (and with my luck, the owner would have bought it as a keeper :roll eyes:), but you never know....
Anyway, this is the one I had for a morning:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/gasadana/IMG_0002_zpskyptqdxp.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/gasadana/media/IMG_0002_zpskyptqdxp.jpg.html)
And I really didn't want to give it back. A very addictive car to drive, but my local VW were just a tad too immoveable on price, so the hunt goes on.
So far this is the only place I've found with an indication of Ed 40 car numbers. VW were their usual helpful selves and offered me details of my local retailers.
Anyway, hello folks. CS ownerless enthusiast here, hoping to change that soon.
Regards
Gaz
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Why number 132?
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Hello folks :smiley:
I very recently had an extended test drive of a Clubsport and think I've found my next car :cool:
I currently have a 2015 Octavia vRS (mine since new) and had been toying with an R, but as others have said, and after half a dozen or so test drives, there just wasn't a 'wow' factor for me. However the CS test drive I recently had changed all that.
So I'm now on the hunt. If there was any chance of finding no.132, and if it was a DSG, that could be my perfect car, but it seems like finding it could be nigh on impossible (and with my luck, the owner would have bought it as a keeper :roll eyes:), but you never know....
Anyway, this is the one I had for a morning:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/gasadana/IMG_0002_zpskyptqdxp.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/gasadana/media/IMG_0002_zpskyptqdxp.jpg.html)
And I really didn't want to give it back. A very addictive car to drive, but my local VW were just a tad too immoveable on price, so the hunt goes on.
So far this is the only place I've found with an indication of Ed 40 car numbers. VW were their usual helpful selves and offered me details of my local retailers.
Anyway, hello folks. CS ownerless enthusiast here, hoping to change that soon.
Regards
Gaz
Welcome Gaz, good luck with the search, you absolutely won't regret it. :laugh:
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Why number 132?
Born on the 13th Feb? Maybe
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Why number 132?
Born on the 13th Feb? Maybe
That would be an incentive to buy a car with that number? Never entered my mind...
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Why number 132?
Born on the 13th Feb? Maybe
That would be an incentive to buy a car with that number? Never entered my mind...
I was just jokingly having a stab in the dark about it.
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Why number 132?
Born on the 13th Feb? Maybe
That would be an incentive to buy a car with that number? Never entered my mind...
I was just jokingly having a stab in the dark about it.
You might still be right!
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Why number 132?
My lucky number. Started in 1985 when I bought my first FIAT 132 and could give my mates in their 2.8 Capri's a run for their money :evil: (mine had a Volumex conversion and a whopping 140bhp). Met my wife of now 27 years that year. It's that year I first noticed the no.132 and its turned up in my life every day since, usually several times a day.
My parents went ex-directory in 1986. Their new phone number ended in 132.
My employee reference number with my current employer ends in 132.
My Dad, long since retired and now in care due to vascular dementia used to be a long distance lorry driver for Sony. I came across a picture of him in front of his lorry with his mate, Eddie. As a bit of fun, and to help him with his memory, I had it blown up and printed on a tee shirt for him. Only noticed when it was blown up, the reg. on his lorry was Y132 ***.
It's just canny how and when it turns up and I've grown attached to it :smiley:
Not that exciting really. I tried to get the Fabia vRS SE. no.132, but it seems that one was written off some years ago :sad:
I'm always looking for a private plate with 132 in it, that suits me too.
Gaz
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Mirafiori sport?
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Mirafiori sport?
Nearly - the Mirafiori was based on the 131. For a three box car, the 132 was a tad more rounded with twin round headlights:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/gasadana/132_zpsps95oof4.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/gasadana/media/132_zpsps95oof4.jpg.html)
Not the above, but my first one was identical. I then had a bronze one, a silver one and a blue one. The last one tried to kill me three times!
Gaz
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Well I've had a busy week
The sale of 207 fell through. Shook hands at an agreed price and paid a deposit with an agreed part ex value.
Email the next day saying they have reduced my part ex by £1000 and that I misheard them he previous day etc. Called myself and my old man a liar basically and the price we agreed on wasn't set in stone etc so I shouldn't have assumed it was etc... never heard anything like it in my life.
Done me a favour anyway as last night #237 came up For sale. Emailed them
Late last night, got a call this morning and did the deal
Over the phone. Simple.
Tornado red, 11 delivery miles, regestered feb 17 and dry stored since.
Works out only slightly more than the 4200 mile car I nearly bought requiring a wheel refurb and stone chips etc to sort. Well chuffed.
Got a bloody long trip to go pick it up but it's worth it I think.
Can't be many delivery mileage CS S left out there.
Hopefully this one works out!
After doing the deal on the red one get a call from original dealer sayin they can go £500 more (still £500 less than we agreed originally though). Thanks but no thanks sell it to someone else.
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How much did you pay for the CSS out of curiosity?
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£35k with delivery miles
Was offered another delivery miles car for 39k
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Well I've had a busy week
The sale of 207 fell through. Shook hands at an agreed price and paid a deposit with an agreed part ex value.
Email the next day saying they have reduced my part ex by £1000 and that I misheard them he previous day etc. Called myself and my old man a liar basically and the price we agreed on wasn't set in stone etc so I shouldn't have assumed it was etc... never heard anything like it in my life.
Done me a favour anyway as last night #237 came up For sale. Emailed them
Late last night, got a call this morning and did the deal
Over the phone. Simple.
Tornado red, 11 delivery miles, regestered feb 17 and dry stored since.
Works out only slightly more than the 4200 mile car I nearly bought requiring a wheel refurb and stone chips etc to sort. Well chuffed.
Got a bloody long trip to go pick it up but it's worth it I think.
Can't be many delivery mileage CS S left out there.
Hopefully this one works out!
After doing the deal on the red one get a call from original dealer sayin they can go £500 more (still £500 less than we agreed originally though). Thanks but no thanks sell it to someone else.
Happy days, and they certainly will be after you've picked it up.
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Not being very observant, I've only just noticed my ED40 has no mats - is that normal that the ED40's were supplied with no mats?
I also can't believe that VW provide a space to store a warning triangle but don't actually supply the triangle itself!
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Not being very observant, I've only just noticed my ED40 has no mats - is that normal that the ED40's were supplied with no mats?
I also can't believe that VW provide a space to store a warning triangle but don't actually supply the triangle itself!
No it should of come with Clubsport specific mats. No triangle is normal.
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Went to look at this one this afternoon:
http://www.mapleleafcars.co.uk/used-volkswagen-golf-billingshurst-west-sussex-1262112
Less than 5k miles on the clock :cool:
But :sad:
The bonnet's already had work. Not well done (I'm very picky) either and there's a blemish remaining under the paint. It'll need taking right back and a whole panel respray. Next to the rear no. plate there's an odd heat mark and chip. In itself not an issue and a smart repair would sort it to an acceptable standard. But. On looking closer, above this in the no. plate reveal is paint blow over. Such a shame. Neither actually are a deal breaker on an otherwise good car, and I'd rather sort them myself, but that'd mean meeting somewhere on the purchase price.
I'm waiting for the HPI certificate, but I'd quite like to know what happened to it before I commit.
Gaz
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Went to look at this one this afternoon:
http://www.mapleleafcars.co.uk/used-volkswagen-golf-billingshurst-west-sussex-1262112
Less than 5k miles on the clock :cool:
But :sad:
The bonnet's already had work. Not well done (I'm very picky) either and there's a blemish remaining under the paint. It'll need taking right back and a whole panel respray. Next to the rear no. plate there's an odd heat mark and chip. In itself not an issue and a smart repair would sort it to an acceptable standard. But. On looking closer, above this in the no. plate reveal is paint blow over. Such a shame. Neither actually are a deal breaker on an otherwise good car, and I'd rather sort them myself, but that'd mean meeting somewhere on the purchase price.
I'm waiting for the HPI certificate, but I'd quite like to know what happened to it before I commit.
Gaz
Leeds VW have a near identical car on 9900 miles at just under £26k??
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Does anyone know if normal 18" wheels will fit over clubsport S brakes?
Thinking of some spare wheels with 'normal' tyres for the colder months. Won't be using the car in the winter though.
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Yes VW 18 inch wheels or equivalent aftermarket wheels will fit directly. The dimensions of the CSS disc and caliper are exactly the same as GTI PP and ED40CS
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Discs are different (drilled and have alloy bells) and pads different but are they same size and use same caliper?
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Iirc the css has 340mm brakes. I think it will all depend on design of 18s.
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Hi snoopy - how's it going it's been a while.
You still got the blue mk6?
I guess the CSS is more or less the same then. I've seen 18s on PP GTI before so should be ok.
Some regular GTI wheels or some TD1.2 or something would be what I'm after just for when the colder months come round.
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Still have the blue mk6, need to use it more :grin:
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The callipers look the same on the CSS with the same part number from what I can see, just different badges on them so normal GTI wheels would fit as the discs are the same size as PP/R/CS discs.
TD 1.2's would be a good bet as they're painted and won't be affected by road salt quite the same as polished GTI wheels. Plus they're light, fairly inexpensive in 18" fitment and go well with the motorsport theme of the car. Another option would be CS Belvedere wheels if you can pick up a set second hand, I'd imagine even the concrete Bridgestones would be a little more grippy than the semi slick standard tyres in Autumn and Winter but I'm sure there are those that would disagree!!
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Hi Exonian - TD 1.2s? Sorry, I am no wheel expert. I am looking to get a set of winter wheels and save the standard ED40 wheels through the winter. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Ideally, I want to spend under a grand and they need to be robust (snow chains may be required), look reasonably good - the usual stuff. Cheers!
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Hi Exonian - TD 1.2s? Sorry, I am no wheel expert. I am looking to get a set of winter wheels and save the standard ED40 wheels through the winter. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Ideally, I want to spend under a grand and they need to be robust (snow chains may be required), look reasonably good - the usual stuff. Cheers!
Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 wheels in 8x18 ET45 would be a good fit.
You can pick them up from Demon Tweeks or other online retailers and they're normally built to order which can be a pain if the lead times are long but at least that way you get to order the correct 57.1mm centre bore rather than having to run spigot rings and specify whether you want the scripting on the rims. You can also order them direct from Team Dynamics.
There's a set of BBS SR's in the for sale section with winter rubber already fitted.
Cossieian was selling a complete set of nearly new ones in 8x19 with Michelin tyres (Pilot Sport not winter tyres) for £1200 which is a good price.
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Thanks Exonian - I will take a look. I also like the look of the Revo 19s.
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Thanks Exonian - I will take a look. I also like the look of the Revo 19s.
You're looking at £1200 for the RV019 wheels alone there plus 19" tyres are massively more expensive than 18's in general.
Add to that the REVO wheels are 8.5" wide so you'll need 235 tyres making snow chains more or less impossible.
Still like 'em? :grin:
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Thanks for the feedback Exonian - good points!
Been doing some research and the VWR cup wheels seem a good fit and the 18 wheels are just over 900 quid. Any view on these?
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I don't need winter tyres I won't be using the car over the winter but I wouldn't mind a spare set with some 'normal' tyres like PS4 Goodyear efficientgrip or something for the autumn/spring time
My old man had a GT4 on cup 2 tyres and it wasn't too bad in the colder conditions but not ideal tyre.
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Does anyone know if regular gti front mud flaps will fit the CSS please?
Dealer said he doesn't know but I can try a set against the car but I don't have the car yet and want to order them ready for when I get it.
Cheers
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Thanks for the feedback Exonian - good points!
Been doing some research and the VWR cup wheels seem a good fit and the 18 wheels are just over 900 quid. Any view on these?
Aren't the VWR Cup wheels just TD Pro Race 1.2's with a VWR premium attached? :smug:
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I've done 1000 miles in her now. Bloody love it!
How do I put some pictures up?
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I've done 1000 miles in her now. Bloody love it!
How do I put some pictures up?
Good to hear! :grin:
I think postimage.org is a current favourite for image hosting.
Flickr etc are all excellent image hosting sites too.
There's a how to on the forum http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=85911.0 just stay away from photobucket!
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Aren't the VWR Cup wheels just TD Pro Race 1.2's with a VWR premium attached? :smug:
Thanks for the heads up Exonian - saved me a few hundred quid. Much apppreciated!
Paul
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Got my new car today
Train from Durham to bloody Basingstoke then drove home. Not seen traffic like it in my life. 8 hours to do 300 miles. Motorways in this country are crap everyone decided to have accidents cos there was a bit of rain...
Worth it though. Washing it and doing the xpel paint film over the weekend then ready to have some fun in it.
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Looks mega! 8 hours for that journey is about right for a Friday, it's why we started our journey yesterday and had a stopover in Staffordshire :rolleyes:
Enjoy it :smiley: You may want to adjust your photos for a bigger view so the rest of us can drool....
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Use the hotlink for forums rather than the thumbnail....
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Simply stunning.
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Simply stunning.
Couldn't agree more - very jealous!!
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Fantastic looking car - prets really suit the GTI Clubsport. Enjoy the car mate.
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Thanks I’m really pleased with it.
Will put some photos on when it’s all polished up
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Great looking car Ken.
You'll have a lot of fun in that one!
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Yes, very nice indeed. :cool: Good to see the prices are becoming a bit more realistic, quite fancy one myself. :evil:
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Busy this weekend fitting xpel PPF on my new car
Proper faff on but well worth it and pleased with the results.
totally different to 3M to work with and took a bit of earning how this stuff works but the final finish is miles better than 3M.
Did the roof, A pillars, half bonnet , front wings and front bumper
Also cleaned paint with iron out, oblitarate and tough prep and polished, glazed, sealed and waxed it. Also waxed wheels inside and out.
Ready to drive the thing now...
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Yep, that truly is drooltastic...
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cheers
Been messing around with the menus on the car and theres things like app connect and car net etc
display says it needs to be set up by dealer or something
is this normal? should this have been done before i took delivery or does the CSS not have these features?
Also were parking sensors an option? mine doesn't have them
In the MFD there is a screen for font assist and shows a picture of the car bonnet. Is this a parking aid? Cant see Why would you need this graphic displayed while driving?
cheers
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cheers
Been messing around with the menus on the car and theres things like app connect and car net etc
display says it needs to be set up by dealer or something
is this normal? should this have been done before i took delivery or does the CSS not have these features?
Also were parking sensors an option? mine doesn't have them
In the MFD there is a screen for font assist and shows a picture of the car bonnet. Is this a parking aid? Cant see Why would you need this graphic displayed while driving?
cheers
Fecking stunning car, I went for the GTD because front parking sensors weren't available on the Clubsport or S :laugh:
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Looks mega! 8 hours for that journey is about right for a Friday, it's why we started our journey yesterday and had a stopover in Staffordshire :rolleyes:
Enjoy it :smiley: You may want to adjust your photos for a bigger view so the rest of us can drool....
(https://s26.postimg.org/dxo3iaq6h/96_F28682-9_E81-4_EB6-_BF62-0_A986117_A165.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Use the hotlink for forums rather than the thumbnail....
This is my dream car! : :smiley::. Only 5 of theses were sold in Sweden.. :sad:
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Thanks :cool:
I test drive lots of cars before I defcided on an S. Things like M4 and focus RS etc and non of them lived up to the hype.
The Clubsport S’ is as good as all the hype though it does feel like a special car.
I looked on how many left website and only 115 in the UK so the others must have went abroad
I’m hoping this goes the same way as the Renault r26r and lots went abroad and came even more rare in the uk and prices stayed high.
I bought it to use not to sit and hope to make money on it but would be nice to lot lose too much for a change!
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Thanks :cool:
I test drive lots of cars before I defcided on an S. Things like M4 and focus RS etc and non of them lived up to the hype.
The Clubsport S’ is as good as all the hype though it does feel like a special car.
I looked on how many left website and only 115 in the UK so the others must have went abroad
I’m hoping this goes the same way as the Renault r26r and lots went abroad and came even more rare in the uk and prices stayed high.
I bought it to use not to sit and hope to make money on it but would be nice to lot lose too much for a change!
One for sale i Sweden now!
It´s about 52 000 Euro.. :wink:
https://www.blocket.se/kalmar/Volkswagen_Golf_GTI_Clubsport_S_Svensksald_75595035.htm?sa=1 (https://www.blocket.se/kalmar/Volkswagen_Golf_GTI_Clubsport_S_Svensksald_75595035.htm?sa=1)
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Looks great Ken. :cool:
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Not sure I posted on this thread before!
We have had ours about a year now, Carbon 3 Door, with Buckets, tints and Dynaudio.
Best GTI we have had, and not wanting to swap this one for a while.
I have yet to see another one on the road driving, only in a dealer. Never seen a CS-S yet either.
Only issues is creaking bucket seats
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Would the dealer not sort the seats under warranty?
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:drool: :drool: ^^^
Love the moody skies :smiley:
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It doesn't look at all like TR in those pictures. It looks like that metallic red that used to be available or maybe still is for all I know :smiley:
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Not sure I could stand all the traffic over there!
Total gridlock!
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The silver Prets really suit it, much better than black would. Lovely location, similar to where I am in Yorkshire at the moment but my car is absolutely bogging having been parked under trees for a week :cry:
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For those who have a thing for beading... :cool:
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For those who have a thing for beading... :cool:
Nice! :smiley: You can’t beat a good bit of beading.
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For those who have a thing for beading... :cool:
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Im jealous as this is the car i was about to place a deposit on however the sales manager was a total bell end. Martins VW. ill never buy from them. glad you are enjoying it and using it.
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When were you going to put a deposit on it?
It came on their website on the Monday night without even any photons and By Tuesday morning I put a deposit on it.
He did mention his colleague had a Scottish lad interested in the car as it happens but I’d already bought it by then.
To be fair they didn’t seem bothered about selling it. When I collected it it was like buying a pair of socks.
Paid for it on my debit card and drive it away. I was in There for literally 10 minutes max. Got the impression they didn’t make much money out of it?... fuel light was even on!
He was more keen to sell me a second hand car cover to be honest.
Only thing I didn’t like was theyre weren’t keen on me collecting it when I did as they had a ‘VIP sale event’ on and didn’t want the northerner darkening their towels maybe?!😏
I though they should allow the person buying an expensive car for cash and travelling 6hrs to collect when suited him but never mind. Incidentally the showroom was dead when I was there!
Can’t really comment on martins as I had very little to do with them. Just did it all over the phone arranged a time and went down and drive it away.
The car was as discribed the price was as agreed and all went fine.
The salesman sent me a few photos and 2x videos as I was offshore at the time and also a courtesy call when I got the car home and a thank you video As Well.
I thought they were good and Dan the salesman I dealt With very helpful
If you want to talk about the white CSS in Gateshead though that’s another story altogether...
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It was on autotrader before their site mate. I was dealing with an older lady. Think it was Kelly. The video she sent me was laughable. She obviously had no idea what it was. I spoke to her on the Friday around 1600hrs and she pestered me all weekend. And by the Tuesday mid afternoon the sales manager emailed me saying it was sold. I was offered it for £35k no tax fuel, rubber mats or nothing which tbh really put me off. I was traveling from Edinburgh and not even a tank of fuel. Told me it was the dealer directors car. The sales manager was pushing for me to take PCP and initially said I’ll get two free services. So I was going to do that then clear the finance the next again weak. He then pulled the free services saying he made a mistake as the car was costing them. The total worked out at £44k. The whole thing just put me off. I apretiate it’s just a golf but it a special car so at least deserves some form of decent customer service.
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I paid 35 and he wouldn’t give me any bits. Asked for t shirt for the kids and wouldn’t give me anything.
35 is a good price for delivery miles car everyone I phoned couldn’t get near that.
I nearly bought a black one with 800 miles for 35 but that had 3 owners before me in less than a year
There is a black one for sale with very low miles privately and I know a lad who nearly bought it to sell on but there wasn’t enough margin for him. I know roughly what he will take for it and it’s a good buy.
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If you could let me know mate that would be great. 07834154523. Really after white or red but would happily take it if the price is right. Some people are dreaming. I see the red delivery miles one on eBay is at £36200. Doubt he'll sell it at that. Got offered an as new black one. 41miles for £33500 but could not get down in time. Where did you buy your Xepel paint protection film from? For it yourself? I'm good at that stuff. Just takes loads of lube, time and patience.
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I got the xpel from herts xpel
They were spot on
Was £500 for the full front end kit including roof
I made an arse of one of the black front grilled and they sent me a couple of spares which was great of them
It’s harder to work with than 3m as it isn’t as sticky but is much thinner so does curved areas better
The Finnish is years ahead of 3m it really looks good
All the little bubbles have evaporated it’s barely visable
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Stunning car....looks great in red. Enjoy it :smiley:
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Got under it to put a bit ACF50 on and wax the bits of the wheels and calipers I couldn’t access
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Xpel has settled and Looks great. No bubbles so as a DIY install really pleased
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Considering selling the CSS. Seen a few other toys I would use a lot more. Love the car but it’s not going to be used much it’s an expensive ornament really... :undecided:
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Considering selling the CSS. Seen a few other toys I would use a lot more. Love the car but it’s not going to be used much it’s an expensive ornament really... :undecided:
Wow! I didn't see that coming.
What are you considering replacing it with?
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A few more bikes probably. It’s a great car but not being used
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I guess you can scratch #626 from the list:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MK7-Volkswagen-Golf-GTI-Edition-40-CLUBSPORT-No-626-FULL-INTERIOR-SEATS/253162698796?hash=item3af1ac382c:g:eDQAAOSwT6JZwRf-
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My CS is also going, this week maybe , my circumstances are changed and i need to change the car.
Ignore this ..... no chance im changing my CS, the wife has changed her car instead , what was i thinking!!!
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Been offered a fair amount for my car just through word of mouth. I haven’t even advertised it or put the car about.
Will have lost a grand or so but can’t see me using the car till April time anyway and even then it will spend most of its time sitting in the garage so might as well sell it.
Would be happy to keep it to be honest but it’s just a waste of money sitting there when I could have toys I would use
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does a normal clubsport sound similar to an S? I believe the silencers are different and maybe the downpipes?
mine crackles and pops and sounds brilliant
considering swapping to an edition 40 but the noise is one of the things i love best about the CSS
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does a normal clubsport sound similar to an S? I believe the silencers are different and maybe the downpipes?
mine crackles and pops and sounds brilliant
considering swapping to an edition 40 but the noise is one of the things i love best about the CSS
It should be close. No different downpipes but the CS has a different (free-er) silencer/muffler from the standard GTI which regularly pops and crackles (the CS one) and the CSS has an even free-er one, that's where it's all happening with the CS being closer to the CSS sound than just in the middle. In my experience, it does it easily on lift-offs when it's hot after say a spirited drive but not so often during regular drives. When driven properly it's definitely noisier than a standard GTI but it's also never becoming un-civilized. If it's a DSG you get the "DSG farts" as well, and that's on every boosted up-shift no matter cold or hot. :wink:
Have a listen here and see if that's close to how the CSS sounded, from my understanding it should be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVJxiI3kQQk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVJxiI3kQQk)
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I’ve got a red Clubsport S low dry miles only that I may now sell if someone offered a no nonsense purchase mainly due to the fact that I’ve had an extension started on the house that will take around 4-months and have paid for storage for the car and not been near it for two months and probably won’t go near it again until March at this rate and the css is the best car I’ve owned by a mile, it has character and has fantastic performance but not if you don’t get the time or weather to use it!!
I had the first service done early even though the miles are very low, my car was registered in January 17 and I didn’t want to take it for a service in the bad weather so arranged it early. The car had to go back two days later for a software update on the handbrake.
I would let it go for around £31k if anyone is interested please let me know.
I feel these will rocket in the future as nothing compares to it.
Cheers
Lee
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I’ve got a red Clubsport S low dry miles only that I may now sell if someone offered a no nonsense purchase mainly due to the fact that I’ve had an extension started on the house that will take around 4-months and have paid for storage for the car and not been near it for two months and probably won’t go near it again until March at this rate and the css is the best car I’ve owned by a mile, it has character and has fantastic performance but not if you don’t get the time or weather to use it!!
I had the first service done early even though the miles are very low, my car was registered in January 17 and I didn’t want to take it for a service in the bad weather so arranged it early. The car had to go back two days later for a software update on the handbrake.
I would let it go for around £31k if anyone is interested please let me know.
I feel these will rocket in the future as nothing compares to it.
Cheers
Lee
Seems like a good buy for someone 😀
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Lee can you give me a call on 07834154523 regarding your car. I’ve tried PM ing you however it states you don’t have the permission.
Cheers. I’ve got a red Clubsport S low dry miles only that I may now sell if someone offered a no nonsense purchase mainly due to the fact that I’ve had an extension started on the house that will take around 4-months and have paid for storage for the car and not been near it for two months and probably won’t go near it again until March at this rate and the css is the best car I’ve owned by a mile, it has character and has fantastic performance but not if you don’t get the time or weather to use it!!
I had the first service done early even though the miles are very low, my car was registered in January 17 and I didn’t want to take it for a service in the bad weather so arranged it early. The car had to go back two days later for a software update on the handbrake.
I would let it go for around £31k if anyone is interested please let me know.
I feel these will rocket in the future as nothing compares to it.
Cheers
Lee
Seems like a good buy for someone 😀
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The chap who said he was buying mine turns out to be a bit of a time waster. I’ll just keep mine for a while. More than happy to hang on to it and get some use and enjoyment out of it unless a serious offer comes of course.
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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709199452100?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&make=VOLKSWAGEN&sort=sponsored&radius=1500&model=GOLF&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=ky11xa&aggregatedTrim=GTI%20Clubsport%20S&page=1
This your car Lee?
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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709199452100?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&make=VOLKSWAGEN&sort=sponsored&radius=1500&model=GOLF&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=ky11xa&aggregatedTrim=GTI%20Clubsport%20S&page=1
This your car Lee?
Built in roll cage? (from the description).
Looks like a nice example, I will wait until these are £30k before I break into an ISA. :)
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I decided to keep my CSS as I drove it for a day and thought I’d be mad to let it go, it is more fun than the Porsche I had previously and other performance cars i’ve Owned in the past, I forgot just how special it is.
Cheers
Lee
Lee can you give me a call on 07834154523 regarding your car. I’ve tried PM ing you however it states you don’t have the permission.
Cheers. I’ve got a red Clubsport S low dry miles only that I may now sell if someone offered a no nonsense purchase mainly due to the fact that I’ve had an extension started on the house that will take around 4-months and have paid for storage for the car and not been near it for two months and probably won’t go near it again until March at this rate and the css is the best car I’ve owned by a mile, it has character and has fantastic performance but not if you don’t get the time or weather to use it!!
I had the first service done early even though the miles are very low, my car was registered in January 17 and I didn’t want to take it for a service in the bad weather so arranged it early. The car had to go back two days later for a software update on the handbrake.
I would let it go for around £31k if anyone is interested please let me know.
I feel these will rocket in the future as nothing compares to it.
Cheers
Lee
Seems like a good buy for someone 😀
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I am keeping my car, I drove it and cannot let it go, it is a very special car and leaving it in the garage for so long had made me forget just how unique and special it is.
Cheers
Lee
Lee can you give me a call on 07834154523 regarding your car. I’ve tried PM ing you however it states you don’t have the permission.
Cheers. I’ve got a red Clubsport S low dry miles only that I may now sell if someone offered a no nonsense purchase mainly due to the fact that I’ve had an extension started on the house that will take around 4-months and have paid for storage for the car and not been near it for two months and probably won’t go near it again until March at this rate and the css is the best car I’ve owned by a mile, it has character and has fantastic performance but not if you don’t get the time or weather to use it!!
I had the first service done early even though the miles are very low, my car was registered in January 17 and I didn’t want to take it for a service in the bad weather so arranged it early. The car had to go back two days later for a software update on the handbrake.
I would let it go for around £31k if anyone is interested please let me know.
I feel these will rocket in the future as nothing compares to it.
Cheers
Lee
Seems like a good buy for someone 😀
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Exactly the same here! I was considering selling it as I had also forgot how bloody good it is.
I fitted some spare wheels and tyres and took it for its first service a couple of weeks ago and within 20 yeards knew I was keeping it.
While it was in for its service all the techs were looking at it and the apprentice was over the moon to see it. It is a special car no doubt.
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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709199452100?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&make=VOLKSWAGEN&sort=sponsored&radius=1500&model=GOLF&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=ky11xa&aggregatedTrim=GTI%20Clubsport%20S&page=1
This your car Lee?
I think that was the Milltek Clubsport S so never been modified :)
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Has anyone driven both the Edition 40 and the CSS?
I've got the Edition 40 with the Cup 2 Tyres and I'm intrigued to know how much difference there is between the two.
Not that I'll ever be able to justify the CSS with 2 kids!
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There's an excellent back to back review on youtube by Volkswizard, well worth a watch.
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Seen an Oryx white 3 door CS in Warrick the other day, gave the driver a shout to complement him on his car to which he seemed delighted with.
It had buckets and prets. Asked him what number it was and he said either 234 or 243(can't remember)
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Issue is do you drive it or do you keep thinking residuals, I think drive it and take a bit of a hit
I've been looking at Porsche's recently and GT4s and looking at the mileage they are garage ornaments in terms of usage which is a shame
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Camerons VW Perth have a red one (S) with air con (unregistered) for £36k.Will be the only 18 plate in the country!. :cool:
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Removed the “discussion” to tidy up, any chance we can actually post some pictures?? As per the thread title? ;)
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Removed the “discussion” to tidy up, any chance we can actually post some pictures?? As per the thread title? ;)
Good work. What a bore...
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Finally got round to fitting the GTE under body panels I got :cool:
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Here's my CS after a nice wash, posted it elsewhere on forum but will put it here to keep this thread going :wink:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4706/26247165138_3b5fca32d9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZnzKY)Gti Clubsport (https://flic.kr/p/FZnzKY) by Adrian Owen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/aideyowen/), on Flickr
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Here's my CS after a nice wash, posted it elsewhere on forum but will put it here to keep this thread going :wink:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4706/26247165138_3b5fca32d9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZnzKY)Gti Clubsport (https://flic.kr/p/FZnzKY) by Adrian Owen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/aideyowen/), on Flickr
Gorgeous that Aidey! Nice (best :whistle:) colour
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Yea its a nice colour, looks superb when its clean, and even looks good filthy :smiley:
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Here's my CS after a nice wash, posted it elsewhere on forum but will put it here to keep this thread going :wink:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4706/26247165138_3b5fca32d9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZnzKY)Gti Clubsport (https://flic.kr/p/FZnzKY) by Adrian Owen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/aideyowen/), on Flickr
Don't know why but that looks just stunning... :grin:
Wash time for mine as well during the week-end:
(https://i.imgur.com/A0KLDVL.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/nVM6mse.jpg)
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(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u53/davegixer/IMG_6377.jpg) (http://s165.photobucket.com/user/davegixer/media/IMG_6377.jpg.html)
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Almost 11 months since I picked it up, and I still consider it to be one of, if not the, best car I've ever owned.
So, are we still all loving our CS and CSS?
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Yep still loving mine....
Have to admit that about 5 months ago i was tempted to get rid due to a few personal issues, but after testing a few other golf's i couldnt wait to get back in the CS..
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Here's my CS after a nice wash, posted it elsewhere on forum but will put it here to keep this thread going :wink:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4706/26247165138_3b5fca32d9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZnzKY)Gti Clubsport (https://flic.kr/p/FZnzKY) by Adrian Owen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/aideyowen/), on Flickr
Got to be one of the best colours. My Mrs car is due a change and we’ve seen a normal GTI in that colour locally for a good price.
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2015-Volkswagen-Golf-2-0-Tsi-Gti-5Dr-performance-Pack-Petrol-Hatchback/253432151861?hash=item3b01bbbf35:g:b8sAAOSwJtdaILEg
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Yep still loving mine....
Have to admit that about 5 months ago i was tempted to get rid due to a few personal issues, but after testing a few other golf's i couldnt wait to get back in the CS..
Oofft, that was a close call, pleased to hear you you managed to hang on to it!
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Yea me too, it a headturner for sure..
The only gripe that i have at the moment which i need to sort is the rear pipes are constantly going black, need to restore them somehow..
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Yea me too, it a headturner for sure..
The only gripe that i have at the moment which i need to sort is the rear pipes are constantly going black, need to restore them somehow..
Black with exhaust gasses, sort of sooty? When I picked mine up I polished the chrome with Solvol Autosol polish, they seem to clean up pretty easily now. A decent metal polish like that should shift the black stuff and make it easier to keep clean in the future.
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I waxed mine with wheel sealant (sad I know) when I first detailed the car when it was new and they do get sooty bit it just wipes off.
Hopefully we’ve seen the last of the gritters and I can get it out soon!
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I waxed mine with wheel sealant (sad I know) when I first detailed the car when it was new and they do get sooty bit it just wipes off.
Hopefully we’ve seen the last of the gritters and I can get it out soon!
Not sad at all, detailing a new car saves a lot of future pain, I detailed mine too, took two days, and I'm not someone who enjoys cleaning cars by any stretch of the imagination.
It's meant to be another cold week next week, so don't hold your breath quite yet :angry:
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My mk6 was bad for getting black sooty crap on the tail pipes and found waxing them helped it from sticking so did the same in this one
Hoping to get the car out when I’m next home.
Planning on doing the north coast 500 this year and maybe another Europe trip (avoiding Switzerland :whistle: )
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Hard to believe I know but had my CS stored for the last 12 months and just putting it on the road this weekend, it's at the detailers getting the full works.
Pics to follow but can't wait, the short drive from storage to detailers yesterday was enough to to get me excited as to why I bought this. I am biased but think it's the perfect CS spec
Tornado red, manual 3 door, bucket seats, black roof, 19inch brescias, adaptive chassis.
Pics to follow soon. It says something that the storage guy said it got a lot of attention in the company of ferraris and Astons..
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I am biased but think it's the perfect CS spec
Tornado red, manual 3 door, bucket seats, black roof, 19inch brescias, adaptive chassis.
I think you're right :smiley:
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Here's my CS no. 301
(Sorry for the crappy photos :grin: )
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Here's my CS no. 301
(Sorry for the crappy photos :grin: )
(https://s10.postimg.org/v88tlqacl/IMG_1316.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/v88tlqacl/)
(https://s19.postimg.org/o8mzhd8fj/IMG_1104.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/o8mzhd8fj/)
Similar to mine, with different wheels...
(http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz354/willdyer/IMG_9350.jpg) (http://s843.photobucket.com/user/willdyer/media/IMG_9350.jpg.html)
(http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz354/willdyer/IMG_8747.jpg) (http://s843.photobucket.com/user/willdyer/media/IMG_8747.jpg.html)
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Similar to mine, with different wheels...
Similar to mine too, again with different wheels... :laugh:
(https://s25.postimg.org/wyfb1s2nj/GTI-_CS40-front.jpg)
(https://s25.postimg.org/xb6p80idb/GTI-_CS40-rear.jpg)
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I prefer the Prets and the Brescia to my wheels, but do like the fact that mine are unique to the CS.
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I prefer the Prets and the Brescia to my wheels, but do like the fact that mine are unique to the CS.
I prefer the standard wheels. As you say they are unique to the Clubsport. They are all nice though.😁
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Hi all, lucky owner of Ed40 #331 here!
(https://preview.ibb.co/ccTj8H/IMG_4143.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dYCBoH)
Loving the car, but would prefer the 18" Belvedere wheels - anyone (Little Lofty?!) want to swap, or know where to get some at a good price?
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I prefer the Prets and the Brescia to my wheels, but do like the fact that mine are unique to the CS.
I know exactly what you mean, I got the Brescia's but love the uniqueness of the CS wheels. All nice choices to make ey :grin:
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Hi all, lucky owner of Ed40 #331 here!
(https://preview.ibb.co/ccTj8H/IMG_4143.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dYCBoH)
Loving the car, but would prefer the 18" Belvedere wheels - anyone (Little Lofty?!) want to swap, or know where to get some at a good price?
Looking good. Enjoy. :smiley:
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Loving the car, but would prefer the 18" Belvedere wheels - anyone (Little Lofty?!) want to swap, or know where to get some at a good price?
You can buy a set from here if you want some...
https://www.kunzmann.de/shop/en/wheels-18-inch-rims-belvedere-vw-golf-7-vii-gti-genuine-volkswagen.htm (https://www.kunzmann.de/shop/en/wheels-18-inch-rims-belvedere-vw-golf-7-vii-gti-genuine-volkswagen.htm)
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Not sure if this will work
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Maybe someone can embed them !?
More text to follow with my first impressions !!
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Use hotlink for forum boards and the pictures appear automatically
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Really impressed so far withe CS, getting a lot of admiring looks thanks to the detailer. Loving the bucket seats and manual box, tight handling.
Media system isn't a patch on bmw I drive but I knew that already, however the car feels really well put together and handling will be great I'm sure once she is run in.
It couldn't be more different to the 330d but that is being kept for daily duties however it's a great compliment to the bmw and like chalk and cheese. Alcantara wheel is just the nicest thing to hold !
I took it to dealers to get oil changed even though it has no mileage on it. Imagine my horror as I saw out the back some guy "washing" a Polo with what looked like a broom !? Anyway, strict instructions were left with service manage to not touch the car to wash it under any circumstances !!
Thankfully all ok and I can look forward to some fun driving coming up.. Definitely feels more than the sum of its parts and definitely a unique Gti.
Early progress reports to follow once I have out a few miles on. I think the bucket seats by the way are the best most comfortable seats I have ever sat in, in any car.
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The bucket seats are great
I wish they were an inch lower though. You sit in the floor in the normal seats but the buckets feel slightly higher
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Thanks Man ! :smiley:
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Hi all, lucky owner of Ed40 #331 here!
(https://preview.ibb.co/ccTj8H/IMG_4143.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dYCBoH)
Loving the car, but would prefer the 18" Belvedere wheels - anyone (Little Lofty?!) want to swap, or know where to get some at a good price?
Hmm tempting, I definitely prefer the look, but as I seen them on a dirty GTD today I still like the rarity of the Belvedere :)
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Hi all, lucky owner of Ed40 #331 here!
Loving the car, but would prefer the 18" Belvedere wheels - anyone (Little Lofty?!) want to swap, or know where to get some at a good price?
So, how much would a good price be? :whistle:
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Loving all the recent pics of these lovely shiny Clubsports.
Puts mine to shame. It’s filthy atm.
I can’t even remember if put any of mine in this thread‽
Apologies if they’re reposts :lipsrsealed:
(https://s9.postimg.org/gnzssjk7j/18345971-3235-42_D2-_A77_F-9_F312694_E570.jpg)
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Looking at these photos makes me think a red 5 door with Brescia alloys would be my perfect spec.
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Hi all, lucky owner of Ed40 #331 here!
Loving the car, but would prefer the 18" Belvedere wheels - anyone (Little Lofty?!) want to swap, or know where to get some at a good price?
So, how much would a good price be? :whistle:
Less than €2400 + tyres for starters! What might you be after...?
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Are we having an impromptu photo share? I’ll balance things up for the 3 doors...
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Very nice :wink:
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Are we having an impromptu photo share? I’ll balance things up for the 3 doors...
(https://s26.postimg.org/hi69nxmnt/8_E223_D28-_FFDF-498_E-80_C4-0_EE661_F86398.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/bh8kqv01h/)
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Looking good in silver. Nice contrast against the black bits and wheels.👍🏻
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Just out of interest, does anyone on here own the red Clubsport that parks in the car park for Ocado in Hatfield?
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Some stunning looking cars on this thread, makes me feel quite jelous :huh:
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If anyone is selling a Clubsport S. Please let me know. Genuine buyer and VW fan and not a dealer!
Thanks!
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Shame you weren’t looking a couple of months back as I was considering selling but since have decided to keep it.
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I might consider a Clubsport 40 (plenty around), but I'd really like the S and reasonable priced privately owned cars don't seem to be to much more...
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Seen an Oryx white 3 door CS in Warrick the other day, gave the driver a shout to complement him on his car to which he seemed delighted with.
It had buckets and prets. Asked him what number it was and he said either 234 or 243(can't remember)
Hi fellow Clubsport owners. It won’t be 234 as that’s mine and is red!
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Seen an Oryx white 3 door CS in Warrick the other day, gave the driver a shout to complement him on his car to which he seemed delighted with.
It had buckets and prets. Asked him what number it was and he said either 234 or 243(can't remember)
Hi fellow Clubsport owners. It won’t be 234 as that’s mine and is red!
Bugger that means my wife was right, she said she thought he said 243 :angry:
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Well sometimes red :grin:
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Some more of #234
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What a stunning car, Tornado red and the black roof / trim is an awesome combo👌
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18” Belvedere alloys look amazing. Really fancy a set.
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Hi Guys, I need a bit of help with the whole Clubsport thing. I have found my Ideal car here in the UK but it was originally imported from Ireland. Is this a problem? How does the warranty thig work?
Also, it doesn't seem to have a numbered plaque on the door which I believe was a UK only thing. Is there a way of finding out what number the car is and getting one made?
Thank you all in advance.
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Hi and welcome, you're right the numbered plaque was for UK cars only, so as it wasn't officially imported into the UK it won't have a UK build number, so no plaque sadly.
As for the warranty, you'd be wise to confirm what is extant with a phone call to the main dealer, save any potential misery down the line.
Good luck, I hope it all pans out as you definitely won't be disappointed with the car. :cool:
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I looked at these a while back and they don’t have full uk warranty, just 2yr European warranty But compared the uk cars but they are very good value.
I asked if the speedo had been changed for mph and they couldnt tell me.
I guess if you keep the car a few years the plaque will make no difference.
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I also had a look at these clubsports. One garage had 25 of them lined up in various colours but identical spec. In the end, the import thing put me off. My local Vw said that resale value wouldn’t be great either.
Still a great car though.
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You definitely won’t be able to get a plaque. VW won’t even let me have a duplicate of my own one.
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You definitely won’t be able to get a plaque. VW won’t even let me have a duplicate of my own one.
Surely you should be able to get one made from one of the plaque making company's? Going by the quality of them it shouldn't cost more than a fiver for it.
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I also had a look at these clubsports. One garage had 25 of them lined up in various colours but identical spec. In the end, the import thing put me off. My local Vw said that resale value wouldn’t be great either.
Still a great car though.
Bit of a bugger that the imports will likely pull the value of all cars down...
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I also had a look at these clubsports. One garage had 25 of them lined up in various colours but identical spec. In the end, the import thing put me off. My local Vw said that resale value wouldn’t be great either.
Still a great car though.
Bit of a bugger that the imports will likely pull the value of all cars down...
Not for the people wanting to buy one :whistle:
The fact that even dealers had a problem selling them showed that the price wasn't going to hold that well.
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There were loads of cheap early mk7 from Greece or somewhere at mktorpoint and they didn’t seem to effect the value of uk official cars
That said they werent better specs than the official uk cars though as they didn’t have radar in the grille and a few other bits
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Does anyone know the part number of the CSS gear shifter mechanism?
Is it an audi S3 part or similar or just a regular GTI part? I had an S3 one on my mk6 and it was very good.
Also has anyone ever seen a dyno run of a CSS? its rated at the same as a golf R but has a free flowing exhaust and larger downpipe i think, so surely should be higher?
Thanks
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Also has anyone ever seen a dyno run of a CSS? its rated at the same as a golf R but has a free flowing exhaust and larger downpipe i think, so surely should be higher?
Thanks
There was a video on the Clubsport S Facebook page a while back, sadly it is no longer available. It showed the dyno run with 323PS. A German car magazine also did feature with a dyno run showing 322PS.
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Also has anyone ever seen a dyno run of a CSS? its rated at the same as a golf R but has a free flowing exhaust and larger downpipe i think, so surely should be higher?
Thanks
First time I hear about a bigger downpipe on the CSS, have you got any link even mentioning this? AFAIK, it has just a bigger pipe connecting the resonator to the muffler which itself does not yield any extra power.
There was a video on the Clubsport S Facebook page a while back, sadly it is no longer available. It showed the dyno run with 323PS. A German car magazine also did feature with a dyno run showing 322PS.
Dyno runs can show whatever you fancy. Especially one off runs without any other reference (before/after or other cars on the same conditions on the same dyno) can be even more random. Leon Cupra has also made over 320bhp in some dynos. How accurate is that is anyone's guess...
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Dyno runs can show whatever you fancy. Especially one off runs without any other reference (before/after or other cars on the same conditions on the same dyno) can be even more random. Leon Cupra has also made over 320bhp in some dynos. How accurate is that is anyone's guess...
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There were some back to back comparisons with the regular Clubsport on the same dyno. I appreciate there will be variations. Sorry if the posting was of no interest or relevance.
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I spotted a Urano Clubsport yesterday going in the opposite direction to me.
I wonder if it’s the same car I spotted a few times in 2016 in Devon.
There can’t be many Urano cars about and I wonder if it is/was a leased one.
Are there many Urano Clubsport owners on here?
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There were some back to back comparisons with the regular Clubsport on the same dyno. I appreciate there will be variations. Sorry if the posting was of no interest or relevance.
:huh: I did not imply it was of no interest nor relevance, why would you assume that?
Just stating that it is not uncommon to have the same car on two different dynos and see over 20bhp of difference, simply because of the nature of how most wheel dynos measure. A comparison between two cars on the same dyno, on the same day, is a bit more interesting, again not in regards of the actual numbers but to the differences between them.
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I thought I read somewhere the downpipe was different on the CSS and that’s why it crackles and pops more but can’t find where I read it.
Found anouther forum with various part numbers and it looks to actually be the same part as the golf R.
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Evening folks. First post. Just put a deposit down on the car in the link below. It's replacing my wife's Skoda Yeti as our family vehicle. I've owned several golfs, mk3 VR6 Highline, mk 4 gt tdi, edition 30 and ran Ann eArly 7 golf R. First foray into lazy auto but I think it's the way to go for my better half and it's about time I tried one. Looking forward to comparing it with the R and seeing if I notice the 100kg difference. The R was however like a scalextric car, just gripped and went. Anyway it's not mine really, I've got rwd toys to play with and a battered 306 gti6 track car which wags it tail on lift off with aplomb. Is there a dedicated ed 40 page anywhere. The FB Page is very quiet.
http://www.furnesspark.co.uk/used-cars/8401104-volkswagen-golf-2.0-gti-clubsport-edition-40-dsg-5-door-reserved/
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Evening folks. First post. Just put a deposit down on the car in the link below. It's replacing my wife's Skoda Yeti as our family vehicle. I've owned several golfs, mk3 VR6 Highline, mk 4 gt tdi, edition 30 and ran Ann eArly 7 golf R. First foray into lazy auto but I think it's the way to go for my better half and it's about time I tried one. Looking forward to comparing it with the R and seeing if I notice the 100kg difference. The R was however like a scalextric car, just gripped and went. Anyway it's not mine really, I've got rwd toys to play with and a battered 306 gti6 track car which wags it tail on lift off with aplomb. Is there a dedicated ed 40 page anywhere. The FB Page is very quiet.
http://www.furnesspark.co.uk/used-cars/8401104-volkswagen-golf-2.0-gti-clubsport-edition-40-dsg-5-door-reserved/
Nice car! Welcome aboard.
I saw one in that colour parked in my local Sainsbury's on Monday. Had I been in mine then what would the chances have been of two Clubsports in one car park in backwater Devon at the same time? Answers on a postcard.
This is the dedicated ED40 page, make the most of it!! :grin:
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Evening folks. First post. Just put a deposit down on the car in the link below. It's replacing my wife's Skoda Yeti as our family vehicle. I've owned several golfs, mk3 VR6 Highline, mk 4 gt tdi, edition 30 and ran Ann eArly 7 golf R. First foray into lazy auto but I think it's the way to go for my better half and it's about time I tried one. Looking forward to comparing it with the R and seeing if I notice the 100kg difference. The R was however like a scalextric car, just gripped and went. Anyway it's not mine really, I've got rwd toys to play with and a battered 306 gti6 track car which wags it tail on lift off with aplomb. Is there a dedicated ed 40 page anywhere. The FB Page is very quiet.
http://www.furnesspark.co.uk/used-cars/8401104-volkswagen-golf-2.0-gti-clubsport-edition-40-dsg-5-door-reserved/
Gorgeous! I'm biased about the colour though of course :-)
Yeh this is pretty much the place to discuss all things CS, enjoy and welcome.
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Stunning looking car :drool:
Once again I'm feeling a tad jealous :smiley:
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Cheers chaps. What's the crack with this pedal box mod?
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Cheers chaps. What's the crack with this pedal box mod?
It's a pretty much essential bit of kit that will completely transform the responsiveness of the car.
Other more qualified people on here will explain much better than I can, so best to wait for them to pipe up :grin:
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I eagerly await. Sounds great.
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I eagerly await. Sounds great.
Plenty of threads on the matter if you run a quick search. I run one on my CS and it gets rid of the initial dead spot on the accelerater and makes the whole thing more responsive. It’s not a tuning box so no extra power, just a much more responsive car.
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I thought the dead spot had been programmed out of the CS? Mine feels pretty responsive in Sport mode with no dead spot, although admittedly there is a bit of one in D.
I can't compare it to a standard GTi as I've never driven one, but just on the basis of this Clarkson review: https://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/clarkson/clarkson-review-2016-volkswagen-golf-gti-clubsport-edition-40/
"In my standard GTI — chosen because I can’t be bothered to explain to people at parties what an R is — there’s a definite hole in the power delivery. When you just want to go slightly faster, you put your foot down a bit and … nothing happens.
It’s almost certainly some kind of ludicrous emission program in the engine control unit, but it feels like turbo lag and it’s annoying. However, in the Clubsport Edition 40 it doesn’t happen. The movement of your foot is translated instantly into a change of pace. It makes the whole car feel more alert and alive."
(Yes, I know you can't believe most things Clarkson says...)
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My CSS has no delay at all. In race mode the throttle is super responsive
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Stunning looking car :drool:
Once again I'm feeling a tad jealous :smiley:
Where the hell have you been for the last six months?
Cheers chaps. What's the crack with this pedal box mod?
I thought the dead spot had been programmed out of the CS? Mine feels pretty responsive in Sport mode with no dead spot, although admittedly there is a bit of one in D.
I can't compare it to a standard GTi as I've never driven one, but just on the basis of this Clarkson review: https://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/clarkson/clarkson-review-2016-volkswagen-golf-gti-clubsport-edition-40/
"In my standard GTI — chosen because I can’t be bothered to explain to people at parties what an R is — there’s a definite hole in the power delivery. When you just want to go slightly faster, you put your foot down a bit and … nothing happens.
It’s almost certainly some kind of ludicrous emission program in the engine control unit, but it feels like turbo lag and it’s annoying. However, in the Clubsport Edition 40 it doesn’t happen. The movement of your foot is translated instantly into a change of pace. It makes the whole car feel more alert and alive."
(Yes, I know you can't believe most things Clarkson says...)
I think I was one of the first to get a pedal box on my PP GTI back in 2013, there may have been a few others before me but I knew I'd need one immediately as I had a similar device on my mk6 GTIs (that were remapped too).
I've had the same box on my PP, GTD, R and Clubsport as the pedal itself is the same item throughout the Golf range.
Clarkson is talking rubbish as usual.
The Clubsport (non CSS) has a similar engine and throttle response to an R but minus the drivetrain drag.
The R engine, once the turbo is on song at fractionally higher revs than a standard GTI, is a lot more free revving and responsive feeling than the GTI, GTI PP etc, and when you factor in there's no transmission drag for the 4WD in a Clubsport then indeed you have a pretty responsive car compared to a normal GTI.
That's fine when you're driving 8 tenths and above, and is even noticeable on motorway cruises when you want a quick burst of acceleration without dropping a gear or two.
The pedal box however brings the car alive in one tenths driving and just gets better all the way until you do actually want full throttle, at which point you're at ten tenths and nothing can make a difference short of a remap.
There's a deadness to the standard throttle on nearly all modern cars which is particularly unwelcome in a sporty model but I'd also level it at any car that's used around town or in give and take driving.
There are loads of threads on here Jonny, I think I pedal boxed myself into oblivion on here in the early mk7 days and others have long since taken over the mantle now once I'd brainwashed them and they realised that these things do work and make a huge difference to the enjoyment of the car in just normal everyday driving.
258lb ft is quite a lot of torque, in fact a generation or so ago that was remapped GTI torque levels, but it's well masked at lowish throttle openings on the standard GTI, R, Clubsport and any of the other turbo engined mk7 Golfs.
When I got my GTI PP I seriously doubted that that car only had a few lb ft less than my mapped mk6 GTI in a supposedly lighter shell.
As soon as I put a pedal box on the thing I could feel every single one of those 258 lb ft of torques right the way from easing out onto the main road at the end of the estate, going onto the roundabout, coming off the roundabout, giving it a light squirt of power to keep up with traffic flow... and all of this at under 40mph as the car just felt so much more alive and fun to drive.
You don't need stupid amounts of power for British roads, I've been there and done that numerous times now and have come to realise that it's driving responses and a decent torque delivery (drivability) that make a car fun to drive at normal sane road speeds.
Yeah, when you want to open the car up on a clear bypass at 11pm then it won't make a lot of difference, but that'll just be a short part of your journey and the other 90% plus will be made far more enjoyable with a pedal box fitted.
The device itself is basically a signal amplifier that's highly adjustable and can remove as much throttle pedal lag as you wish. It can be slightly more responsive than standard or it can be hair trigger and everything in between. Most people go somewhere in the middle.
It has nothing to do with the engine throttle mapping, merely the digital throttle pedal mapping. The engine mapping itself is fine, once the restriction of the pedal itself has been reduced you'll find the engine itself is very peppy and eager from very low throttle openings. The Clubsport is the first in god knows how many turbo'd vehicles I've not bothered remapping and it's far from the quickest, it's just one of the most fun cars I've owned in many years.
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In short, agreed! I came from a mk5 GTi straight to the CS and couldn’t get use to the dead accelerator at ‘around town’ speeds. All sorted via the pedal box.
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My CSS has no delay at all. In race mode the throttle is super responsive
I've heard those exact words from a Cupra owner when I was discussing pedalbox with him... Better ask him what he thinks now once we transferred mine to his car for a test :whistle:
I haven't driven a CSS but I would bet it shares exactly the same sh!tty throttle mapping - in all modes - as a R and a Clubsport do and there hasn't been any indication it's different. It's not something VW has changed on any car know till today, no matter how sporty it is or not for their own incomprehensible reasons. The delay is probably right there on a CSS too, it's just become hard coded to you that you don't really notice it any more.
I know this sounds like some idiot telling you what your car does or does not do but just don't mind me at all and try one if you have the chance, it's removable, non detectable, won't void or brake anything and it goes on and off in around 30 seconds... Not in some stupid aggressive Race mode, just the lightest "sport mode", you will suddenly realize how much more usability and adjust-ability exists even in the very first 1/3 of the pedal travel that you normally have to go past whenever you want to make even the slightest progress.
PS. LMAO at the Clarkson BS, typical Jezza (i do love him though and never miss any of his shows, he's a showman rather than someone that would accurately provide information)
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Stunning looking car :drool:
Once again I'm feeling a tad jealous :smiley:
Where the hell have you been for the last six months?
Took a leave of absence and now feel ready to participate in a small way to this always excellent forum :grin:
I've still been following every little argument and pissing contest from afar, but have trained myself to not get involved due to a last attempt at maturity.
A few fellow members should take note :laugh:
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It's nice to know I've been missed :kiss: :laugh:
Cheers chaps. What's the crack with this pedal box mod?
I thought the dead spot had been programmed out of the CS? Mine feels pretty responsive in Sport mode with no dead spot, although admittedly there is a bit of one in D.
I can't compare it to a standard GTi as I've never driven one, but just on the basis of this Clarkson review: https://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/clarkson/clarkson-review-2016-volkswagen-golf-gti-clubsport-edition-40/
"In my standard GTI — chosen because I can’t be bothered to explain to people at parties what an R is — there’s a definite hole in the power delivery. When you just want to go slightly faster, you put your foot down a bit and … nothing happens.
It’s almost certainly some kind of ludicrous emission program in the engine control unit, but it feels like turbo lag and it’s annoying. However, in the Clubsport Edition 40 it doesn’t happen. The movement of your foot is translated instantly into a change of pace. It makes the whole car feel more alert and alive."
(Yes, I know you can't believe most things Clarkson says...)
I think I was one of the first to get a pedal box on my PP GTI back in 2013, there may have been a few others before me but I knew I'd need one immediately as I had a similar device on my mk6 GTIs (that were remapped too).
I've had the same box on my PP, GTD, R and Clubsport as the pedal itself is the same item throughout the Golf range.
Clarkson is talking rubbish as usual.
The Clubsport (non CSS) has a similar engine and throttle response to an R but minus the drivetrain drag.
The R engine, once the turbo is on song at fractionally higher revs than a standard GTI, is a lot more free revving and responsive feeling than the GTI, GTI PP etc, and when you factor in there's no transmission drag for the 4WD in a Clubsport then indeed you have a pretty responsive car compared to a normal GTI.
That's fine when you're driving 8 tenths and above, and is even noticeable on motorway cruises when you want a quick burst of acceleration without dropping a gear or two.
The pedal box however brings the car alive in one tenths driving and just gets better all the way until you do actually want full throttle, at which point you're at ten tenths and nothing can make a difference short of a remap.
There's a deadness to the standard throttle on nearly all modern cars which is particularly unwelcome in a sporty model but I'd also level it at any car that's used around town or in give and take driving.
There are loads of threads on here Jonny, I think I pedal boxed myself into oblivion on here in the early mk7 days and others have long since taken over the mantle now once I'd brainwashed them and they realised that these things do work and make a huge difference to the enjoyment of the car in just normal everyday driving.
258lb ft is quite a lot of torque, in fact a generation or so ago that was remapped GTI torque levels, but it's well masked at lowish throttle openings on the standard GTI, R, Clubsport and any of the other turbo engined mk7 Golfs.
When I got my GTI PP I seriously doubted that that car only had a few lb ft less than my mapped mk6 GTI in a supposedly lighter shell.
As soon as I put a pedal box on the thing I could feel every single one of those 258 lb ft of torques right the way from easing out onto the main road at the end of the estate, going onto the roundabout, coming off the roundabout, giving it a light squirt of power to keep up with traffic flow... and all of this at under 40mph as the car just felt so much more alive and fun to drive.
You don't need stupid amounts of power for British roads, I've been there and done that numerous times now and have come to realise that it's driving responses and a decent torque delivery (drivability) that make a car fun to drive at normal sane road speeds.
Yeah, when you want to open the car up on a clear bypass at 11pm then it won't make a lot of difference, but that'll just be a short part of your journey and the other 90% plus will be made far more enjoyable with a pedal box fitted.
The device itself is basically a signal amplifier that's highly adjustable and can remove as much throttle pedal lag as you wish. It can be slightly more responsive than standard or it can be hair trigger and everything in between. Most people go somewhere in the middle.
It has nothing to do with the engine throttle mapping, merely the digital throttle pedal mapping. The engine mapping itself is fine, once the restriction of the pedal itself has been reduced you'll find the engine itself is very peppy and eager from very low throttle openings. The Clubsport is the first in god knows how many turbo'd vehicles I've not bothered remapping and it's far from the quickest, it's just one of the most fun cars I've owned in many years.
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Stunning looking car :drool:
Once again I'm feeling a tad jealous :smiley:
Where the hell have you been for the last six months?
Cheers chaps. What's the crack with this pedal box mod?
I thought the dead spot had been programmed out of the CS? Mine feels pretty responsive in Sport mode with no dead spot, although admittedly there is a bit of one in D.
I can't compare it to a standard GTi as I've never driven one, but just on the basis of this Clarkson review: https://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/clarkson/clarkson-review-2016-volkswagen-golf-gti-clubsport-edition-40/
"In my standard GTI — chosen because I can’t be bothered to explain to people at parties what an R is — there’s a definite hole in the power delivery. When you just want to go slightly faster, you put your foot down a bit and … nothing happens.
It’s almost certainly some kind of ludicrous emission program in the engine control unit, but it feels like turbo lag and it’s annoying. However, in the Clubsport Edition 40 it doesn’t happen. The movement of your foot is translated instantly into a change of pace. It makes the whole car feel more alert and alive."
(Yes, I know you can't believe most things Clarkson says...)
I think I was one of the first to get a pedal box on my PP GTI back in 2013, there may have been a few others before me but I knew I'd need one immediately as I had a similar device on my mk6 GTIs (that were remapped too).
I've had the same box on my PP, GTD, R and Clubsport as the pedal itself is the same item throughout the Golf range.
Clarkson is talking rubbish as usual.
The Clubsport (non CSS) has a similar engine and throttle response to an R but minus the drivetrain drag.
The R engine, once the turbo is on song at fractionally higher revs than a standard GTI, is a lot more free revving and responsive feeling than the GTI, GTI PP etc, and when you factor in there's no transmission drag for the 4WD in a Clubsport then indeed you have a pretty responsive car compared to a normal GTI.
That's fine when you're driving 8 tenths and above, and is even noticeable on motorway cruises when you want a quick burst of acceleration without dropping a gear or two.
The pedal box however brings the car alive in one tenths driving and just gets better all the way until you do actually want full throttle, at which point you're at ten tenths and nothing can make a difference short of a remap.
There's a deadness to the standard throttle on nearly all modern cars which is particularly unwelcome in a sporty model but I'd also level it at any car that's used around town or in give and take driving.
There are loads of threads on here Jonny, I think I pedal boxed myself into oblivion on here in the early mk7 days and others have long since taken over the mantle now once I'd brainwashed them and they realised that these things do work and make a huge difference to the enjoyment of the car in just normal everyday driving.
258lb ft is quite a lot of torque, in fact a generation or so ago that was remapped GTI torque levels, but it's well masked at lowish throttle openings on the standard GTI, R, Clubsport and any of the other turbo engined mk7 Golfs.
When I got my GTI PP I seriously doubted that that car only had a few lb ft less than my mapped mk6 GTI in a supposedly lighter shell.
As soon as I put a pedal box on the thing I could feel every single one of those 258 lb ft of torques right the way from easing out onto the main road at the end of the estate, going onto the roundabout, coming off the roundabout, giving it a light squirt of power to keep up with traffic flow... and all of this at under 40mph as the car just felt so much more alive and fun to drive.
You don't need stupid amounts of power for British roads, I've been there and done that numerous times now and have come to realise that it's driving responses and a decent torque delivery (drivability) that make a car fun to drive at normal sane road speeds.
Yeah, when you want to open the car up on a clear bypass at 11pm then it won't make a lot of difference, but that'll just be a short part of your journey and the other 90% plus will be made far more enjoyable with a pedal box fitted.
The device itself is basically a signal amplifier that's highly adjustable and can remove as much throttle pedal lag as you wish. It can be slightly more responsive than standard or it can be hair trigger and everything in between. Most people go somewhere in the middle.
It has nothing to do with the engine throttle mapping, merely the digital throttle pedal mapping. The engine mapping itself is fine, once the restriction of the pedal itself has been reduced you'll find the engine itself is very peppy and eager from very low throttle openings. The Clubsport is the first in god knows how many turbo'd vehicles I've not bothered remapping and it's far from the quickest, it's just one of the most fun cars I've owned in many years.
Many thanks for such a detailed response. I'll assess the car when I pick it up at the weekend. My wife will primarily be the main driver and as such will not be worrying herself with throttle response, more likely Bluetooth, and how the sat nav works. I'll be using the car for holidays and may take it on the odd hoon around North Wales. I'm fortunate to have a couple of other na German cars to play in with nice throttle response but I expect it'll be a job to do sooner or later. Never really noticed an issue in my 7R though.
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Took a leave of absence and now feel ready to participate in a small way to this always excellent forum :grin:
I've still been following every little argument and pissing contest from afar, but have trained myself to not get involved due to a last attempt at maturity.
A few fellow members should take note :laugh:
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It's nice to know I've been missed :kiss: :laugh:
Maturity? Go find a Volvo forum if you want that sort of thing!
The place ain't the same without you :kiss:
Stunning looking car :drool:
Once again I'm feeling a tad jealous :smiley:
Where the hell have you been for the last six months?
Many thanks for such a detailed response. I'll assess the car when I pick it up at the weekend. My wife will primarily be the main driver and as such will not be worrying herself with throttle response, more likely Bluetooth, and how the sat nav works. I'll be using the car for holidays and may take it on the odd hoon around North Wales. I'm fortunate to have a couple of other na German cars to play in with nice throttle response but I expect it'll be a job to do sooner or later. Never really noticed an issue in my 7R though.
I don't use my Clubsport as a daily driver but the pedal box is still an essential addition. :wink:
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Hi guys. New to the forum. Picked up my clubsport no 53 about a month ago. Loving it. Such a huge step forward over my mk5 gti :laugh:
Will try and get some pics up asap :grin:
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Hi guys. New to the forum. Picked up my clubsport no 53 about a month ago. Loving it. Such a huge step forward over my mk5 gti :laugh:
Will try and get some pics up asap :grin:
Welcome Robo, good to hear you're loving your car :cool:
It would be nice to see some pics but you can tell us a bit about it in the meantime, spec, and how it compares to the MK5 GTI which is a really well sorted car in its own right.
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Hi exonian. Its a 5dr manual in oryx white with discover pro and the tech pack. Think there pretty much the same thing. Also has the dynaudio system in it. And the 18" multi alloys. Its not a massive spec and they come with quite alot standard. it was such a nice motor i couldnt turn it down. Had only done 4k when i picked it up.
In comparison to my mk5, the mk5 was an epic car. Mine was full stage 2 and for what it was didnt half make serious progress. The mk7 isnt such a huge leap forward from that point. Not like the difference between the mk4-mk5. But vw have taken all the good bits of the mk5 and improved alot of the lesser points of it. The mk7 has so much more grip. Seems to lack the low end punch my mk5 had. Seems very lethargic. Can be a little frustrating at times, Until you start to rev it Then it just takes off. Im sure a map will sort that out tho. :evil: and the quality difference inside has improved a great deal. Such a nice place to sit. But one of my fave parts in the dynaudio. The quality and volume you can get is brilliant. Well worth the money they charge for in imo. :smiley:
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Hi exonian. Its a 5dr manual in oryx white with discover pro and the tech pack. Think there pretty much the same thing. Also has the dynaudio system in it. And the 18" multi alloys. Its not a massive spec and they come with quite alot standard. it was such a nice motor i couldnt turn it down. Had only done 4k when i picked it up.
In comparison to my mk5, the mk5 was an epic car. Mine was full stage 2 and for what it was didnt half make serious progress. The mk7 isnt such a huge leap forward from that point. Not like the difference between the mk4-mk5. But vw have taken all the good bits of the mk5 and improved alot of the lesser points of it. The mk7 has so much more grip. Seems to lack the low end punch my mk5 had. Seems very lethargic. Can be a little frustrating at times, Until you start to rev it Then it just takes off. Im sure a map will sort that out tho. :evil: and the quality difference inside has improved a great deal. Such a nice place to sit. But one of my fave parts in the dynaudio. The quality and volume you can get is brilliant. Well worth the money they charge for in imo. :smiley:
I have a good friend with a mint stage 2 mk5 GTI and I had a stage 1 mk5 GTI many many years ago.
I had two mk6 GTI's and a host of mk7's so can appreciate where you're coming from in driving dynamics.
The Clubsport has the R turbo which means it's not boosting until a little further up the range, plus the standard boost is set to be progressive unlike the modified car.
I took my own Clubsport for a bit of a run earlier this evening and do lament a lack of bottom end response at times where high revs just aren't the answer.
However the rest of the package is just spot on so you just have to use the gears a bit.
Read up on the pedal box as this can assist the responses of the car to mask the lack of instant low end boost.
Aside from that your car sounds a beauty and i'd really like to see some pics of it along with everyone else who drops in on this thread. :smiley:
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Yeah il try and sort some tomoz. The map on the mk5 was a very progressive and linear map. But it just seemed to give it that low punch. I have a friend that runs a vw/audi tuning company so im hoping he can give a little bit more bottom end. Not 1 for huge amounts of power. Id settle for overboost figures all the time not just for 10 seconds tbh. And some more low end punch. Ive seen the pedal boxes a couple of years back but found the reviews to be very off putting as some people found it made the car very hard to drive smoothly and made it very urgent. Too far the other way.
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Hi guys. New to the forum. Picked up my clubsport no 53 about a month ago. Loving it. Such a huge step forward over my mk5 gti :laugh:
Will try and get some pics up asap :grin:
Welcome Robo, good to hear you're loving your car :cool:
It would be nice to see some pics but you can tell us a bit about it in the meantime, spec, and how it compares to the MK5 GTI which is a really well sorted car in its own right.
Mk5 GTIs where my absolute favourite Golf, until the CS.
Absolutely loved mine; I bought it as a very unloved, battered and bruised wreck of a car, nursed it back to health over a few months and absolutely fell in love with it in the process.
I couldn't get near that love for four wheels (I'm a biker too) again until the CS; I have as much of a soft spot for MK5 GTIs as I do classic Minis, but the CS has blown me away.
I had a quick look at those pedalboxs Exonian, seems pretty straight forward, might have to have punt at one when I get some free time.
Looking forward to some pics Robo.
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https://ibb.co/duPjK7
https://ibb.co/c3htCS
https://ibb.co/e8vKmn
https://ibb.co/bX3Te7
Hopefully these links work :laugh:
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Looks amazing Robo!
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Cheers andy. Quick question does any1 know if a cat back for a gti fits the clubsport? Or do i need a specific clubsport cat back?
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Remus do a clubsport specific exhaust and diffuser for the clubsport
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Cheers mkviken, Im looking for a milltek really. I just wasnt too sure if the clubsport was any differnet to the gti like the css is diff with the system being bigger. Also do the manual cs pop and crackle on downshift or is it only the dsg which does this?
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I think the milltek would fit too
The standard exhaust sounds great and you get pops and crackles on over run and when changing up and down with manual gearbox
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:grin: sounds like im not trying hard enough yet then. Havent managed to get a thing out of mine yet. :evil:
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Mine definitely pops and bangs when you give it some stick...
Must try harder Robo. :grin:
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I think the CSS is more extreme but the clubsport I test drive also did it
If you give it the berries on the upshoft it Cracks and on the over run it pops and crackles.
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https://ibb.co/duPjK7
https://ibb.co/c3htCS
https://ibb.co/e8vKmn
https://ibb.co/bX3Te7
Hopefully these links work :laugh:
Good taste in cars, good taste in tunes :wink:
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Cheers mkviken, Im looking for a milltek really. I just wasnt too sure if the clubsport was any differnet to the gti like the css is diff with the system being bigger. Also do the manual cs pop and crackle on downshift or is it only the dsg which does this?
The CS exhaust is different to the GTI exhaust Robo (bigger dia), that doesn't mean an aftermarket GTI exhaust won't fit (but I don't know that it will fit).
The noise you may be thinking of is affectionately known as DSG Fart/Burp, and is obviously DSG related, but the manual should make it's own pleasing noises :evil:
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https://ibb.co/duPjK7
https://ibb.co/c3htCS
https://ibb.co/e8vKmn
https://ibb.co/bX3Te7
Hopefully these links work :laugh:
Gorgeous mate
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https://ibb.co/duPjK7
https://ibb.co/c3htCS
https://ibb.co/e8vKmn
https://ibb.co/bX3Te7
Hopefully these links work :laugh:
Gorgeous :drool:
Perfect colour and the right wheels :smiley:
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Cheers mkviken, Im looking for a milltek really. I just wasnt too sure if the clubsport was any differnet to the gti like the css is diff with the system being bigger. Also do the manual cs pop and crackle on downshift or is it only the dsg which does this?
The CS exhaust is different to the GTI exhaust Robo (bigger dia), that doesn't mean an aftermarket GTI exhaust won't fit (but I don't know that it will fit).
The noise you may be thinking of is affectionately known as DSG Fart/Burp, and is obviously DSG related, but the manual should make it's own pleasing noises :evil:
Can't for the life of me find any real information about the larger exhaust on the CS, below is as close as I got from a magazine article, but I'm sure it's a different exhaust to the GTI.......
As for the sound of the exhaust, it's noticeably better than the 220 and 230 PS GTI models. It produces popping sounds quite often......
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Cheers mkviken, Im looking for a milltek really. I just wasnt too sure if the clubsport was any differnet to the gti like the css is diff with the system being bigger. Also do the manual cs pop and crackle on downshift or is it only the dsg which does this?
The CS exhaust is different to the GTI exhaust Robo (bigger dia), that doesn't mean an aftermarket GTI exhaust won't fit (but I don't know that it will fit).
The noise you may be thinking of is affectionately known as DSG Fart/Burp, and is obviously DSG related, but the manual should make it's own pleasing noises :evil:
Can't for the life of me find any real information about the larger exhaust on the CS, below is as close as I got from a magazine article, but I'm sure it's a different exhaust to the GTI.......
As for the sound of the exhaust, it's noticeably better than the 220 and 230 PS GTI models. It produces popping sounds quite often......
A load of part number differences in this thread:
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16951&highlight=ClubSport&page=24
https://ibb.co/duPjK7
https://ibb.co/c3htCS
https://ibb.co/e8vKmn
https://ibb.co/bX3Te7
Hopefully these links work :laugh:
:cool: Lovely looking car Robo
The pedal box doesn’t have to make it hard to drive smoothly, there are plenty of settings to play with and most just set it up to take away the dead throttle response.
The Ed40 will never quite have the reflexes of a tuned GTI because of the quicker spooling turbo on the normal GTI’s, be it mk5/6/7 but it breathes better at higher revs.
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Cheers guys. Il have to look into the exhaust. Im sure milltek list the same part for the gti pp and cs. Il give them an email. It deffo breaths better. I might have to start driving round in individual so i can jeep the sport mode throttle without all the noise and heavy steering all the time.
Cheers kalimon. As soon as i saw the colour i was in love. So much deeper paint than flat white. And the wheels imo are much nicer than the other options. Just glad it hasnt got 19"s on it. Tyres are a killer for them. :undecided:
Chedrs guzzle decent tune that 1. Been making a playlist to put the audio thru its paces.
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Please keep us updated Robbo with any info you find out from Milltek, it's one option I'm interested in for future upgrades. Sounds so good as standard though, part of me just says leave it stock...
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On milltek's website the gti, pp, cs and css all have the same parts available. There no diff between the sytems. Its only the r's that have a different system because of the quad tips. Il email them just to make sure. If thats the case il possibly buy a 2nd hand 1 and save myself some cash.
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https://ibb.co/duPjK7
https://ibb.co/c3htCS
https://ibb.co/e8vKmn
https://ibb.co/bX3Te7
Hopefully these links work :laugh:
Very, very nice indeed :cool:
Did you get the little Ram as a freebie? I want one!
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Yes oneil it was a give me a ram and youve got a deal moment. :laugh: :laugh: you can buy them from vw. I belive there about £10 they were released for the t-roc. But i quite like him lol
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Yes oneil it was a give me a ram and youve got a deal moment. :laugh: :laugh: you can buy them from vw. I belive there about £10 they were released for the t-roc. But i quite like him lol
:laugh: I`ve since found one, thanks :smiley:
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His names bam :tongue:
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Decided to play with my drone yday. This was my favorite pic
https://ibb.co/gLa47S
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Decided to play with my drone yday. This was my favorite pic
https://ibb.co/gLa47S
:laugh:
Nice shot Robo. :drool:
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Had the golf for a couple of weeks and drove it in anger properly for the first time this week, it's my wife's daily so that's my excuse for taking so long. In short, it feels very nearly as quick as my Golf Mk7 R and looks a lot nicer so winner there. My pal following in his e46 M3 reckoned he had to drive his exceptionally hard to keep up. Really like this car but the Carbon Grey is a mare to keep clean. Need to now drive on some extended twisties to get a feel for how mobile and adjustable the rear is under turn in. North Wales befor long.
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My Clubsport Edition 40 is up sale in the classifieds if anyone is interested.
They are cracking little cars, dare I say better than the R :grin: It has served me very well for the last six months and cost me very little as values have stayed very strong. I’m picking up my new car today so should have advertised this earlier as my drive is full :whistle:
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I picked up my Clubsport Ed 40 last week No 285 with just 95 miles on the clock
https://ibb.co/kiQpJc
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I picked up my Clubsport Ed 40 last week No 285 with just 95 miles on the clock
https://ibb.co/kiQpJc
Looks pretty darn :cool:
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Yea another great looking CS on the road, enjoy :laugh:
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Thanks really enjoying it
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I picked up my Clubsport Ed 40 last week No 285 with just 95 miles on the clock
https://ibb.co/kiQpJc
That's a great looking Clubsport.
Very mean and moody :cool:
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Mine after the epic saga of sourcing a set of used Pretorias for almost a year has come to an end:
(https://i.imgur.com/PiI1OLJ.jpg?2)
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Well worth the effort :cool: :afro:
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Well worth the effort :cool: :afro:
Yeah I'm loving this too!
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Hi All,
I've got #303, its a red, 3 door manual. I bought it as my first brand new car back in March 17.
Totally love it!! I had an ED30 before, so my second golf, although I had a Corrado G60 back in the day.
Anyway like some of you here I love the car, but wish VW had gone a bit further with it, 4pot calipers, ambient door lighting, making the Brescias exclusive etc, etc.
Anyway its a top car and I'm enjoying seeing the others on this thread!
Cheers,
J. :cool:
https://ibb.co/fCKLWJ
ps how do I embed this image in the post?
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Hi All,
I've got #303, its a red, 3 door manual. I bought it as my first brand new car back in March 17.
Totally love it!! I had an ED30 before, so my second golf, although I had a Corrado G60 back in the day.
Anyway like some of you here I love the car, but wish VW had gone a bit further with it, 4pot calipers, ambient door lighting, making the Brescias exclusive etc, etc.
Anyway its a top car and I'm enjoying seeing the others on this thread!
Cheers,
J. :cool:
ps how do I embed this image in the post?
(https://image.ibb.co/cshJJy/IMG_4070_2.jpg)
:wink:
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Looking good in red, still prefer white but I'm biased... :grin:
Enjoy.
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Thanks RWLEIGH!
SCANESARE - How'd you do that??? :shocked:
I tried the (img)(/img) thing (with square brackets).
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Thanks RWLEIGH!
SCANESARE - How'd you do that??? :shocked:
I tried the (img)(/img) thing (with square brackets).
Correct, but I guess you were just pasting the "main" link in there: (https://ibb.co/fCKLWJ). You need to insert the direct image link with the .jpg suffix in it for it to work, which you find by right clicking your image and selecting "Copy image address/location" OR, right click your image > Open image in new tab > then copy the url directly (which should include the .jpg suffix)
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Magic!! Thanks SCANESCARE, I'll remember that!
:cool:
Cheers.
J.
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The recent hot spell has been playing hell with my reccaro's , they started to squeek terribly , but i found a fix just encase anyone else gets this, it was coming from the rear, where the grey plastic meets the black glossy , i unclipped the grey and added some sticky felt strips to the edge's and this totally cured it. Recarro had some felt there, but no where near enough
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The recent hot spell has been playing hell with my reccaro's , they started to squeek terribly , but i found a fix just encase anyone else gets this, it was coming from the rear, where the grey plastic meets the black glossy , i unclipped the grey and added some sticky felt strips to the edge's and this totally cured it. Recarro had some felt there, but no where near enough
That seems like a great find, i wonder if it also cures the issue that some owners with Recaros experience. Mine have been fine for almost two years now but it's certainly useful to have a possible cure in mind just in case...
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There seem to be quite a few for sale, I was surprised to see Volkswizard advertise his own Clubsport S, is the UP GTi really that good?
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(https://s22.postimg.cc/6rjalqic1/603_DF130-_F1_E0-408_D-9425-7_CE089699_A24.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/bdfeu33v1/)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/igna9ph0h/88_CD9_F5_D-_C1_F8-44_DA-_B99_F-_FC7_EBEE6_AEF9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/igna9ph0d/)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/3kor24l1d/EACD3_BAA-_EE98-42_EF-9237-_D87_FE9_CB934_D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/ek9ydqbgd/)
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Wow! :cool: ^^^^
There seem to be quite a few for sale, I was surprised to see Volkswizard advertise his own Clubsport S, is the UP GTi really that good?
My son has the same engine in an Ibiza FR.
It’s nippy and fun plus has the MQB chassis which is leagues ahead of an up! chassis.
The up! GTI is probably a more useable fun package than a Clubsport S if you’re just using it as a road car in normal conditions and don’t expect to be taking all comers from the lights.
The up! GTI has massive limitations though.
But it’s cheap and fun and does 45mpg without trying.
Andrew (volkswizard) is a car dealer and journo so probably doesn’t get attached to cars.
He has a highly modded Ed30 for track use and the up! GTI for a daily. Plus a good few more cars in the garage.
It’s probably just a case of “up for sale at the right price, but if not...”
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It was only a matter of time before we started recycling haha... I am now the proud owner of Little Lofty's number 301!
I had a facelift GTI (non-performance) that was great actually but the Clubsport desire never went away. I even thought about making mine like a Clubsport but the cost was significant.
I might miss the tech (digital dash etc) but it has the Nav Pro and Dynaudio so think I'll be good.
So happy to be part of the Club!
Photos tomorrow :-)
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You could easily make a Non Performance Mk7.5 GTI into a Clubsport beater :grin:
Get some lightweight 18's on it, TT RS front brakes, Lowered springs and a Revo map and you're sorted.
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You could easily make a Non Performance Mk7.5 GTI into a Clubsport beater :grin:
Get some lightweight 18's on it, TT RS front brakes, Lowered springs and a Revo map and you're sorted.
But it would never be a Clubsport... :whistle:
:laugh:
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You could easily make a Non Performance Mk7.5 GTI into a Clubsport beater :grin:
Get some lightweight 18's on it, TT RS front brakes, Lowered springs and a Revo map and you're sorted.
I could easily get my mrs to dress up as Margot Robbie , put the Harley Quinn gear on her and all that, But she would alas never be Margot Robbie :kiss:
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You're right...it would be better than a clubsport.
Lighter weight, better brakes, better handling, faster :)
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I know what you mean of course :grin: don't mean to be annoying :grin:
I'm a big fan of Clubsports, I actually bought one last year, paid deposit, financed arranged, but I cancelled it after giving it more thought, only due to the money it was going to cost, but I often regret that decision.
It was a white 3 door,black roof, leather, from a VW dealer in Wigan
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I know what you mean of course :grin: don't mean to be annoying :grin:
I'm a big fan of Clubsports, I actually bought one last year, paid deposit, financed arranged, but I cancelled it after giving it more thought, only due to the money it was going to cost, but I often regret that decision.
It was a white 3 door,black roof, leather, from a VW dealer in Wigan
Don't worry mate, I don't think you're annoying anyone! And I did genuinely look into it all including even fitting a wavetrac LSD.
Photos will have to wait now as I've been driving it around the countryside for the last hour and a few things have died on the front :-( Great fun though!
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cool...look forward to seeing the pics :smiley:
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You're right...it would be better than a clubsport.
Lighter weight, better brakes, better handling, faster :)
:grin: :grin: :grin: good answer!
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Wow! :cool: ^^^^
There seem to be quite a few for sale, I was surprised to see Volkswizard advertise his own Clubsport S, is the UP GTi really that good?
My son has the same engine in an Ibiza FR.
It’s nippy and fun plus has the MQB chassis which is leagues ahead of an up! chassis.
The up! GTI is probably a more useable fun package than a Clubsport S if you’re just using it as a road car in normal conditions and don’t expect to be taking all comers from the lights.
The up! GTI has massive limitations though.
But it’s cheap and fun and does 45mpg without trying.
Andrew (volkswizard) is a car dealer and journo so probably doesn’t get attached to cars.
He has a highly modded Ed30 for track use and the up! GTI for a daily. Plus a good few more cars in the garage.
It’s probably just a case of “up for sale at the right price, but if not...”
Just to add to that.
According to VW Driver mag Mr Volkwizard Chapple has two up! GTI’s ordered.
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Iirc in one of his videos he says hes selling the white one on order.
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With a relatively low base price, I am surprised there is enough margin to make it worthwhile to flip an Up GTi ?
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I parked up at a client today and managed to take a quick picture. Loving the car so far!
(https://s20.postimg.cc/z7v8tc7q5/IMG_0095.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/pak80a049/)
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car looks fantastic :cool:
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They are great cars, look super, drive superb, but my time with my CS is coming to an end now, ive said before the issues ive had, so im trading the CS in next month. Got a few options to look at, but enjoy your CS guys...
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They are great cars, look super, drive superb, but my time with my CS is coming to an end now, ive said before the issues ive had, so im trading the CS in next month. Got a few options to look at, but enjoy your CS guys...
Sorry to hear that Aidey. Good luck with the hunt for a new car.👍🏻
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Newbie, from Newcastle Upon Tyne. Clubsport #35
Intrigued to know how many CS owner around this area. Only seen 2 about (1 red, 1 white)
(https://imageshack.com/a/img921/911/tDTQPv.jpg)
(https://imageshack.com/a/img921/4117/hfoiTv.jpg)
(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/2856/o04x4s.jpg)
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You must have literally just picked that up quikanth as it’s still on autotrader with those same pictures!! :laugh:
Enjoy the car. It looks great!
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I can't remember the last time I saw a Clubsport that wasn't either on a dealers forecourt or on YouTube. A rare and very special car.
Congratulations. Hope you have fun! ☺
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I’ve only seen 2 on the roads and I have to agree. V v nice.
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You must have literally just picked that up quikanth as it’s still on autotrader with those same pictures!! :laugh:
Enjoy the car. It looks great!
It's my auto trader add... :rolleyes:
I very nearly bought an Insignia this weekend to drive up and down the M1 but changed my mind...
I'm keeping the CS now and looking at making a few small modifications.. can't bear to take the add down cost me £60 :embarrassed:
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Now that made me laugh! Keeping the CS is a much better idea.
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Now that made me laugh! Keeping the CS is a much better idea.
:grin:
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Proud new owner here of Clubsport edition 40 #302,
(https://i.postimg.cc/DzZV22Zn/60-C13095-300-F-424-A-8996-495455-B2-BBE0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pmgcCMz6)
(https://i.postimg.cc/HnbRSnS4/2-CBC83-EC-8-D0-C-4626-8-B91-8-B70-F5249-B98.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/p5XsrWMp)
(https://i.postimg.cc/SxS3rycC/CB46-C10-E-87-E3-40-AA-BFAA-2-ABEC64207-A5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JGFp7C6z)
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Looks great GS WAX and I'm very jealous of the bucket seats!
Yours must have been next to mine on the production line (#301) ;-)
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Beautiful. The best seats they've every put in a Golf IMO :cool:
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Jim_mk7.5 taught me the benefits of a good coating on my previous gti so I took my Clubsport to a local detailer this time. Here are the results (the belvedere alloys are off for the winter by the way).
(https://i.postimg.cc/CKnfNN58/IMG-20181107-WA0006.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8FD5kLhk)
(https://i.postimg.cc/2j7L23k0/IMG-20181107-WA0008.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/grr00z6h)
(https://i.postimg.cc/7Zd5f29Z/IMG-20181107-WA0016.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QFg8zVv2)
(https://i.postimg.cc/D0nJ73gQ/IMG-20181107-WA0017.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PpVrMc0N)
(https://i.postimg.cc/G20TSyT5/IMG-20181107-WA0019.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4K53Yn56)
(https://i.postimg.cc/nhCsFkvW/IMG-20181107-WA0022.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K1hcQtp7)
(https://i.postimg.cc/MKsMJ4jR/IMG-20181107-WA0024.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/6yv5dMc5)
(https://i.postimg.cc/tJk1TvSK/IMG-20181107-WA0026.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SYXQ1dpd)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ydF3q8FY/IMG-20181107-WA0029.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5Y22L17Z)
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Looking great. How much does such a treatment cost, and in what part of the country are you??
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Cheers wantmygti! I'm in Manchester and it did cost a fair whack but to be honest I'm happy I got it done.
I had paint correction done due to the swirl marks (showing even on a white car) and then a Nanolex ceramic coating applied. It was about £350 for correction and £500 for coating but 15% discount to do both. I then spent the discount (and more) on internal sealant, all glass coated, two set of wheels treated etc.
My wife says I have more money than sense but I'm definitely keeping this one (she's heard that before though).
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Would like to put my CS through a similar process but I’m pretty good on the swirl front so just needs a light touch up and sealing. Kept my last GTi 10 years so planning to keep this one a while too.
Shame I’m not nearer to Manchester!
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Looking great and well protected #301.
Racingline paddles or ? And Footrest?, two cosmetic things I quite fancied doing to mine, could you share the place to buy please.
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Looking great and well protected #301.
Racingline paddles or ? And Footrest?, two cosmetic things I quite fancied doing to mine, could you share the place to buy please.
Cheers!
I bought both from aliexpress (you might need to download the app first for the link to work...)
Racingline(ish) paddles (currently £37)
For VW GOLF GTI R GTD GTE MK7 7 POLO GTI Scirocco 2014-2018 Metal Car Steering Wheel Paddle Extend Shifter Replacement
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cUdxH5r3
The footrest link I had doesn't work anymore but I'm sure someone (Jim_mk7.5?) got one from another source.
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I have found the alternative footrest provider on an earlier thread...
http://www.superskoda.com/Volkswagen/Golf-VII/VW-Golf-VII-MK7-GTi-designed-footrest-for-RHD-cars-MANUAL-TRANSMISSION
They only make a manual one but it fits the DSG too.
Both the paddles and footrest are easy to fit. I did break a clip on the footrest but it has screwed into place securely and I just needed some slim nose pliers to fit the paddles.
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Cheers wantmygti! I'm in Manchester and it did cost a fair whack but to be honest I'm happy I got it done.
I had paint correction done due to the swirl marks (showing even on a white car) and then a Nanolex ceramic coating applied. It was about £350 for correction and £500 for coating but 15% discount to do both. I then spent the discount (and more) on internal sealant, all glass coated, two set of wheels treated etc.
My wife says I have more money than sense but I'm definitely keeping this one (she's heard that before though).
Which detailer in Manchester did you use Andy?
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Hi Watchdog, it was Jordan's Detailing World in Stalybridge.
He's got a Facebook page with all of his work, I was impressed with the result on my solid paint but some of the cars with metallic paint look incredible!
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Jim_mk7.5 taught me the benefits of a good coating on my previous gti so I took my Clubsport to a local detailer this time. Here are the results (the belvedere alloys are off for the winter by the way).
Looking good Andy! They even striped your seats :cool:
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Hi Watchdog, it was Jordan's Detailing World in Stalybridge.
He's got a Facebook page with all of his work, I was impressed with the result on my solid paint but some of the cars with metallic paint look incredible!
Thanks for that Andy, not far from me to take a look.
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Saw my first CS on the road today. Two things that I'm not normally keen on, white and 5 door, yet it still looked great!
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Saw my first CS on the road today. Two things that I'm not normally keen on, white and 5 door, yet it still looked great!
Have you been spying on me? :laugh:
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Saw my first CS on the road today. Two things that I'm not normally keen on, white and 5 door, yet it still looked great!
Have you been spying on me? :laugh:
That's for me to know and for you to find out :whistle: :laugh:
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Edited - car fell through.
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Absolutely awesome looking car!!
I think Oryx really suits the CS although I'm not a fan of it on the standard GTI.
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Lovely kmpowell
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Wow... Decent price for low miles CSS and looks in stunning condition. One of the best looking websites and pictures I've seen selling prestige/sports cars. Got some great other things in stock as well... :cool:
http://www.millenniumheroes.com/cars/vw-golf-clubsport-s-for-sale/
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Wow... Decent price for low miles CSS and looks in stunning condition. One of the best looking websites and pictures I've seen selling prestige/sports cars. Got some great other things in stock as well... :cool:
http://www.millenniumheroes.com/cars/vw-golf-clubsport-s-for-sale/
Looks great! Must.... resist....
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Wow... Decent price for low miles CSS and looks in stunning condition. One of the best looking websites and pictures I've seen selling prestige/sports cars. Got some great other things in stock as well... :cool:
http://www.millenniumheroes.com/cars/vw-golf-clubsport-s-for-sale/
Looks great! Must.... resist....
:grin: :grin: :grin:
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That’s a very well presented website.
It just oozes high profit margins!
A CSS at list price at last, too.
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That’s a very well presented website.
It just oozes high profit margins!
A CSS at list price at last, too.
True, but the cars are well priced to be fair. Nothing looks completely daft price wise.
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That’s a very well presented website.
It just oozes high profit margins!
A CSS at list price at last, too.
True, but the cars are well priced to be fair. Nothing looks completely daft price wise.
A 2003 3 series for £80k sounds a bit daft to me :whistle:
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That’s a very well presented website.
It just oozes high profit margins!
A CSS at list price at last, too.
True, but the cars are well priced to be fair. Nothing looks completely daft price wise.
A 2003 3 series for £80k sounds a bit daft to me :whistle:
There's a right hand drive one for £46k...
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That’s a very well presented website.
It just oozes high profit margins!
A CSS at list price at last, too.
True, but the cars are well priced to be fair. Nothing looks completely daft price wise.
A 2003 3 series for £80k sounds a bit daft to me :whistle:
There's a right hand drive one for £46k...
Great! I'll have 2 :laugh:
The RS4 looks rather smart though, always fancied one of those although perhaps ideally an avant.
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That’s a very well presented website.
It just oozes high profit margins!
A CSS at list price at last, too.
True, but the cars are well priced to be fair. Nothing looks completely daft price wise.
Agreed. Very reasonable prices, which is unusual in today’s market.
I would go as far to say that some of it is possibly underpriced, the 1M for example. :huh:
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I was expecting it to be a Cat S When I saw the price! A lot of car for the money.
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It’s got nearly 6k miles so is prob why it’s that price.
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↑ What I was thinking
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Are they only worth money if they’ve just been used as ornaments?
It’s still list price from VW, admittedly the owner would’ve got a few grand less.
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Prices still don’t seem to have settled
Some people are asking around 40k and have been for sale for a year now - ones which are advertised under 35 seem to sell but the price really depends on mileage.
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It’s got nearly 6k miles so is prob why it’s that price.
Pretty much at the end of its life then... :rolleyes:
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Prices still don’t seem to have settled
Some people are asking around 40k and have been for sale for a year now - ones which are advertised under 35 seem to sell but the price really depends on mileage.
Lowest mileage car on the market at the moment is 12 miles from new and on at £36,995. Been around for a few weeks having from dropped from 37 something. There is a dealer asking £39,995 for a 35 mile car and that car has been around since they came out at that price. :grin:
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Prices still don’t seem to have settled
Some people are asking around 40k and have been for sale for a year now - ones which are advertised under 35 seem to sell but the price really depends on mileage.
Lowest mileage car on the market at the moment is 12 miles from new and on at £36,995. Been around for a few weeks having from dropped from 37 something. There is a dealer asking £39,995 for a 35 mile car and that car has been around since they came out at that price. :grin:
I spotted that the couple listed by Shak's Specialist Cars (both at £40k with 35 miles) seem to have come off Autotrader but are still on their website!? Whilst I was on AT, I noticed that 001 numbered Clubsport is for sale at £22,995 but it has done 43,000 miles!
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Prices still don’t seem to have settled
Some people are asking around 40k and have been for sale for a year now - ones which are advertised under 35 seem to sell but the price really depends on mileage.
Lowest mileage car on the market at the moment is 12 miles from new and on at £36,995. Been around for a few weeks having from dropped from 37 something. There is a dealer asking £39,995 for a 35 mile car and that car has been around since they came out at that price. :grin:
I spotted that the couple listed by Shak's Specialist Cars (both at £40k with 35 miles) seem to have come off Autotrader but are still on their website!? Whilst I was on AT, I noticed that 001 numbered Clubsport is for sale at £22,995 but it has done 43,000 miles!
That's a lot to pay for 001. Who knows with SSC or dealers in general. I doubt they would have sold that car while a 12 mile car that's identical is available and that hasn't moved. I know the dealer with the 12 mile car and he has been trying to persuade me but it's the wrong colour, it has to be white.
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it has to be white.
I would have to agree
:grin:
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it has to be white.
I would have to agree
:grin:
Faster too. :grin:
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Prices still don’t seem to have settled
Some people are asking around 40k and have been for sale for a year now - ones which are advertised under 35 seem to sell but the price really depends on mileage.
Lowest mileage car on the market at the moment is 12 miles from new and on at £36,995. Been around for a few weeks having from dropped from 37 something. There is a dealer asking £39,995 for a 35 mile car and that car has been around since they came out at that price. :grin:
I spotted that the couple listed by Shak's Specialist Cars (both at £40k with 35 miles) seem to have come off Autotrader but are still on their website!? Whilst I was on AT, I noticed that 001 numbered Clubsport is for sale at £22,995 but it has done 43,000 miles!
That's a lot to pay for 001. Who knows with SSC or dealers in general. I doubt they would have sold that car while a 12 mile car that's identical is available and that hasn't moved. I know the dealer with the 12 mile car and he has been trying to persuade me but it's the wrong colour, it has to be white.
So AGB, what colour is the S you have at the moment ?
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Prices still don’t seem to have settled
Some people are asking around 40k and have been for sale for a year now - ones which are advertised under 35 seem to sell but the price really depends on mileage.
Lowest mileage car on the market at the moment is 12 miles from new and on at £36,995. Been around for a few weeks having from dropped from 37 something. There is a dealer asking £39,995 for a 35 mile car and that car has been around since they came out at that price. :grin:
I spotted that the couple listed by Shak's Specialist Cars (both at £40k with 35 miles) seem to have come off Autotrader but are still on their website!? Whilst I was on AT, I noticed that 001 numbered Clubsport is for sale at £22,995 but it has done 43,000 miles!
That's a lot to pay for 001. Who knows with SSC or dealers in general. I doubt they would have sold that car while a 12 mile car that's identical is available and that hasn't moved. I know the dealer with the 12 mile car and he has been trying to persuade me but it's the wrong colour, it has to be white.
So AGB, what colour is the S you have at the moment ?
I'm going with brown. :grin:
(https://cdn1.imggmi.com/uploads/2019/3/17/41481c0949f33b01ab9f949f2dd4c9ac-full.jpg)
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Prices still don’t seem to have settled
Some people are asking around 40k and have been for sale for a year now - ones which are advertised under 35 seem to sell but the price really depends on mileage.
Lowest mileage car on the market at the moment is 12 miles from new and on at £36,995. Been around for a few weeks having from dropped from 37 something. There is a dealer asking £39,995 for a 35 mile car and that car has been around since they came out at that price. :grin:
I spotted that the couple listed by Shak's Specialist Cars (both at £40k with 35 miles) seem to have come off Autotrader but are still on their website!? Whilst I was on AT, I noticed that 001 numbered Clubsport is for sale at £22,995 but it has done 43,000 miles!
That's a lot to pay for 001. Who knows with SSC or dealers in general. I doubt they would have sold that car while a 12 mile car that's identical is available and that hasn't moved. I know the dealer with the 12 mile car and he has been trying to persuade me but it's the wrong colour, it has to be white.
So AGB, what colour is the S you have at the moment ?
I'm going with brown. :grin:
(https://cdn1.imggmi.com/uploads/2019/3/17/41481c0949f33b01ab9f949f2dd4c9ac-full.jpg)
Yes. But can you remember what colour it is underneath the dirt ? :grin:
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Yes. But can you remember what colour it is underneath the dirt ? :grin:
I posted a picture so not sure why it isn't showing up. It was earlier today. The log book says it's white but we're in rural countryside and a bit of mud from the fields and some rain... :angry:
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Lowest mileage car on the market at the moment is 12 miles from new and on at £36,995. Been around for a few weeks having from dropped from 37 something.
May I ask were that one is as not seen that one.
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Divine automotive in Knaresborough have one in with delivery miles.
I paid 35 for mine with delivery miles but that was about 18m ago
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Lowest mileage car on the market at the moment is 12 miles from new and on at £36,995. Been around for a few weeks having from dropped from 37 something.
May I ask were that one is as not seen that one.
With Tom at Divine Automotive but gone as of today.
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Thanks.
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Wow... Decent price for low miles CSS and looks in stunning condition. One of the best looking websites and pictures I've seen selling prestige/sports cars. Got some great other things in stock as well... :cool:
http://www.millenniumheroes.com/cars/vw-golf-clubsport-s-for-sale/
Thank you for the heads up.
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Wow... Decent price for low miles CSS and looks in stunning condition. One of the best looking websites and pictures I've seen selling prestige/sports cars. Got some great other things in stock as well... :cool:
http://www.millenniumheroes.com/cars/vw-golf-clubsport-s-for-sale/
Thank you for the heads up.
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Fantastic! It looks mint and GVFM!
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Fantastic! It looks mint and GVFM!
Thanks. It is actually my 2nd Clubsport S. I had to sell my first one very reluctantly and have been looking for a while. This seemed a fair price and a great condition car. The fact it has 100% PPF coverage sealed the deal for me.
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Fantastic! It looks mint and GVFM!
Thanks. It is actually my 2nd Clubsport S. I had to sell my first one very reluctantly and have been looking for a while. This seemed a fair price and a great condition car. The fact it has 100% PPF coverage sealed the deal for me.
That’s a shame you had to sell the first one if you had it from new?
Was the first one black too?
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That’s a shame you had to sell the first one if you had it from new?
Was the first one black too?
I had the last one from new and had to sell unfortunately. No one wanted it because I'd covered 6000 miles in 6 months.
So this car is effectively taking me back to where I was 18 months ago. I did have the option of buying my old car back but the chap I sold it too wanted to make a profit out of it. When I found this car everything fell into place.
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Perfect Spec for someone.... hardly any coming up with bucket seats. And low miles. Solid prices.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201903155932080
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Perfect Spec for someone.... hardly any coming up with bucket seats. And low miles. Solid prices.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201903155932080
That's 2 off my edition number on the CSS. Quite nice to have a matching set of CS and CSS with the same edition numbers. That car is the right colour too.
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On the lookout for an Edition 40 as a daily to replace my ED30.
Really want to hold out for one with buckets but seem to hardly come up.....
Anyone selling soon? Needs to be 5 door and DSG.
Cheers, Simon
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Has anyone got any info on CS number 242, history and what not thanks in advance
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Hi all, I'm from North London/Herts, thought i'd post mine. Picked up #120 in December 2018 (went from a 1l fiesta) - it's my daily driver, was after this car for a good 3 months, worked & saved non stop, quite basic spec, but to be fair, i wanted the carbon steel grey and it had to be a 3 door. Yes would of been nice to have the bucket seats, but not sure if would of been suitable for myself due to how my seat has to be with supports due to my disability. Would be nice to sit in someone's eventually & actually see if they are ok, then if some come up for sale i'd buy them.
Mine's had a full sound system upgrade (Alpine head unit, focal speakers, JL Audio amp/sub, sound deading) - more to come with the system, Xpel PPF all front end/Ceramic coated, res delete & some window tints. Also purchased a Clubsport donor seat & had custom lumbar supports to match it all inside, look very OEM.
I think this car is such a great all rounder. Got some decent plans for it next year.
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It looks great, Carbon steel grey really suits these cars, give is a hint to your plans for next year?
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Handsome looking beast you have there Lew :cool:
Was going for a three door personal preference or need?
I've been looking for over two years now, and still haven't found the one for me. Moved a bit closer recently, having moved from a 2015 Octavia vRS, to a 2018 GTI 230 DSG (5dr), but as others have previously posted, it still ain't a Clubsport :rolleyes:
Gaz
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Hi, thank you.
3 door just always been my preference, prefer the look on a performance car
in ref to plans next year, i'd like go more power, and i think the stance needs improving, but i don't want to ruin the current set up - so coilovers, looking at KW V3's or Ohlins. Want that performance & comfort feel.
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Mine is coming up for sale
Metallic black
5 door DSG
Bucket seats
Tech pack
privacy glass
1 owner from new
Full service history
Excellent condition
john@traynorhomes.karoo.co.uk
07802 371201
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Are those seat cushions official VW items please?
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If you read his thread, he commented:
Also purchased a Clubsport donor seat & had custom lumbar supports to match it all inside, look very OEM.
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Are those seat cushions official VW items please?
yep as jim showed on the quote, i managed to get a donor seat from Germany, wicked condition. Sent it to a local automotive interior company called B-Trim (Recaro Dealer) who worked their magic
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Thanks, I was lazy and only looked at the pics
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6 months too early for me or I'd be snapping this up... Perfect!
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201908151186141?model=GOLF&radius=1500&make=VOLKSWAGEN&postcode=s37bh&advertising-location=at_cars&keywords=clubsport&sort=relevance&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&page=3
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A nice looking CS, a rare car in Reflex silver, the colour suits the bodykit detail.
Jim, have you driven one?
It would be interesting to hear how it compares to your current car?
The CS has the old 6 speed DSG and obviously less "tech" than your 7.5.
Not as straightforward an upgrade as comparing a manual shift CS to a regular or PP GTi with the same G/box?
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6 months too early for me or I'd be snapping this up... Perfect!
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201908151186141?model=GOLF&radius=1500&make=VOLKSWAGEN&postcode=s37bh&advertising-location=at_cars&keywords=clubsport&sort=relevance&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&page=3
Wonder how it's come to have the MIB2.5 head unit in (seller describes it as Nav Pro but it isn't)?
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A nice looking CS, a rare car in Reflex silver, the colour suits the bodykit detail.
Jim, have you driven one?
It would be interesting to hear how it compares to your current car?
The CS has the old 6 speed DSG and obviously less "tech" than your 7.5.
Not as straightforward an upgrade as comparing a manual shift CS to a regular or PP GTi with the same G/box?
No I haven’t driven, maybe I’d hate it 🤔
Really appeals though, especially the seats and the extra Oomph! And yes Reflex is very rare and does suit the CS so well.
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I doubt you would hate the CS, I would expect the handling and performance to be an improvement, just depends on your priorities?
I would recommend the DCC with 19" Brescia wheels too.
The seats are nice to have and look the part. I am not sure they would be such a great improvement over the standard seats on track.
I have proper fixed back Recaros and factory fitted 6 point harnesses in a CS from another German manufacturer, they really make a difference to how the car drives and make the Golf CS seats seem luxurious! ;)
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I have proper fixed back Recaros and factory fitted 6 point harnesses in a CS from another German manufacturer, they really make a difference to how the car drives and make the Golf CS seats seem luxurious! ;)
Recaro and Schroth? Assume you have a brace or cage for anchor points? Interest as doing a custom build 911 Safari and always interested in hearing of seat experiences.
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Harnesses are mounted on Fia Matter welded in cage and a floor mounted anchor point that comes through the Recaro seat base.. It left Stuttgart that way without seatbelts fitted. Never an issue at Mot time as the car was homologated that way.
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Has that car gone already? The link doesn't work anymore :sad:
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Jim 7.5 doesn't hang around ? :)
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Jim 7.5 doesn't hang around ? :)
Jimmy 2 cars? :grin:
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Has that car gone already? The link doesn't work anymore :sad:
I want some commission! :grin:
Yep, gone from AT but it was a perfect spec so didn't think would hang around.
Interested to see how the TCR does, around 50 odd of them new/slightly used on AT now. Might be some bargains to be had when I'm looking in May next year!
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Jim 7.5 doesn't hang around ? :)
Jimmy 2 cars? :grin:
Haha !! No, although we've just sold our house so would have been easy to do think the missus would go mental when got home to find 2 similar looking noisy hatchbacks!!
Jim 7.5 doesn't hang around ? :)
Unfortunately not me! :cry:
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Yeah it would be quite hard to hide, "what, this old thing...?" Congratulations on the house move though.
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Interested to see how the TCR does, around 50 odd of them new/slightly used on AT now. Might be some bargains to be had when I'm looking in May next year!
I was in at my dealer earlier. If you want to order a car, you best do it before 31/Oct, the delays and price increases. I thought I was talking to chicken licken who was trying to hit his Q3 sales target! :laugh: You might not be able to afford one next year Jimas they'll have doubled in value! :smug:
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No I haven’t driven, maybe I’d hate it 🤔
Really appeals though, especially the seats and the extra Oomph! And yes Reflex is very rare and does suit the CS so well.
Reflex is a great colour and surprisingly rare on mk7’s. A shame it was discontinued.
I honestly don’t think you’d gain much in driving dynamics going from a 245 7 ratio to a 265 6 ratio DSG.
The 245 has a better torque output and gearbox and the only area the 265 engine would gain is at higher speeds under overboost conditions. I’d bet there would be little to nothing in 0-60 sprint but 0-100 might see the higher revving CS pull ahead slightly.
You’d have to be on a track to see any real world gains from the Clubsport.
Much as I love mine (manual gearbox) I don’t think it’s particularly quick, it’s fun to drive though and has a sense of occasion. It only really feels quicker than my old 230 PS PP if using all the revs.
It’s a lot more of a revvy engine than the smaller turbo unit so feels more lively than it is but you do need to drive it accordingly.
Mine doesn’t have the buckets either but I really like the standard seats. I’m sure most enthusiasts would want the buckets, they do look the part and finish the car off.
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No I haven’t driven, maybe I’d hate it 🤔
Really appeals though, especially the seats and the extra Oomph! And yes Reflex is very rare and does suit the CS so well.
Reflex is a great colour and surprisingly rare on mk7’s. A shame it was discontinued.
I honestly don’t think you’d gain much in driving dynamics going from a 245 7 ratio to a 265 6 ratio DSG.
The 245 has a better torque output and gearbox and the only area the 265 engine would gain is at higher speeds under overboost conditions. I’d bet there would be little to nothing in 0-60 sprint but 0-100 might see the higher revving CS pull ahead slightly.
You’d have to be on a track to see any real world gains from the Clubsport.
Much as I love mine (manual gearbox) I don’t think it’s particularly quick, it’s fun to drive though and has a sense of occasion. It only really feels quicker than my old 230 PS PP if using all the revs.
It’s a lot more of a revvy engine than the smaller turbo unit so feels more lively than it is but you do need to drive it accordingly.
Mine doesn’t have the buckets either but I really like the standard seats. I’m sure most enthusiasts would want the buckets, they do look the part and finish the car off.
Yes, think you are right. The difference would be currently mine is a leased company car and next time I'm buying my own. And I'm from Yorkshire. So I don't like chucking money away hence thinking the CS40 would be a good ownership proposition. And really do like Reflex so that one was a good one!
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With work and holidays I didn’t get round to writing this post for weeks and weeks but a few recent(ish) experiences of going straight from a Clubsport into a demo TCR and comparing the two, both white with black roofs to even it up, out of interest.
Only my own irrelevant thoughts really but it might be something other Clubsport owners have wondered.
I’d not thought about it too much myself but I was put on the spot in a dealership when asked which I preferred after moving straight from my car to the TCR. Good question!
Like comparing a pre FL GTI PP or R with the 7.5 equivalent it was a case of swings and roundabouts.
We both agreed the bespoke bodykit of the CS/CSS looked better. The rear diffuser of the TCR looks better as does the bigger gap between the tailpipes. The TCR diffuser looks a bit ungainly from some angles but has great presence. Same with the Ed40 rear spoiler I suppose.
Inside I found I much prefer the honeycomb door and dash trims of the CS to the more intricate TCR items, but the lack of ambient LED’s in the Ed40 doors is a bit rubbish. Having said that, I do a rural commute in darkness every day and the lack of reflection in the side windows is a good thing.
I was surprised how clear the digital dials were in the TCR. They look far better in the flesh than photos. The AID was better than I previously thought. In my friend’s company car 7.5 GTI I was less impressed but this time round I was more sold on it. Having said that, once I got back into the Ed40 though and looked at the analogue dials it has to be said I do prefer them. Like with watches, it’s a personal preference between digital and old skool. Swings and roundabouts.
The seats are nicer in the Ed40 (non buckets) to my eyes but I did actually quite like the TCR seats unexpectedly. They’re not as bright as photos would have you believe.
The TCR being DSG and my car being manual skews the driving side and as I’m unfamiliar with DSG I opted for a quick passenger ride or I’d be spending more time thinking about the gearbox than paying attention to engine/exhaust sound and feel. From the passenger seat I find I can pick up little details but obviously the interactivity is lost.
From the left hand seat there wasn’t a marked difference in engine feel, the exhaust initially seemed beefier in the TCR but when getting back in the CS it actually sounded quite similar.
All just seat of the pants stuff at normal road speeds.
Two big plus points of the TCR is the amount of standard spec now BUT the car has become very expensive so it’s all been paid for up front.
The other being the brakes - not so much performance and racy drill holes but the lack of rusty discolouration on the hubs!!
Oh, and the little open door logo projectors were sort of cool and naff at the same time, a nice touch and maybe something that’ll carry over to the mk8.
This will be the only controversial opinion, despite everyone saying how wonderful DCC is I didn’t rate it.
The car still thumps as the wheels hit irregularities, it’s no magic carpet like so many posts and magazine journo scribblings would have me believe. It might well be wonderful to many but it’s not something I’d find necessary unlike so many things I’ve read, despite the 19” wheels.
Yeah, it can be a bit knobbly but I find the standard suspension better damped (but not perfect) on the Ed40. The DCC is reactive which is a bit late when you’ve already made contact with an irregularity via your tyre. Other than that I thought the DCC felt a bit wobbly in normal. It’s part of a pack if you want 19’s so I’d end up with it specced anyway. Everyone else says it’s great so maybe it’s just me. I’m very fussy about suspension coming from many years of aftermarket kits as well as standard set ups. Personally I’d prefer slightly softer springs to cushion sharp irregularities but firmer dampers keeping spring oscillations in check. The French tend to be quite good at this when they put their mind to it.
So, which is better? The TCR probably, but only just.
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A great read as always sir. I found it interesting that you commented on the dcc and ride quality. Always wondered why the very early TCR reviews stated that the ride wasn’t as good as a pp gti and could be a bit harsh. The later reviews on UK roads reversed this opinion completely.
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I think Ed40 & TCR have different spring length & rate to those fitted to PP.
On 18" s the PP is likely the more compliant ride, mine was fine.
I am sure they exist, but I have yet to see a TCR on 18" wheels on the road, those I have seen have 19's and therefore Dcc.
I am impressed with Dcc on 19's, but never felt the need with 18" wheels.
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It might have been my imagination with the DCC.
It was no worse than my Ed40 on 19’s but didn’t seem £900 better if that makes sense.
However I’d spec the 19” alloy and DCC pack despite high cost.
Maybe I was expecting too much.
My R on 19’s and no DCC rode really well.
When discussing it with Evo1986 he said DCC has become very popular with new and used buyers alike on performance Golfs so maybe some of the cost would be offset by retained value. Andrew at VolksWizard also said DCC has caught on big time with used buyers.
Oh, I nearly forgot, one area the Ed40 wins hands down (literally) is the fluffy steering wheel!
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I concur that specification is very important on these cars, as we have seen with Porsche, the spread between a desirable and less well specified cars makes a huge difference!
"Incorrectly" specified cars (as far as the market is concerned) can make some cars literally unsaleable close to the median market value??
Also agree on steering wheel, lack of bucket seat option doesn't even need to be said!? ;)
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Bit different on Porsche where they actually allow you to completely ruin a car via the huge paint and options list.
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Interesting comments Exonian and pretty much echo my own views.
I've rattled on about this before but there are flaws in the usability of AID - fuel gauge being my favourite bugbear but at least in the MKVII, you can upgrade to Car Play which does make a difference. With Porsche, you're stuffed with a relic of a head unit with no upgrade potential from PCM3 to PCM4.
Damping comments are interesting and I don't know if the CSS has the same spring rates as the CS (I've never bothered to find out) but I know that I can't use the CSS outside of comfort on most UK roads. It's harsh and the ride feels brittle. The TCR by contrast (also on 19s) has a lot more pliancy across the DCC settings. I drive both on B-roads a lot and the TCR is very civilised, even in the most extreme DCC setting (sport).
I would have put 18" wheels on the TCR but have a hatred for diamond cut wheels. Even though I never curbed them, I ended up with white worm so don't get the manufacturer obsession. Anyway, I have bought 2 sets of Oz Racing Leggera HLT in gloss black, they're 18" and I'm swapping them in as winter wheels on the TCR and CSS. A bit of extra tyre wall forgiveness for those puddles that turn out to be potholes. I'm also taking the CSS in for full geo. The toe is clearly out on one of the tyres based on wear so it'll be interesting to see how all these changes contribute to handling independently and comparatively on the two cars. If anyone is interested, happy to share what I find.
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About half way down this page shows many of the differing parts between CS and CSS and the front springs are definitely different.
I find my non DCC CS on 19’s rides fine but a bit knobbly over irregularities.
The TCR with DCC no worse but didn’t feel masses better, it might even have the same springs as the CS or even CSS.
To be fair I was a passenger and might have been overly critical as it’s an option I’ve never experienced before but had read great things about.
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About half way down this page shows many of the differing parts between CS and CSS and the front springs are definitely different.
I find my non DCC CS on 19’s rides fine but a bit knobbly over irregularities.
The TCR with DCC no worse but didn’t feel masses better, it might even have the same springs as the CS or even CSS.
To be fair I was a passenger and might have been overly critical as it’s an option I’ve never experienced before but had read great things about.
Half way down this page? Did you mean to include a link or do you mean this thread?
I don't think there is a revelation level of difference, it's nuanced evolution. I suspect a chassis engineer would be able to tell the difference and pinpoint the nature of the changes. Someone like David Pook who has been tweaking his Alpine to extraordinary levels as befits his experience and knowledge is shorthand for what's possible. I reference him because I think you mentioned the French earlier and the A220 has been lauded but he seems to have been able to take it a lot further.
Geo and tyre choice make a big difference as do chassis tweaks. I remember the first time I took advice and had a car properly sorted, I realised just how little attention is given to that out of factory. Much like the paint condition.
No issue being a passenger, your butt still sits in the seat like the driver. :grin:
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D’oh! :embarrassed:
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16951&highlight=ClubSport&page=24
Halfway down that page!
(Was half asleep)
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D’oh! :embarrassed:
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16951&highlight=ClubSport&page=24
Halfway down that page!
(Was half asleep)
Perfect! Ta!
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I went out for a comparison and drive with a neighbour, his 7.5 R and the CS, one of the cars felt faster and apparently much more special, resulting in one of us thinking they may have bought the wrong car!? ;)
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I went out for a comparison and drive with a neighbour, his 7.5 R and the CS, one of the cars felt faster and apparently much more special, resulting in one of us thinking they may have bought the wrong car!? ;)
So when do you get your new R? :laugh:
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I went out for a comparison and drive with a neighbour, his 7.5 R and the CS, one of the cars felt faster and apparently much more special, resulting in one of us thinking they may have bought the wrong car!? ;)
So when do you get your new R? :laugh:
Very good! :grin:
Can you imagine? :)
it was a real eye opener, it's been a while since I drove an R.
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I went out for a comparison and drive with a neighbour, his 7.5 R and the CS, one of the cars felt faster and apparently much more special, resulting in one of us thinking they may have bought the wrong car!? ;)
So when do you get your new R? :laugh:
Very good! :grin:
Can you imagine? :)
it was a real eye opener, it's been a while since I drove an R.
I went from an R to a Clubsport but had a five month gap between, so would be interesting to hear your thoughts in more detail as to how they compare in various areas while it’s fresh in your mind.
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I don't want to be too harsh. I was the one who was more enthusiastic about the R :)
The interior, was mostly monotone with the cloth seats.
The drive just felt sluggish as you could feel the mass of the car. We were surprised how eager the CS felt at lower speeds and upward with way more feedback as you steer.
The R went well once you were on it, the roads were dry, so no additional bonus points for the R.
Both cars manual, by the way and one gearchange was judged to be more direct and smoother (not the R!)
The R owner has come from an M3 and was disappointed with the feel and lack of occasion with the R, happy that it was such a good motorway car.
The R is very functional and a weapon, it is a bit like a mainstream Porsche in that it gets the job done, in a teutonic manner without too much emotion. I can see the appeal of that.
One thing that has surprised me again is the number of 7.5 owners I have met who appear to favour the dash layout of the Mk7?
I thought it was me, I didn't particularly like the digital dash at first, but thought it was progress when it arrived.
Maybe I am just used to the old set up, but it is clear and just works without much thought required?
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One thing that has surprised me again is the number of 7.5 owners I have met who appear to favour the dash layout of the Mk7?
Ive had 4 mk7's, the latest being a 7.5, thought Id love the techie dash, but to be honest I hate it, i hate the touch screen head unit even more though. The head unit looks good but I find it a pain in the arse to use compared to good old fasioned buttons.
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One thing that has surprised me again is the number of 7.5 owners I have met who appear to favour the dash layout of the Mk7?
Ive had 4 mk7's, the latest being a 7.5, thought Id love the techie dash, but to be honest I hate it, i hate the touch screen head unit even more though. The head unit looks good but I find it a pain in the arse to use compared to good old fasioned buttons.
As per the other page when I jumped from a TCR back into my Ed40 I found the analogue gauges so much more pleasing to the eye in daylight and I love their simplicity. The Ed40 gauges are quite plain though with the merest hint of red piping. The pre-FL R gauges are truly beautiful. The normal GTI and GTD analogue gauges are a bit too plain though in mk7 guise IMO
I don’t treat my car like a mobile gadget, I was weened on old skool hot hatches and although I love the tech of modern cars and definitely don’t wear rose tinted specs I do think dashboards should be simple and clear so one can focus on driving not buggering about with menus and pointless driver profiles.
It’s a sports hatch, the only profile it needs is a sports profile! Oh, and it’s a Golf so the sports profile should reflect that fact - sporty but not OTT.
The one exception I’ll say is if the dash is to be a riot of colour and graphics then a HUD should be offered with the bare bones info in a position that you don’t even need to take your eyes off the road.
I don't want to be too harsh. I was the one who was more enthusiastic about the R :)
The interior, was mostly monotone with the cloth seats.
The drive just felt sluggish as you could feel the mass of the car. We were surprised how eager the CS felt at lower speeds and upward with way more feedback as you steer.
The R went well once you were on it, the roads were dry, so no additional bonus points for the R.
Both cars manual, by the way and one gearchange was judged to be more direct and smoother (not the R!)
The R owner has come from an M3 and was disappointed with the feel and lack of occasion with the R, happy that it was such a good motorway car.
The R is very functional and a weapon, it is a bit like a mainstream Porsche in that it gets the job done, in a teutonic manner without too much emotion. I can see the appeal of that.
One thing that has surprised me again is the number of 7.5 owners I have met who appear to favour the dash layout of the Mk7?
I thought it was me, I didn't particularly like the digital dash at first, but thought it was progress when it arrived.
Maybe I am just used to the old set up, but it is clear and just works without much thought required?
Thanks for that. Really interesting reading.
Your friend reminds me of a lot of VWROC members, coming from more expensive bigger machinery and expecting things of the R it doesn’t have (or missing aspects of their previous cars) but appreciating the R for what it is at the same time.
What these people don’t tend to have is a background of FWD hot hatches (although some may have had them in their long lost youth) but they expect the R to deliver certain characteristics that only the GTI models possess but still want the 4WD invincibility and 4.5 sec 0-60 bragging rights.
I’m glad the two cars you drove are manuals as I can relate to those!
I agree 100% with your own feelings about the driving dynamics and the relative merits of the different dashboards.
The R is a lovely car to waft around in just like the VR6 forebears and like those too you really need to take it by the scruff to get thrills from it.
Push it and it delivers in spades as it’s an amazing car and I’m a massive R fan.
But it’s not a GTI!
The CS definitely lighter on it’s feet and picks up more keenly.
Once fitted with a pedalbox I find the CS has puppy like enthusiasm, it’s such a nice car to drive.
The interior is really nice even without buckets in the CS in my opinion.
I used to moan about VW cheaping out with the deletion of the ambient lighting but now I find it actually beneficial driving dark country lanes with no reflections from inside.
I must admit to really loving the R’s blue ambient lights though.
As an aside, the leather equipped Ed40’s have the ambient lighting but don’t have the unique honeycomb door and dash inserts, they have regular GTI “carbon look” inserts with the red door LED’s (or at least the ones I’ve seen)
I very nearly bought a TCR recently via Evo1986 but for the cost to change I have too many other financial commitments right now.
Reason I mention it is when asking a few dealers to gauge the best deals available including talking to specialists, although there are great headline discounts on Golfs right now the Clubsport isn’t a model they’re busting themselves to take off your hands. I think they’re too much of an uncertainty to the trade and buyers being so recent and so close in price to the ever popular R but lacking the R’s status.
Getting top book price for my incredibly pampered ultra low mileage car was nigh on impossible even from trade specialists so the money just wasn’t in it to do a deal.
I’ll maybe look into a base spec TCR Ex-demo if the deal is right but most have lots of spec and if I can’t get near top book for mine then it’s stupidly expensive to change up to the newer model even with discounts as the list prices of cars have got so expensive. No company car allowance for me.
To be honest I’m really fond of my CS and would happily keep it until the mk8 models become more affordable and early car glitches are sorted.
If the mk8 is too full of pointless tech (for my uses) then the CS will stay or I’ll get a modern classic of some description.
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Did you try Tootle, Exonian? Found that you get much better offers there. Really surprised at this as looking on AT the prices of CS are holding up exceptionally well. Prices of TCR might not hold up as well IMO.
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Did you try Tootle, Exonian? Found that you get much better offers there. Really surprised at this as looking on AT the prices of CS are holding up exceptionally well. Prices of TCR might not hold up as well IMO.
Tootle went into administration last month;
https://www.auto-retail.co.uk/agenda/trade-in-website-tootle-closes-down/
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Did you try Tootle, Exonian? Found that you get much better offers there. Really surprised at this as looking on AT the prices of CS are holding up exceptionally well. Prices of TCR might not hold up as well IMO.
Tootle went into administration last month;
https://www.auto-retail.co.uk/agenda/trade-in-website-tootle-closes-down/
Wow! Didn’t know that. Shame as it was a great service. Thanks for the heads up!
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I do think dashboards should be simple and clear so one can focus on driving not buggering about with menus and pointless driver profiles.
It’s a sports hatch, the only profile it needs is a sports profile! Oh, and it’s a Golf so the sports profile should reflect that fact - sporty but not OTT.
Exactly how I feel. Although I do appreciate that some with high mileages find the tech useful but to me it's mostly just wasted.
Oh, I should add that the rest of your post also made for an interesting read!
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“I’ll get a modern classic of some description.“
Now that sounds interesting :grin:
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I do think dashboards should be simple and clear so one can focus on driving not buggering about with menus and pointless driver profiles.
It’s a sports hatch, the only profile it needs is a sports profile! Oh, and it’s a Golf so the sports profile should reflect that fact - sporty but not OTT.
Exactly how I feel. Although I do appreciate that some with high mileages find the tech useful but to me it's mostly just wasted.
Oh, I should add that the rest of your post also made for an interesting read!
Yes it did.
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Did you try Tootle, Exonian? Found that you get much better offers there. Really surprised at this as looking on AT the prices of CS are holding up exceptionally well. Prices of TCR might not hold up as well IMO.
Err, no! But not because they went down the tubes, this all happened back in late July and early to mid August. I was working all hours at the time then away for nearly three weeks afterwards taking me to early September.
I didn’t want a factory order as was advised 12 - 16 week wait time (although it could appear at any time) which would bring it to late Autumn delivery just in time for the muddy roads and mk8 launch photos which might or might not make me regret the decision!
I was basing it around pre-price increase in August and dealers having stock they had to register or demos to clear.
Normally I find my cars get top book trade in with no effort on my part so never bother advertising it. I know a couple specialist buyers who usually will mop up if part Ex doesn’t hit the figures.
I didn’t have time or inclination to try and shift the car privately to be honest, I’d assumed for the sake of a few hundred quid I’d take the easier option to minimise hassle.
Clubsports seem to sell quickly off dealer forecourts but they don’t seem popular with specialists unless they have certain spec and buckets. It’s the sort of car that holds value further down the line in enthusiast circles but I’d imagine these days most of them would want an R for added traction if modifying.
Ed30’s sold like hot cakes but the 35 and 40 seem less popular. Fashions change.
It was all done on a whim really to try and get the cost to change and time waiting (ie. no factory order) to a minimum so the eventual jump to a mk8 or equivalent rival in a few years wouldn’t involve such a massive price differential than moving from a nearly five year old Clubsport straight to its mk8 counterpart.
I think if I’d punted the CS on outside of a direct trade in I’d have looked at the money in the bank, thought about the better uses I could put it to and bought a low mileage up! GTI, REVO’d it and enjoyed it for a couple years as it’s a far better car for commuting on the country roads I drive hence hardly using the Clubsport.
In the meantime I still love my Clubsport, still really enjoy every drive in it and it still makes me smile and appreciate the looks every time I lift the garage door. VW did a great job with it and it still gets lots of comments.
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I think the CS/S are the best looking MK7/7.5 version. If I wasn't so careful (tight) I'd have gone for one but I must say my PP does have a similar effect, every drive is great and I always look back at it when walking away :kiss: :laugh:
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Likewise . I think a nice looked after mk7 is fantastic with Vw doing such a great job ,I don't want anything more than it delivers .
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Hhmm... I was really happy with my GTi PP for 3.5 years, it did everything well even though I rarely got to exploit the performance on SE UK roads. It literally covered all basis as the sensible car.
However, the opportunity came along for a CS in the right spec ( spec is everything on these!), the deal came together.....
The CS is a bit more GTi, in terms of performance and well, just occasion, it does feel special in a way the GTi PP never did. I am surprised how much that aspect of the car is now apparent.
The detail of bodykit, seats & steering wheel are a pleasure each time you see and drive the car, the engine upgrade only adds to that.
Up to now I think these could well be peak GTi (mk 8?), I was trying to force myself into a CSS, but 2 seats is not what a Golf is about to me, I have more extreme 2 seaters, thanks!
You may well be happy and think a GTi PP is all you need, it was for me.....once. :)
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Wow, some serious mods to this CS - £22k spent, you've got to really love driving a modified car to justify that!
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZnWvnxLH/Screenshot-2019-09-23-at-12-29-25.png) (https://postimages.org/)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201909162268729?keywords=clubsport&advertising-location=at_cars&model=GOLF&make=VOLKSWAGEN&postcode=s37bh&sort=price-desc&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&page=1
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As I said, these cars are very spec dependent.
That is certainly "niche", which is the kindest thing I can say about it! :)
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Wow, some serious mods to this CS - £22k spent, you've got to really love driving a modified car to justify that!
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZnWvnxLH/Screenshot-2019-09-23-at-12-29-25.png) (https://postimages.org/)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201909162268729?keywords=clubsport&advertising-location=at_cars&model=GOLF&make=VOLKSWAGEN&postcode=s37bh&sort=price-desc&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&page=1
It's Ben Streeton's Clubsport, he did quite a few youtube videos as he was doing the mods (some I liked, some less so). £22k is crazy money though!
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Wow, some serious mods to this CS - £22k spent, you've got to really love driving a modified car to justify that!
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZnWvnxLH/Screenshot-2019-09-23-at-12-29-25.png) (https://postimages.org/)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201909162268729?keywords=clubsport&advertising-location=at_cars&model=GOLF&make=VOLKSWAGEN&postcode=s37bh&sort=price-desc&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&page=1
Yeah, it's a bit much for my tastes. I like subtle mods. Exhausts look a bit too daft and air lift is an expensive waste.
It's Ben Streeton's Clubsport, he did quite a few youtube videos as he was doing the mods (some I liked, some less so). £22k is crazy money though!
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The exhaust is the popular Remus back box delete - I just think the tips need tucking in a bit more.
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Wow, some serious mods to this CS - £22k spent, you've got to really love driving a modified car to justify that!
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZnWvnxLH/Screenshot-2019-09-23-at-12-29-25.png) (https://postimages.org/)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201909162268729?keywords=clubsport&advertising-location=at_cars&model=GOLF&make=VOLKSWAGEN&postcode=s37bh&sort=price-desc&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&page=1
Spent £22K, ruined it!
Just me?
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Wow, some serious mods to this CS - £22k spent, you've got to really love driving a modified car to justify that!
Spent £22K, ruined it!
Just me?
No, not just you, I’m not keen on it either. One thing I particularly don’t like is the look of cars on air suspension when the suspension’s deflated - like in the photo. Losing the concentric circle / equidistant gap between wheel arch and wheel / tyre with heavily lowered cars and cars with deflated air suspension just looks odd to me. Just my opinion though.
But if someone wants to do that to their car and they get pleasure and enjoyment from doing it, that’s fine by me. I wonder what the insurance premium is for heavily modded car like that compared to an unmodified, unmolested example?
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Wow, some serious mods to this CS - £22k spent, you've got to really love driving a modified car to justify that!
Spent £22K, ruined it!
Just me?
No, not just you, I’m not keen on it either. One thing I particularly don’t like is the look of cars on air suspension when the suspension’s deflated - like in the photo. Losing the concentric circle / equidistant gap between wheel arch and wheel / tyre with heavily lowered cars and cars with deflated air suspension just looks odd to me. Just my opinion though.
But if someone wants to do that to their car and they get pleasure and enjoyment from doing it, that’s fine by me. I wonder what the insurance premium is for heavily modded car like that compared to an unmodified, unmolested example?
Same, can't stand it when the wheels are up in the arches, just looks stupid and you could never drive anywhere like that.
I do however like a small gap and for me, Porsche has it nailed with the GT3 RS for perfect wheel/arch gap!
For me, this CS is a bit OTT and will only now appeal to a very very small amount of people. ie it's around £10k more than a mint standard CS and the mods won't be to many peoples tastes as the CS is more of an enthusiasts cars than say the standard PP version of the same year.
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I like the colour.
Air-ride has never been my thing.
Someone has to be financing those mods and it must be nice to be in the position to do all that but...
I’m sure it’ll be a dream car for someone.
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..... If there was any chance of finding no.132, and if it was a DSG, that could be my perfect car.....
Well I'll be blowed:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201910052976886?advertising-location=at_cars
Cat N; bugger :cry:
Gaz
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..... If there was any chance of finding no.132, and if it was a DSG, that could be my perfect car.....
Well I'll be blowed:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201910052976886?advertising-location=at_cars
Cat N; bugger :cry:
Gaz
Didn't know Urano Grey was even an option for the CS..!
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I think that is about the 3rd Urano Grey CS, I have seen.
Typical trader ad, upgraded alloys.... No, they are the standard 18" wheels ( as nice as they are!)
" These cars are going up in value everyday!"..... Really? :)
Odd that the car had the front brake pads replaced at 13k miles? Much track use?
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If anyones interested
https://www.furnesspark.co.uk/used-cars/10645349-volkswagen-golf-gti-clubsport-edition-40-3-door-ultra-rare-example-great-quality-previously-supplied-by-ourselves/
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..... If there was any chance of finding no.132, and if it was a DSG, that could be my perfect car.....
Well I'll be blowed:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201910052976886?advertising-location=at_cars
Cat N; bugger :cry:
Gaz
Didn't know Urano Grey was even an option for the CS..!
Sure was and was a nil cost option too. Surprising you don’t see more in Urano.
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The first one I ever saw was a Urano Grey back in 2016.
Thought it was CSG at first but turned out to be Urano.
It was in a cheapo hand wash place getting the once over. Swirl city!
Saw it a few times around Exeter then never saw it again.
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Anyone see the CSS that was very briefly on eBay last week - interior and loads of parts all stolen while at a dealership. No build number or reg listed in the ad, probably to protect the value
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Interesting, do you have a link or item number from the original listing?
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Didn't save it, must have been deleted. It used a press pic of a white car. No actual pics used just a description.
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Interesting. Do you know what bits were stolen?
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Interesting. Do you know what bits were stolen?
I would be amazed if they did not take the CS-S seats ? :cry:
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It talked about having lost the seats, bumpers and various other bits, a lot gone though. Then ran through what replacement bits had been bought (where from?) and pitched it as a job for someone to source more and put it back together. It read as if it hadn't had a write off listed against it. Was surprised not to see it being discussed here already.
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It would be interesting to find out the story and what parts + costs for replacement etc. They must have had some time in an empty part of the forecourt to strip it. Seats are a doddle mind you. Four bolts and a plastic clip for the heated seats.