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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: king monkey on 24 August 2018, 14:28
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Hi everyone,
Just seen a clubsport 5dr manual with only 350 miles on the clock on Autotrader. Thought it might be of interest to someone. :smiley:
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Good spot! Strangely enough, I bought my Clubsport from Harry at Harvey Cooper Cars and they were excellent to deal with.
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So, after posting this for other members I’ve decided to go and have a look myself! Test drive hopefully at the weekend.
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So, after posting this for other members I’ve decided to go and have a look myself! Test drive hopefully at the weekend.
How exciting! Some nice country roads round there for a test drive too :-)
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I spoke to Mark who seemed to remember you!
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Haha, yeah he sorted all the financing and everything on collection day. They all seemed like good guys to be honest. I hope it all goes well!
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Cheers. At 350 miles on the clock I thought it’d be worth a look.
I’ve previously owned a Mk7 pp so it’ll be interesting to see if I notice any real difference between the cars.
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The difference is night and day. By far the best variant of the Golf.
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Cheers. At 350 miles on the clock I thought it’d be worth a look.
I’ve previously owned a Mk7 pp so it’ll be interesting to see if I notice any real difference between the cars.
Having owned both myself I can vouch for there being some very noticeable differences.
The interior just feels different. It’s hard to quantify why as it’s basically the same but it does feel significantly different.
The exterior gets a lot of attention. I get a lot of questions and comments.
The springs are undeniably harsher.
The important bit is the drive though.
Put them side by side and I don’t reckon the 0-60 would be hugely different. Tenths of seconds at best.
The engine character and noise however are quite different.
The PP a low revving relaxed über competent all rounder.
The Ed40 feels much more “up and at ‘em” wanting to rev and rev.
Both mine had pedal boxes fitted, both felt a bit flat without one unless driving flat out.
The difference with one fitted being the PP feels smooth, torquey and fairly relaxed and the CS a bit like a terrier.
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Thanks for the replies. Much appreciated. I’ve driven a couple of clubsports before but they were dsg and imports. Most of those test drives were in traffic so looking forward to the manual and hopefully some open roads.
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Cheers. At 350 miles on the clock I thought it’d be worth a look.
I’ve previously owned a Mk7 pp so it’ll be interesting to see if I notice any real difference between the cars.
Having owned both myself I can vouch for there being some very noticeable differences.
The interior just feels different. It’s hard to quantify why as it’s basically the same but it does feel significantly different.
The exterior gets a lot of attention. I get a lot of questions and comments.
The springs are undeniably harsher.
The important bit is the drive though.
Put them side by side and I don’t reckon the 0-60 would be hugely different. Tenths of seconds at best.
The engine character and noise however are quite different.
The PP a low revving relaxed über competent all rounder.
The Ed40 feels much more “up and at ‘em” wanting to rev and rev.
Both mine had pedal boxes fitted, both felt a bit flat without one unless driving flat out.
The difference with one fitted being the PP feels smooth, torquey and fairly relaxed and the CS a bit like a terrier.
That's a brilliant comparison. Thanks for posting. Really enjoying your thoughtful and informative contributions.
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That's a brilliant comparison. Thanks for posting. Really enjoying your thoughtful and informative contributions.
Aww thanks! :embarrassed:
It's hard with forums trying to be wary of not sounding like a stuck record rehashing the same old thing time and again.
But there are always people interested in the differences and similarities of how different models feel to drive and how they compare. Looking at spec sheets and photos tells only a small part of the story.
Having owned all four of the main performance models of the mk7 I do think they differ in character quite a bit so am always happy to bore people with my experiences :laugh:
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Unfortunately the clubsport sold before I could get there. Oh well. I’ll probably hold out for a TCR now.
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Unfortunately the clubsport sold before I could get there. Oh well. I’ll probably hold out for a TCR now.
Oh no! It will have to be a Clubsport S instead ;-)
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Yeah. I’d just put my lad in a roof box! Sure my wife will go for that. :grin: