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Cars and parts for sale / Wanted - Clubsport 40 (manual)
« Last post by BigWave on Today at 19:03 »
As the title says, I’m in the market for a manual Mk7 GTI Clubsport 40 Edition. Ideally 3 door. I’m not too worried about mileage, so long as the car has been maintained properly and looked after. If you have one and are thinking of selling, please let me know.

PS - I don’t want a red one :)
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Golf mk6 / Re: ESP FAULT
« Last post by Norwichdaz on Today at 18:16 »
Abs lights went off as drove to work today, but when I left to come home they came on as started car then went off, then felt the car slightly juddering then the abs and steering wheel light came back on and once that came back on it drove normal again.

When googled it, it said .....again..... abs / wheel sensor and the judders could be the abs trying to activate .


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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Clubsport and no DCC
« Last post by The_Doc on Today at 15:59 »
I have an 8 CS. The ride is definitely softer on the soft DCC setting than the shocks on the non DCC cars, but neither is necessary. The big reasons to get it are the Nurburgring mode, which is something people might look for when you come to sell it. It is a nice thing to have but again not necessary. The big advantage is the new dynamics manager which if you have DCC can vary the dampers in response to things like body roll. It takes and engaging car and makes it even better. I opted for it on my CS, and I’d do it again. I found it made a small but meaningful difference to the way the car responded.
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Clubsport and no DCC
« Last post by CarbonGTD on Today at 13:26 »
PAS - it would have been an automatic choice for me to swap the crappy Bridgestones for four new PS4S's as I have used these several times before on previous GTIs and have always loved them - however they are now a 10yr old design and my head has been turned by the reviews for the new Pirelli PZ5 which sound exactly what I'm after (PZ5s are also cheaper than the PS4Ss) - so it will be a new set of four PZ5s going on the car as soon as the first shoots of spring appear.
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Golf mk8 / GTI Edition 50 order thread
« Last post by Exonian on Today at 12:23 »
For a point of reference maybe it’ll be good for an Edition 50 order thread.

Leave the chatter for other threads, only actual orders/purchases in here please.

Spec, price, any discounts, dealer if you wish and country where the car was ordered.
Anything else directly relevant such as advised wait times might also be useful to others.
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by king monkey on Today at 12:15 »
Unfortunately the dealer I’ve used for years has moved on so dealing with new people. Can’t gamble £1k on reviews etc.
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by Paul70 on Today at 11:23 »
Spoke to a dealer again this morning, deposit contribution is available but only if you currently have VW finance. No good to me then.
Also, £1k deposit which isn’t refundable. Hmmmmmm. Think I’ll pass.

I paid £2K deposit overall but it’s a short delivery lead time. Are you trading the ED45 - you might be pleasantly surprised as many dealers will make up for the lack of contribution with a good trade in value. Did you buy the ED45 from the same dealer?
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by king monkey on Today at 11:06 »
Spoke to a dealer again this morning, deposit contribution is available but only if you currently have VW finance. No good to me then.
Also, £1k deposit which isn’t refundable. Hmmmmmm. Think I’ll pass.
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Golf mk8 / Re: DSG Gearbox oil change.
« Last post by Carlosfandango on 16 January 2026, 23:41 »
Mines 4 years old, 15k miles. I can’t see it ever having the gearbox oil changed. I might ask them to do it in the next service at 5 years, I’m not as OCD as some but 80k regardless of age seems daft. Also going to get the air con service done at 5years cos I’m fed up of them asking constantly about that too  :grin:

if your A/C is cold and works correctly, there is zero reason to ‘service’ it. It’s a closed system, nothing will go bad unless there is a fault with a component, the only thing you need do is use it regularly in order to circulate the PAG oil around the system, this will keep the O Rings in good condition, the only thing that may at some distant point benefit from replacement is the receiver drier, but this will not be done during a ‘service’, they will simply remove the gas, VAC down the system, and then refill with gas and a little oil, they can even use your recovered gas in the recharge as it never goes bad unless there has been contamination from a leak or part failure, on your car at your mileage and age this is very unlikely, if it works right, then it is right.
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by king monkey on 16 January 2026, 20:58 »
A dealer I spoke to today said there’s a £1k deposit contribution on the GTI 50.
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