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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?

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 

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.

I miss not having to switch things off before every drive. The nice deep exhaust note. But, although not as noisy, the Akra has a great tone. The CS seats are better, the ride a lot less crashy and the throttle response sharper. It's a much improved car.

I’ve been on the fence with what to do regarding whether to order or not, but sitting in a standard 8.5 GTI sold me - it just feels right and I never got that with the RS3. Plus even the standard 8.5 GTI drives really well, so looking forward to driving the ED50.

I have a pretty high NVH tolerance so not worried about what the PP will drive like on UK roads. Personally I would not order an ED50 without PP.

That's why I got a CS, it also felt right to me too. Very annoying as I really fancied something different. As for ride quality, I'd be surprised if it doesn't exceed your expectations, mine rides beautifully, really comfortable. Probably why I've put over 5k miles on it in less than 4 months...

Thanks guys!

Delivery timeline is May but none of the orders are scheduled so quite a few unknowns.

I’ve been on the fence with what to do regarding whether to order or not, but sitting in a standard 8.5 GTI sold me - it just feels right and I never got that with the RS3. Plus even the standard 8.5 GTI drives really well, so looking forward to driving the ED50.

I have a pretty high NVH tolerance so not worried about what the PP will drive like on UK roads. Personally I would not order an ED50 without PP.