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The start button was randomly not working with a single quick press. A replacement switch is £117 from VW however all sorted by cleaning the switch contacts.

Hate to say it but sounds like it hasnt been verywell looked after by the previous owners.

Been serviced etc all good, bit maybe at the mileage its due for a few things...which im.not gunna keep paying loads as the car  was only bought for £2.5k lol

Congrats on the new Clubsport order. I test drove a standard MK8.5 GTI and a Clubsport in the last few weeks and was impressed with both cars. A few people on the forum posted on how good the 8.5 is compared to the 8, but I was sceptical. I bought an ED45 from new and kept it for a short time as I simply didn’t gel with it. I found the new Clubsport to be a far better drive, a few small improvements to the throttle response and a tighter, more direct front end make a huge difference in my opinion.

It makes me smile when people say they can’t feel the difference in cars during real world driving and they need to be driving flat out. In my experience a well sorted chassis is noticeable from the get go through the steering wheel, the turn in, the fluid feel and weight transfer during cornering etc, and you don’t have to be going anywhere near flat out to appreciate it.

Hello, first post so be kind! So the mk8.5 does not come with an oil dipstick even though it has the necessary pipe with a "dummy" yellow dipstick. Yes the car now has a sensor and I can see the level on the display but being old fashioned i miss the dipstick...anyone fitted one? Don't want to go down the aftermarket route as they seem expensive. Thx

Pretty easy and not too expensive

Thanks!  Estimated March, I'm hoping as early in March as possible!