The CS-S delivery thread

[volkswizard]

It doesn't look that special, I agree but I'm sure it'll be great on track which is where I plan to use it.

It feels lively. It'll be a hoot to bomb around in.

Sound well but not sure how much is synthesised.

Mine had a phone plug in thingy and it seems to have downloaded everything to the central unit.

Cage has arrived and I will look at it on Sunday when I'm back home

I could here my friend's CS Ed 40 coming down the road the other day which you'd never do with an R so it's definitely proper exhaust noise, sounded great.

Glad to see Viper that at least the black mirror casings came good 

[Exonian]

I am not sure if it's just me but I am staring to think this whole CS-S thing is becoming a bit of a Lemon and in 3 months when all the hype has subsided it will be just a basic GTi with no back seats to everyone but the GTi die hard fans ... I am seriously thinking of bailing out before mine gets to the dealership ??!!!

It's not a lemon.
No Golf is a lemon.
But it is just a Golf that's been whipped up into something of a storm in a tea cup by the Press just because it's reasonably quick around one particular race circuit.
Evo magazine have a lot to answer for.

I don't actually think it's GTI diehards that are attracted to this model.
GTI diehards seem to be more interested in the regular ClubSport.
Most of the people interested in the CSS are something different to GTI diehards.

Pocket your £10k profit and go buy something that'll make you feel a bit warmer inside...

[GT4]

That is true ... but I am/was looking for something special but sadly think it's just a parts bin special with added ECU boost and ripped out back seats ... by the looks of things VW don't really have a clue what they're doing and their poor methodology is leaving me cold and think I will just pass it on for list to someone else as also don't think there is any real profit in them anyway ... and think prices are just boosted by trade and have no real reflection on true value ?!! At the end of the day it's a £35k golf and you can buy some seriously prestigious brands with good methodology for that kind of money !!!

[volkswizard]

I am not sure if it's just me but I am staring to think this whole CS-S thing is becoming a bit of a Lemon and in 3 months when all the hype has subsided it will be just a basic GTi with no back seats to everyone but the GTi die hard fans ... I am seriously thinking of bailing out before mine gets to the dealership ??!!!

But it is just a Golf that's been whipped up into something of a storm in a tea cup by the Press just because it's reasonably quick around one particular race circuit.
Evo magazine have a lot to answer for.

Do you read Evo?
Evo formed their opinion on UK roads during the Car of the Year test.

[vipergts]

I won't be selling mine. It's a keeper but I do have a friend who is deeply disappointed regarding the black roof and ring switch etc  and if going to sell I think.

[volkswizard]

That is true ... but I am/was looking for something special but sadly think it's just a parts bin special with added ECU boost and ripped out back seats ... by the looks of things VW don't really have a clue what they're doing and their poor methodology is leaving me cold and think I will just pass it on for list to someone else as also don't think there is any real profit in them anyway ... and think prices are just boosted by trade and have no real reflection on true value ?!! At the end of the day it's a £35k golf and you can buy some seriously prestigious brands with good methodology for that kind of money !!!

Cayman GT4 has a very unspecial Carrera engine some might say isn't worthy of a GT car and I am sure there are plenty of examples of special, iconic and valuable cars that you could say were parts bin specials, it's the sum of the parts that matters not the parts.

[Andrew@DTUK]

I am not sure if it's just me but I am staring to think this whole CS-S thing is becoming a bit of a Lemon and in 3 months when all the hype has subsided it will be just a basic GTi with no back seats to everyone but the GTi die hard fans ... I am seriously thinking of bailing out before mine gets to the dealership ??!!!

Blimey, you've changed your tune!

So what makes you think it's becoming a bit of a lemon?

It's still the fine driving tool it's been hyped about and black/white/red roofs don't make it go any faster/slower.

And I'm sure the black cars actually come with a black
Roof too, so you're one of the lucky ones

[volkswizard]

I won't be selling mine. It's a keeper but I do have a friend who is deeply disappointed regarding the black roof and ring switch etc  and if going to sell I think.

I think the 'ring setting is probably there as described, it's a DCC setting within the Individual mode - I will be miffed if that's not there, for about 5 secs.

[volkswizard]

GT4, how have you had pics of your car if it hasn't arrived at the dealers yet?

[Sean G]

First post here so go easy on me .
I've a white one coming next week and have read all the hype and positivity on here and elsewhere on the net regarding the cars - but now they have started to arrive it seems a lot of negativity is being shown here . I find this hard to understand -what's really so different from the cars we ordered ok the cars don't have a black roof but that's easily solved should you want to and they have the city stop fitted but that can be turned off and they have auto lights, wipers etc fitted which to me is bonus . But what else is so different all the positivity has been in how the car handles and performs in general the drive of the car. Nothing has changed regarding this and until we actually get to drive the car I think only then can we really judge them.