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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #170 on: 02 December 2016, 22:18 »
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.

No, I can't read.
If I could I'd have a long list of ECOTY's ticked off on my bucket list.

Neither do I sell used VW's for a living or write for magazines :laugh:
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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #171 on: 02 December 2016, 22:21 »
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.

With all respect I don't think you can talk about the GT4 in the same breath as the CS-S ... I just think I am going to be disappointed given I have one of the best sports cars in the world in my garage!

I wanted the Cs-S to be special and given the feedback from other members and the whole VW thing it just feels like the wind is out of my sales - VW have made a total cock up with the whole thing which I am not used to with Porsche ... I will flip for £5k and go buy an A45 AMG as a daily I think ???!!


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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #172 on: 02 December 2016, 22:24 »
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.

With all respect I don't think you can talk about the GT4 in the same breath as the CS-S ... I just think I am going to be disappointed given I have one of the best sports cars in the world in my garage!

I wanted the Cs-S to be special and given the feedback from other members and the whole VW thing it just feels like the wind is out of my sales - VW have made a total cock up with the whole thing which I am not used to with Porsche ... I will flip for £5k and go buy an A45 AMG as a daily I think ???!!

So you are flipping for £5k now and not selling at list as you said earlier?
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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #173 on: 02 December 2016, 22:28 »
Yea ... what the hell - what would the next guy do ..?!!

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« Reply #174 on: 02 December 2016, 22:30 »
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.

Sean G I think you now have your answer
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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #175 on: 02 December 2016, 22:42 »
Some features missing, yes but not enough to give me the total camel.  It's still a great car.

Black roof was a cool feature as it distinguished it from the basic golf.


Ring it's neck and enjoy

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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #176 on: 02 December 2016, 22:45 »
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.

Sean - you have a good point but some cars you buy with your head and some with your heart ... for example a Ferrari you buy with your heart and soul - for a VW golf you buy with your head ... it's a question of branding and brand identity and for a small millisecond it looked like VW had actually built a car for the heart and not the head with the CS-S ... how dare they remove the back seats and strip the car out in the pure desire for performance and thrills - like a Porsche GT car, purely made to drive and for enthusiasts to enjoy and feel special when they drive it .... But the reality is different, it's just a golf to the ret of the world and when the hypes gone the feeling of being special will just disappear. VW have let the customer/enthusiast down from start to finish and made the whole thing embarrassingly amateurish which lets you into the true ethos of the company and you then realise that they sell wholesale diesels and not Sports cars that tug at the heart strings ... trouble is now the CS-S is neither fish nor foul ... I know I am having a rant but as delivery gets closer, my head says bail out there's faster and more useable cars out there and my heart ❤️ Says that it's just a tricked up golf .... maybe tomorrow I will wake up and think differently as have had a bad day today !
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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #177 on: 02 December 2016, 22:51 »
Some features missing, yes but not enough to give me the total camel.  It's still a great car.

Black roof was a cool feature as it distinguished it from the basic golf.


Ring it's neck and enjoy

Viper - I truly value your opinion, so please let us all know your thoughts, as for me it may be the deal breaker  :rolleyes:  :shocked:

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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #178 on: 02 December 2016, 23:01 »
Hers a good analogy ... I feel with the CS-S like I have pulled a blinding bird on a Saturday night - got her home and realised that with the make up off and the high heels on the floor and a push up bra taken off that she is actually just really average but did a great job of hiding her weaknesses ....

saying that - I am off to read ECOTY again and see if a I can rekindle some desire for a Second date ...  :grin:

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Re: The CS-S delivery thread
« Reply #179 on: 02 December 2016, 23:03 »
Some features missing, yes but not enough to give me the total camel.  It's still a great car.

Black roof was a cool feature as it distinguished it from the basic golf.


Ring it's neck and enjoy

Viper - I truly value your opinion, so please let us all know your thoughts, as for me it may be the deal breaker  :rolleyes:  :shocked:
I think you need to take the car to Penrith via Alston and Hartside, in fact we should organise a Cs/CSS meet at the cafe in the spring :)
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