The CS-S delivery thread

[GT4]

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   

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

Sounds good Andrew .... maybe get one of your power upgrades to give it that extra kick ... ⚡️💥🚗👍

[Sean G]

Surely though you have to realise it's £35k car so in no way comparable to any new limited or special edition Porsche etc .I've had M3's and RS's etc and never would have thought to compare the CSS to one - my wife has a new GTD and I ordered the CSS after her car arrived because for me the GTD was better than anything out there in that price range. I figure the CSS to be the same - what new limited run car with the excellent reviews the CSS has had can be bought for £35k that is being advertised for overs at the minute and has potential to retain a large proportion if not all off it actual cost for the immediate future.
I'm looking forward to getting mine though I won't register it until Jan as over here the year does make a difference the Cup's will come off until the better weather probably fitting Supersports or Pilots, the tailored seat covers will be fitted a tracker and front and rear dash cam will be fitted it will get a ceramic coating applied and hopefully I'll enjoy driving it hard when the opportunity arises.

[Andrew@DTUK]

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   

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

Sounds good Andrew .... maybe get one of your power upgrades to give it that extra kick ... ⚡️💥🚗👍

I honestly don't think it would need it, but I'll let you know in a couple of weeks as I've posted a kit to a Clubsport S owner today (staying anon for various reasons), and will post his feedback in due course..
I personally think the red car with the black roof and black wheels looks the absolute nuts, and I was a tad disappointed to see that it's coming with neither, but after watching all of the reviews and listening to the S on YouTube it becomes irrelevant:) Tou never know you may even like it more than your GT4

[volkswizard]

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   

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

Sounds good Andrew .... maybe get one of your power upgrades to give it that extra kick ... ⚡️💥🚗👍

Have you or haven't you driven it yet as just wondering how you have decided it needs an extra kick? It's all a bit confusing

[volkswizard]

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 ....

you need to see how you feel on the Sunday morning once you've sampled the goods (ahem...)

[Jackie Treehorn]

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 !!

I'm sorry but you have said so much in such a short space of time that is contradictory. You have in the past few weeks spoken about the CSS/ GT3 and the GT4 in the same sentences enough to make me laugh. Now you say it can't be spoken about in the same sentence, cmon

Only a short time ago you were saying this

Wow - Great News ... This is exactly what i predicted two months ago when everyone was saying i was crazy ... 

So thats a Podium finish in the Top Gear Awards and second place behind the legendary $1'000'000 911R in Evo ECOTY for the CS-S ... 

Anyone who said the CS-S is just a tweaked Gti needs to think again ... This is legendary stuff for the VW brand and the humble Golf Gti ...

I am so pleased for VW ... they took a risk and that risk has payed off big time ... they are now mixing it with the big boys 

This is a landmark car for VW and an Icon even before one has landed this side of the channel and only 400 world wide build - a sure fire modern Classic 

The CS-S made it to the "Final Five" alongside McLaren / Ferrari & Porsche 911R

I am starting to get slight dejavou ...! The CS-S is almost getting the kind of reviews the GT4 was getting last year for real time driving fun .... Happy Residuals ... 

It makes a great read ... 

Andrew

Flip flop Friday -. Just wait till you get the car and you drive it, you might really like it. Don't re-read any articles especially not Dan Prosser from Evo, as I'm not sure what he wrote was based on any information other than what VW gave him.

[NewCsS]

Hi guys . This is my first post as I have been reading the clubsport S posts and need to have my say. I have a clubsport S on order which is in the uk but not yet in the dealership.

You are all suddenly concerned about the the look of the car re no black roof or wheels . Did you not buy the car for the driving experience not how it looked ? Or did you buy it to impress the neighbors with there Porsche and Lamborghini. Sorry guys but it was never going to be anything but a golf ! You were never promised flare arches or any other exotic look.
As one famous journalist once said "The Volkswagen Golf the only car you ever need".

As for complaining to VW about the promise spec they always cover themselves by stating that the model shown does not necessarily show U.K. Specification, so I don't think you got any where to go with that one.

Personel I'm waiting for delivery, going to drive it on a good road and then decide if it's a keeper, I suggest you all do the same.

But just a word or warning if you are all casting doubts over its cult status, your are affecting the flip price and if word gets out that its nothing special you can all say goodbye to your potential profit!

[Andrew@DTUK]

Another video from dealer, and according to him VW have said that there was an "error" in the press release regarding the black roof..

https://video.citnow.com/vtZhpPPcb1v

[Andrew@DTUK]

Hi guys . This is my first post as I have been reading the clubsport S posts and need to have my say. I have a clubsport S on order which is in the uk but not yet in the dealership.

You are all suddenly concerned about the the look of the car re no black roof or wheels . Did you not buy the car for the driving experience not how it looked ? Or did you buy it to impress the neighbors with there Porsche and Lamborghini. Sorry guys but it was never going to be anything but a golf ! You were never promised flare arches or any other exotic look.
As one famous journalist once said "The Volkswagen Golf the only car you ever need".

As for complaining to VW about the promise spec they always cover themselves by stating that the model shown does not necessarily show U.K. Specification, so I don't think you got any where to go with that one.

Personel I'm waiting for delivery, going to drive it on a good road and then decide if it's a keeper, I suggest you all do the same.

But just a word or warning if you are all casting doubts over its cult status, your are affecting the flip price and if word gets out that its nothing special you can all say goodbye to your potential profit!

Welcome to the site and very well said What colour have you gone for?

[volkswizard]

Another video from dealer, and according to him VW have said that there was an "error" in the press release regarding the black roof..

https://video.citnow.com/vtZhpPPcb1v

No sh*t Sherlock

Thanks for video