Firstly
apols to those who sent me a message regarding a possible clubsport S I had found. Turns out the dealer didn't know is CS form his CSS.. no surprise there.
I was also changing jobs so have been a bit manic and not online much.
Anyway, after much pondering, I did a lot of ringing around because I have found myself strangely drawn to the Clubsport. I have always liked the Mk7 GTi but never thought it was quite special enough to run as a 2nd car. My 330d ticks so many boxes it really is the best real world car I think is out there.
With a deposit on an M2 for late 2017 I have been pondering (and still am) if I want to spend £45k on that car. Doing so would probably mean getting rid of the 330d and that would be a wrench. Alternative thought was buying a Gti and spreading the mileage around a bit but I wanted something that was a bit more exclusive than the normal GTi.
I looked around but I like the fact its a limited run car and knowing how good the std car is, I thought it was worth a punt. So after much ringing round I had given up really my must have's were manual, 3 door, not white, black roof or sunroof, bucket seats and not much more than that - one car I found was nearly £40k !
I nearly found my perfect car twice . One spec amendable but they would budget on list price and it was too much. The other was near perfect spec but DSG and it had to be manual.
I gave up but then luck found me pretty much the perfect car. 3 door manual, tornado red with black roof, 19 inch Brescias, Bucket seats, Car Net and Adaptive Chassis (I wasn't fussed about this but it was a car coming into stock). I got a really good deal by agreeing to register the car this month even though I am not taking delivery for a couple of months - the dealer has been great and agreed to store it inside for me until I am ready.
I really hope this car lives up to my expectations and is so good I don't feel the need to take the M2 as something would have to go.. The Golf ticks so many boxes in my mind - practical, fast, exclusive, looks great and is the perfect compliment to the 330d for hopefully a long term keep. It is no question expensive given you can get a 14 plate GTi PP for around £20k used but my experience with the 330d is " spec and buy what you really want, otherwise you end up changing cars too often". 18 months into 330d ownership I still love that car and intend to keep it for 5 years +.. here is hoping the Clubsport does it for me too !
I have a few names of dealers I contacted who did have cars coming in or already in stock so let me know if you are in the market for a CS I am happy to give you their details in case its worth a bell..
I haven't even seen the physical car I have bought in the flesh yet - just a video.. Hope I am not insane !!
