Clubsport 40 value

[245PS]

The people that got the best £££ value out of their Clubsports were those few that managed to land a pre-reg’d car back in 2017 with buckets for circa £29 - £30k

Once we’ve settled on whether the buckets clear the sun visors maybe we can compare relative value of an RS3 versus a three year old Clubsport... 

If they were close on price I think I know what I’d rather have

A mate had a 65 plate RS3 with Dynamic pack which includes the sports exhaust. It's possibly the best sounding engine under £50k. Had a few drives in it and it literally has you grinning from ear to ear. The facelift with 400bhp doesn't sound as good despite being a bit quicker.

That said, dynamically a Clubsport is probably better and more fun.

I agree with the above statement Jim. Dynamically (powertrain wise) the RS3 was fabulous, the speed, noise and traction were brill but it left me a little cold. Even with the optional sport seats I felt you sat on them rather than in them, I preferred the seat in my 63 plate golf. I got back into my non PP golf and was not disappointed but this view is personal, I prefer the lighter nimble handling of the GTI. The OP must test drive the RS3 to determine which one suits his need the best.

Totally that. Interesting the comment about the non facelift car sounding better than the newer one. However I think the GTI is still winning for me.

Thanks.

[fredgroves]

Its very easy though to testdrive a more powerful car than you are used to and think "wow that power amazing".

You are so absorbed with the zoom that you don't notice much else.

And so you end up with a straight line missile that does 8mpg that you get bored with and costs you a fortune.

Unless of course its just about willy waving to people that you know, but honestly your friends and family will zone out about 10 seconds into that conversation....

You either need an actual impressive powerful car (think maybe Porche or Italian exotic) or just something you can live with at a sensible running cost that the kids/dog/ikea fits into.... which is why the GTI is actually a true winner in the real world.

[Exonian]

So very true fredgroves, so very true.
That’s why we end up in sporty Golfs and thankfully there are enough variants of those to keep us amused!

[245PS]

So the only ED40 that fits the bill doesn't, because it's 3 door! I found a nice 5 door car but it's higher miles (tho not too high) but considerably lower spec. Well, it doesn't have DCC or sunroof. Not having DCC I can cope with, but sunroof I'd really like.

The TCR gives me a much bigger choice, though I am still not sold on the interior. But before I delve deeper in to the TCR, can I tempt anyone with a 5 door ED40 to sell??

[fredgroves]

TCR interior is lovely.... in fact the TCR full stop is really nice.... except for it being too expensive from new.

If you gave me a TCR though I'd be as happy as Larry though!

[Paul70]

So the only ED40 that fits the bill doesn't, because it's 3 door! I found a nice 5 door car but it's higher miles (tho not too high) but considerably lower spec. Well, it doesn't have DCC or sunroof. Not having DCC I can cope with, but sunroof I'd really like.

The TCR gives me a much bigger choice, though I am still not sold on the interior. But before I delve deeper in to the TCR, can I tempt anyone with a 5 door ED40 to sell??

Have you sat in a TCR? The material fabric / pattern and texture are much nicer in person. I can vouch for that and in my opinion the TCR interior is fab, it has the ambient lighting etc. If I was buying from scratch now, I’d go for a TCR.

Personally I think a sunroof in an ED40 would devalue the car for many people.

[245PS]

So the only ED40 that fits the bill doesn't, because it's 3 door! I found a nice 5 door car but it's higher miles (tho not too high) but considerably lower spec. Well, it doesn't have DCC or sunroof. Not having DCC I can cope with, but sunroof I'd really like.

The TCR gives me a much bigger choice, though I am still not sold on the interior. But before I delve deeper in to the TCR, can I tempt anyone with a 5 door ED40 to sell??

Have you sat in a TCR? The material fabric / pattern and texture are much nicer in person. I can vouch for that and in my opinion the TCR interior is fab, it has the ambient lighting etc. If I was buying from scratch now, I’d go for a TCR.

Personally I think a sunroof in an ED40 would devalue the car for many people.

No, but now we are allowed out to play I hope to do so soon. There are a few with full leather but I'd like to try and stay under £40k list price. Doubt that's possible though with Dynaudio and sunroof? And maybe DCC.

[fredgroves]

No, but now we are allowed out to play I hope to do so soon. There are a few with full leather but I'd like to try and stay under £40k list price. Doubt that's possible though with Dynaudio and sunroof? And maybe DCC.

DCC is 900, Dynaudio was 500, sunroof was 1200 I think.

They were "from" 35k when they first came out but later ones had the Akra exhaust which bumped it up.

Most I suspect had an optioned colour and many had the sexy wheels.

I think you'd be lucky to find the options you want and it be under 40k (original price for VED purposes) simply because people who added those probably added even more junk, but try..

[Watts]

Sticking under the £40k threshold given you want a sunroof will necessitate a car without the Akra exhaust which is where the jump in the base price occured. Mine has sunroof, Reifnitz performance pack and Oryx paint on a 19 and is fine. A black roof and the side decals would've added £1100 new so bear that in mind.

As for the interior, for me that was one of the key areas that made me change from my PP, they are basically the same seats which are very comfortable but the materials are so much nicer.

I was really keen on a CS but as it's a daily driver I wanted as new as possible with as much warranty so it had to be a TCR.

[245PS]

Sticking under the £40k threshold given you want a sunroof will necessitate a car without the Akra exhaust which is where the jump in the base price occured. Mine has sunroof, Reifnitz performance pack and Oryx paint on a 19 and is fine. A black roof and the side decals would've added £1100 new so bear that in mind.

As for the interior, for me that was one of the key areas that made me change from my PP, they are basically the same seats which are very comfortable but the materials are so much nicer.

I was really keen on a CS but as it's a daily driver I wanted as new as possible with as much warranty so it had to be a TCR.

Thanks for the info/opinion/advice, all appreciated

Adam