Clubsport order thread

[BillSan]

That's one thing about spending time on here, the good folks are always giving you ideas.   

Thanks Hertsman - I'll need to look at the BMW 128Ti too now!

[BanksyGTI]

I’m in a quandary due to these lead times.. Looking at the last few posts, there appears to be the distinct possibility ( probability ? ) of a new order taking 18-20 months. So that could be 2024 

I guess this means either place an order, not knowing when it will arrive nor what the price will be nor whether the mk8 will have been updated by then..

or

Buy used. I quite easy on spec - 19s and winter pack. I’d have gone for HK but it’s not available now and I don’t know how it compares to Dynaudio. Or I go for a GTi and not a CS

or

Buy a different make…I like the look of an i30n but could I live with that suspension for 18k miles a year 

My GTi will hit 66k miles this month so I need to make up my mind. Dealers at VW aren’t helpful

Bare in mind that if you buy used then you could be buying yourself into a hell hole of software issues. The updates are good but the early cars simply don’t have the hardware to facilitate it properly. A mate in the dealer world has been running two new Golf 8’s (1 R Line, 1 245 GTI) respectively for the past 5 months now and says the software and running systems on these has been worlds apart from the rest that he had previously in 2020 and 2021.

[joet]

When did the SW issues start getting sorted ? Is a 71 plate too early and only a 22 plate recommended ?

I don’t want to be driven nuts by faulty tech

I've got a 21 plate CS bought new in April 21 which has been updated to 1896 and it works flawlessly now. It did start with the 17xx software though, not the earlier 16xx

[Brenbo]

When did the SW issues start getting sorted ? Is a 71 plate too early and only a 22 plate recommended ?

I don’t want to be driven nuts by faulty tech

I have a 71 plate and it was flawless from day one

[Kenis]

I was speaking with the delivery coordinator at my supplying dealership yesterday. He seems to think that because some of the cars are being part built and then parked up, the Wolfsburg system isn't configured to recognise this, hence some cars are disappearing from their radar and then turning up at the dealership unannounced. He also said when the vehicles disappear during build they have eventually arrived anywhere between 2 weeks to 2 months later.
It seems that the majority of dealers are also experiencing very poor communication from factory and can only offer very rough delivery estimations based on what they are seeing at their end.
Additionally the unconfirmed build dates are frequently moving back and forth as they set up for the MY23 changes. There appears to be more positive signs now on the semiconductor front and VW also appears to have fully addressed the wiring harness supply issues for now.
This time last week I was almost ready to pull the plug on my May 21 Golf r order as it had slipped again towards year end with the possibility of rolling over into 2023. Yesterday however I received a phonecall that my order has now been assigned a confirmed build slot in Week 29. Hopefully as the shift to MY23 kicks off we will start seeing a flurry of confirmed build weeks coming through 🤞

Just been told my estimated build month is Feb 2023 (ordered April 2021) but they are hopeful it will come forward. It had disappeared a month ago so was hoping it was one of those part built ones. Especially since, just based on the new configurator pictures, I prefer the interior of the MY21/22 cars and not the MY23 ones.

Only question now is now the "GTI Performance Pack" is available for CS should I add/modify my order..... if its just the akra exhaust and top speed limiter then I wouldnt bother, is there anything else in it?

very tempted to get a used one in the meantime and take the risk on the current 2nd hand valuations, but at this rate might be very low cost in depreciation if was selling on in a year.....

[Gjm]

I spoke to my dealer last week about possibly amending the order for my GTD, and I was told that any changes would push it to the back of the queue. This could be a dealer statement rather than a VW statement, but it would be good to check before making any changes.

Obviously I decided against changing anything!!

[ajmoir36]

Some rumours flying about that the price could change dramatically too, if you make changes.

[simonwhite2000]

Confirmation that my car is now scheduled for build week 33 (15th Aug)

[BanksyGTI]

Confirmation that my car is now scheduled for build week 33 (15th Aug)

Nice! When did you order and what spec did you choose?

[BanksyGTI]

I was speaking with the delivery coordinator at my supplying dealership yesterday. He seems to think that because some of the cars are being part built and then parked up, the Wolfsburg system isn't configured to recognise this, hence some cars are disappearing from their radar and then turning up at the dealership unannounced. He also said when the vehicles disappear during build they have eventually arrived anywhere between 2 weeks to 2 months later.
It seems that the majority of dealers are also experiencing very poor communication from factory and can only offer very rough delivery estimations based on what they are seeing at their end.
Additionally the unconfirmed build dates are frequently moving back and forth as they set up for the MY23 changes. There appears to be more positive signs now on the semiconductor front and VW also appears to have fully addressed the wiring harness supply issues for now.
This time last week I was almost ready to pull the plug on my May 21 Golf r order as it had slipped again towards year end with the possibility of rolling over into 2023. Yesterday however I received a phonecall that my order has now been assigned a confirmed build slot in Week 29. Hopefully as the shift to MY23 kicks off we will start seeing a flurry of confirmed build weeks coming through 🤞

Just been told my estimated build month is Feb 2023 (ordered April 2021) but they are hopeful it will come forward. It had disappeared a month ago so was hoping it was one of those part built ones. Especially since, just based on the new configurator pictures, I prefer the interior of the MY21/22 cars and not the MY23 ones.

Only question now is now the "GTI Performance Pack" is available for CS should I add/modify my order..... if its just the akra exhaust and top speed limiter then I wouldnt bother, is there anything else in it?

very tempted to get a used one in the meantime and take the risk on the current 2nd hand valuations, but at this rate might be very low cost in depreciation if was selling on in a year.....

I asked a friend who works as a VW salesman about this and he confirmed that any additions to spec would result in the removal of any price protection. Considering that Audi are about to put their prices up by 8%, you can expect VW to follow close suit with a similar number, if not the same or bigger considering the smaller margins for the VW brand. Just a reflection of the world that we live in, but good for those who already own their cars or have a price locked in!