Clubsport order thread

[WelshGolf]

@WelshGolf, congrats on the collection.  The car looks really good, definitely worth the wait!! I'm sure you're going to enjoy it. 

The black Estoril wheels look great too, think your Clubsport is the first I've seen with them fitted.  I know alloy wheel designs and colours are a personal thing.  If we all liked the same thing then life would indeed be dull, but seeing them on your car has confirmed I made the right decision spec'ing them on my order.  Personally I didn't want the daily paranoia of living with diamond cut wheels again.

@Exonian, "... I dread to think how the lack of exclusivity is viewed by the R faithful.".  No doubt there will be a few grumbles from some R purists that claim their GTI cousins have diluted R exclusivity. 

I personally was wondering if the little 'R' logo on the wheels is just a stuck-on badge that can be removed if required?

It is a little bit odd to have the R badge on the wheels but i'm fine with it. My biggest gripe with the R badge is it looks like i've curbed the wheels sometimes as it's a little shiny grey thing on a black wheel! They do look like you could probably take them off though, i'm sure someone could make 'CS' ones 

[JoeGTI]

While we all know that a diamond cut finish can be a pain, particularly if you kerb the wheel, gloss black finishes on wheels are not ideal either imo. If you’re fussy like me, they’re just as annoying in terms of upkeep.

I have the diamond cut estorils on my CS. The car is a year old now and has been meticulously minded. It’s the gloss black parts of my wheels that annoy me the most! Despite very careful washing, the most minor of hairline scratches stick out like a sore thumb on gloss black. Whereas the diamond cut faces appear immaculate (so far, touch wood). The dirt/brake dust also stands out a lot more on the black part of the wheel compared to the silver faces. The wheels look grubby quickly. So, personally I would never choose an all-black wheel, especially if it’s gloss black.

If I had a choice when spec’ing a wheel, I’d choose something with a gunmetal or dark-silver finish. The (silver) Pretoria’s from the MK7 R would be perfect.

[SRGTD]

While we all know that a diamond cut finish can be a pain, particularly if you kerb the wheel, gloss black finishes on wheels are not ideal either imo. If you’re fussy like me, they’re just as annoying in terms of upkeep.

I have the diamond cut estorils on my CS. The car is a year old now and has been meticulously minded. It’s the gloss black parts of my wheels that annoy me the most! Despite very careful washing, the most minor of hairline scratches stick out like a sore thumb on gloss black. Whereas the diamond cut faces appear immaculate (so far, touch wood). The dirt/brake dust also stands out a lot more on the black part of the wheel compared to the silver faces. The wheels look grubby quickly. So, personally I would never choose an all-black wheel, especially if it’s gloss black.

If I had a choice when spec’ing a wheel, I’d choose something with a gunmetal or dark-silver finish. The (silver) Pretoria’s from the MK7 R would be perfect.

I’m not big a fan of either diamond cut or gloss black alloys, but if I had to choose between the two, I’d go for gloss black. I could hide the swirl marks on gloss black with a filler polish or polish it out, but I’d have to get a proper refurb to get rid of white worm on a diamond cut alloy at a cost of around £100-£120 plus VAT per wheel.

Agree 100% on gunmetal or dark silver - IMHO the best colour for alloys, and it works well with most car colours. With my current car and the previous two cars, I’ve swapped out the factory diamond cut alloys for a set of anthracite grey or dark silver-ish powder coated alloys; good durability, no worries about white worm, and they hide dirt and brake dust really well.

I keep the diamond cut alloys and they go back on the car when the time comes to sell it - a set of pristine diamond cut alloys seem to help get a decent price for the car, and I sell on the wheels I’ve had on the car to recoup some of the purchase cost. There seems to be good demand for decent, well cared for alloys - sold my last set within 3-4 days of advertising them and the buyer gave me more than the asking price!

[DB99]

The gloss black Scottsdale wheels on the CS45 will likely be the last gloss black wheels I own.

One drive after a fresh wash and they are covered in brake dust again.

Powder coated silver / gunmetal is the way to go for ease of maintenance.

[king monkey]

The gloss black Scottsdale wheels on the CS45 will likely be the last gloss black wheels I own.

One drive after a fresh wash and they are covered in brake dust again.

Powder coated silver / gunmetal is the way to go for ease of maintenance.

My Scottsdales are fine for about a week if I use Armorall Wheel Shield. Works a treat.

[Bluto]

@fredgroves, "You can always use tippex on it or just wait until your significant other helpfully removes it on a curb".  Prefer the former to the latter Fred  - though maybe a black Sharpie pen will suffice to colour the R letter in? 

@JoeGTI, I definitely get what you're saying on the long term swirling effect from having black wheels.  I was actually pleased when a painted wheel option appeared on the VW configurator, as I really didn't want diamond-cut wheels again.  Granted a black wheel colour was not my ideal choice, one of the reasons being the one you've stated. I would have really liked if VW offered a silver or gunmetal grey paint option, but the options are the options at time of order.
 
My intention is to keep the Clubsport for a minimum of 5 years - it may creep to as long as I've had my Mk6... So I reckoned the upkeep/maintenance of painted black wheels would probably be less expensive - I agree with @SRGTD's points on this.

In the 9 years of Mk6 ownership, I've had its set of Monza Shadow wheels re-cut twice due to whiteworm, on the third refurb (due to a curb getting in the way ) I got them painted gunmetal grey.

For me choosing the black Estoril wheels was the lesser of two evils. With my expectation (hope?) that painted wheels should be a more durable finish over the longer term.  If I was only keeping a car for 1 to 2 years, it probably wouldn't bother me as much.

I'll definitely have a look into that Armorall Wheel Shield that @king monkey's mentioned.  Handy tip.

[Spinkerson]

My car is now in transit.just waiting for a phone call now. Hope there’s no more delays.

[Bluto]

Received my month 5 order update from the dealership (order placed at the end of March this year). My car's build week has now been pushed 10 weeks further into 2023.  Originally scheduled with a build week of 12/2023, now has a build week of 22/2023.

Not at all surprised, will forget about it again for another 2 - 3 months.

[BanksyGTI]

Received my month 5 order update from the dealership (order placed at the end of March this year). My car's build week has now been pushed 10 weeks further into 2023.  Originally scheduled with a build week of 12/2023, now has a build week of 22/2023.

Not at all surprised, will forget about it again for another 2 - 3 months.

Same B/W as mine and I ordered over 10 months ago. Apparently lots of GTI/CS/R are showing this now. It’ll either be them kicking the can down the road, or they’re planning to just go seriously hard on Performance range back orders in one week or so to clear the backlog before their summer next year. Depending on which report you read, Wolfsburg is currently churning out about 8000 cars per week which is still way below targets pre pandemic.

[simonwhite2000]

My GTI CS has just left the factory!