Clubsport order thread

[Spinkerson]

Hi welsh golf did the dealer honour the price on the original signed contract or did they charge current retail price

[WelshGolf]

Hi welsh golf did the dealer honour the price on the original signed contract or did they charge current retail price

They honored the original cost and finance deal, I kept asking this all along and made sure I had it in writing. The only thing that was out of their control is now I have to pay more tax as the RRP of the car on delivery was more than £40k. I had a squeaky bum all the way up until I signed everything on the week of hand over that they would back track but it was all good. The manager even walked past at one point to comment on the car and said "you've had a great deal, not much profit for us though" 

[WelshGolf]

Clubsport ownership is going well, apart from needing a new tyre after 500 miles as a screw had gone into the side wall and couldn't be plugged 

[WelshGolf]

The vehicle statistics for the 2nd quarter of 2022 are out, look at the CS numbers:

2022Q2   2022Q1   2021Q4   2021Q3   2021Q2   2021Q1   2020Q4
709           685           682           663           619           301           3

So in the 6 months of 2022 there are 27 licenced Clubsports on the road?!

No wonder no one is seeing deliveries, I wonder how many orders are pending in the factory seeing as they have closed the books on orders now.

[SRGTD]

The vehicle statistics for the 2nd quarter of 2022 are out, look at the CS numbers:

2022Q2   2022Q1   2021Q4   2021Q3   2021Q2   2021Q1   2020Q4
709           685           682           663           619           301           3

So in the 6 months of 2022 there are 27 licenced Clubsports on the road?!

No wonder no one is seeing deliveries, I wonder how many orders are pending in the factory seeing as they have closed the books on orders now.

I was recently speaking to the salesperson I dealt with when I bought my current car. They described the backlog of unfulfilled customer orders at the Wolfsburg plant as ‘massive’ that in their opinion would take many, many months to get under control.

I know some of the supplier issues impacting production are out of VW’s control, but if it’s possible to order a new Polo GTI (built in Kariega, South Africa) - also affected by the same / similar supplier issues - and take delivery in around 7-8 months, why can’t VW do the same with a Golf?

IMHO not a good example of German efficiency at it’s best

[WelshGolf]

Before they closed the orders I think waiting times were up to 24 months so by late 2024 surely there will be slight face lift. So will they even open order again for this version?

[BanksyGTI]

The vehicle statistics for the 2nd quarter of 2022 are out, look at the CS numbers:

2022Q2   2022Q1   2021Q4   2021Q3   2021Q2   2021Q1   2020Q4
709           685           682           663           619           301           3

So in the 6 months of 2022 there are 27 licenced Clubsports on the road?!

No wonder no one is seeing deliveries, I wonder how many orders are pending in the factory seeing as they have closed the books on orders now.

I was recently speaking to the salesperson I dealt with when I bought my current car. They described the backlog of unfulfilled customer orders at the Wolfsburg plant as ‘massive’ that in their opinion would take many, many months to get under control.

I know some of the supplier issues impacting production are out of VW’s control, but if it’s possible to order a new Polo GTI (built in Kariega, South Africa) - also affected by the same / similar supplier issues - and take delivery in around 7-8 months, why can’t VW do the same with a Golf?

IMHO not a good example of German efficiency at it’s best

Golf GTI is a lot more tech/chip heavy than a Polo.
The real reason why VW won’t build Performance Golfs / Touaregs / high end Tiguans and Arteons is because they need to sell 1/2 ID. cars to counterbalance the CO2 deficit set by the powerful EA888 engined cars.  The whole european VW fleet must average 90g/CO2 across the board. The issue is that the ID. cars are VERY chip heavy and are almost unobtainable before 2023. Miss the CO2 figure and the brand faces hundreds of millions in fines… and from a PR perspective VW would really rather stay out of ‘VW misses emission targets’ headlines… VW would rather keep Golf GTI and Arteon R owners waiting for and take a small financial hit building a 2023 low volume car at 2021 prices than it would be arriving at court in Brussels with a big cheque…
My mate at VW says that Polos, T Rocs, and T Crosses are flowing steadily now… small engine, low chip, high margin cars!

[simonwhite2000]

Had confirmation my GTI CS is on the boat and should be at the dealer in 2 weeks

[Jonny2021]

Had confirmation my GTI CS is on the boat and should be at the dealer in 2 weeks

Congratulations Simon - you're a lucky guy.

I had email exchanges with my dealership today, i asked for an update as my order was placed Sept 2021 with proposed delivery in April 2022 - however that got pushed back a number of times and then I was told its defo build week 50 of 2022..... but today now showing TBA.... which immediately makes me think FFS !!!

I just wish they were able to offer a date and stick to it...   how did your order process go Simon

[simonwhite2000]

Just been notified my car is at the dealer. Asked for delivery on 24th October as on annual leave from work that day anyway.