Clubsport order thread

[simonwhite2000]

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

My order process was not straight forward but for different reasons. The car is from a batch ordered June 2021 by Inchape.
I picked up the deal in Jan 2022 via Arval on a lease. Arval priced the car wrong on their site but also quoted it at the wrong price. One or two people got the deal as priced before they pulled it citing a pricing error. I had a quote with the apparent pricing mistake but because I didn't get the contract back signed before the error came to light it was game over.
The price was £337 a month no deposit non-maintained on 8k miles a year and 9 ppm with 19" wheels.

I kicked up a massive stink, got in touch with the right people up the chain in Arval and was able to find an agreement. Ended up with no deposit £359 a month fully maintained on 8k miles per annum 9ppm and the 19" wheels.

[BillSan]

What a deal that is!!

I'm paying £100 a month more for a standard CS, non-maintained, albeit with 12kpa mileage. 

I matched your 9p+VAT for excess miles but I won't need that anyway.   

[Adammd209]

Good evening All,
im new to the forum and its my first post. I ordered my Clubsport with DCC and black estorils back in september last year! It just keeps getting put back, and put back. Now been given a BW of 7 next year... TBH the communication from the dealership hasnt been great at all. Are dealerships standing by the offered tbat tney gave you when you first put the order in? And what about Tax? I stopped just below the 40k mark to avoid luxury car Tax.

[BanksyGTI]

I ordered a CS with DCC at a similar time. A few months ago I was told Week 26 2023 so BW7 sounds very good to me, the fact that you have a BW is a good thing alone to be honest, small wins.

Dealers aren’t very communicative but they can’t know or control much more than us, and have lots of customers in the same position. Tough really.

Price is good and bad news. Good news: Your overall price will be guaranteed against what you signed up to when you ordered the car, so inflation nor price list increases will not affect what you pay, whether that be cash or finance. If the dealer tries anything on then bring the Dealer Principal in, and threaten VW UK involvement immediately. Buying a 2023 car at 2021 prices makes wait worth it!
Bad news: Unfortunately the Government will throw your car into the tax bracket that its RRP equates to when it is first registered, so you will hit the £40k luxury car threshold.

[Adammd209]

Thanks for the info Banksy. Yes i suppose it could be worse, sounds like BW7 isnt so bad after all. I have noticed on the VW website that the Clubsport is only avaliable from stock (good luck). Have they put in a temporary stop or are they stopping production altogether?

[BillSan]

I ordered a CS with DCC at a similar time. A few months ago I was told Week 26 2023 so BW7 sounds very good to me, the fact that you have a BW is a good thing alone to be honest, small wins.

Dealers aren’t very communicative but they can’t know or control much more than us, and have lots of customers in the same position. Tough really.

Price is good and bad news. Good news: Your overall price will be guaranteed against what you signed up to when you ordered the car, so inflation nor price list increases will not affect what you pay, whether that be cash or finance. If the dealer tries anything on then bring the Dealer Principal in, and threaten VW UK involvement immediately. Buying a 2023 car at 2021 prices makes wait worth it!
Bad news: Unfortunately the Government will throw your car into the tax bracket that its RRP equates to when it is first registered, so you will hit the £40k luxury car threshold.

The £40k "luxury" car threshold - that's taking the piss more than a bit.  Hard to find any new, or even moderately used, car worth having for less than £40k these days.

[SRGTD]

The £40k "luxury" car threshold - that's taking the piss more than a bit.  Hard to find any new, or even moderately used, car worth having for less than £40k these days.

I’m sure the gov.uk website used to make reference to the luxury car threshold for vehicles with a list price of £40k plus. There’s no longer any reference to ‘luxury’.

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

[BanksyGTI]

Thanks for the info Banksy. Yes i suppose it could be worse, sounds like BW7 isnt so bad after all. I have noticed on the VW website that the Clubsport is only avaliable from stock (good luck). Have they put in a temporary stop or are they stopping production altogether?

I’m lead to believe that UK orders have stopped permanently and I’d put money on that continuing to be the case, however VW product strategists are quick to react, especially where there’s potential money to be made

[Adammd209]

Ive been to the dealership today for an update. I'm being told its now BW 21 next year!

[WelshGolf]

Ive been to the dealership today for an update. I'm being told its now BW 21 next year!

When did you order?