So, having had my CS for three years from new, and having lavished much time and care on it, it has now been stolen.
A familiar tale. Someone broke into my house in the middle of the night whilst we slept upstairs, took the keys and the car was gone. I happened to wake up not long after they took it, and immediately called the police. They had a hit on it on an ANPR camera about 20 minutes away they said, but after that, no trace. I tried to locate it in the VW app but they had disabled that so I couldn't see it.
Another car (a performance Audi) was stolen in the same way around the same time just down the road. Clearly professionals. I have no hope it will ever be recovered. Even if it is, I'm not sure I would want it back since god knows how they've treated it.
To say I'm gutted is an understatement. The car was mint, with only 20K miles on it. Ceramic coating. Two new tyres. And after many visits to the dealers, it had been bong-free for a few months and I was really enjoying driving it more than ever. My plan was to keep it for a few years more, but I don't know what to do now.
I'm reluctant to replace it with another used one, since I could end up with a (software) bug-ridden one, with potentially no warranty, and I don't want to risk it. There's no way I will be able to afford a new one when the 8.5 Clubsport is released. And there's nothing much out there that appeals given my budget. So time to reflect I think.
The worst part is the people really do not give a f*ck, saw a video other day of bike trying to be stolen with angle grinder as owners were shouting down at them from the window, they could not get through the chain, so they calmly walked to the car and put the windows in of the car with a hammer, as a complete f*ck you to owners and hopped on the pillion, and was off, and amongst themselves, its a badge of honour, something they can all laugh at, I am really speechless at times to the mentality, and only answer would ever is for zero tolerance, hard crackdown, which could be done, but as we know it will never happen,
So, sorry to hear that, we all love our cars, work hard to afford our pleasures, and we all feel it when read this.
The MK 8 has caused me a dilemma, always wanted to move up to one from MK 7.5 but software lemon is too much of a risk, so for me its MK 7.5 all the way until my ££ stretch to MK8.5 which really like.
Think the MK 8.5 will squeeze MK 7.5 prices down to £22500 for a good low mileage, decent spec Golf R and as time moves on its easy to forget what a great car that is, we have 2019 R and absolutely love driving it, so might be your middle ground, and though still open to target, they have less resale value in them, so the newer ones are more attractive.
