Booth11 Posted December 18, 2024 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 11 minutes ago, JoeGTI7 said: Cheers Rebecca, long time no talk ! Yeah, looking forward to it now. I've had my MK8 for over 3 years and I've been very happy with it. It's been largely gremlin-free. But of course the launch of the 8.5 got the hamster spinning in my head again and here I am! They are a very expensive car here now, the CS is about 10k more retail than it was when I bought in 2021. The R is just too far out of reach realistically... It’s been a while! Hope you’re keeping well Joe. Good to hear your mk8 was a pretty well behaved car, unlike some. A good sign you’ve been tempted by the 8.5. I think they’ve made some really good changes with the facelift. The prices in Ireland much higher than UK I recall and even more so now which is a pain but you must be used to it. The 8.5 CS is a lovely car! You must share some photos in the new arrivals thread when you get yours. My mk8R was good overall, just a shortish spell of gremlins which a new steering wheel sorted, but the 8.5R came at the right time for me to make the switch and the prices here aren’t too bad. Picking up the new R tomorrow. JoeGTI7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGTI7 Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 19 minutes ago, Booth11 said: It’s been a while! Hope you’re keeping well Joe. Good to hear your mk8 was a pretty well behaved car, unlike some. A good sign you’ve been tempted by the 8.5. I think they’ve made some really good changes with the facelift. The prices in Ireland much higher than UK I recall and even more so now which is a pain but you must be used to it. The 8.5 CS is a lovely car! You must share some photos in the new arrivals thread when you get yours. My mk8R was good overall, just a shortish spell of gremlins which a new steering wheel sorted, but the 8.5R came at the right time for me to make the switch and the prices here aren’t too bad. Picking up the new R tomorrow. Yeah I'm really liking the changes they've made with the 8.5. Making the exterior black plastics gloss black rather than the matt black really lifts the looks and overall I think they've addressed the more "challenging" aspects of the MK8's looks very well. My current car is still on its original steering wheel! Of course I've had the occasional bing/bong but I've never had any persistent ones. The only persistent annoyance has been a squeak/groan from the front suspension which the dealers have never resolved... not my problem for much longer though! The R Black edition is about €82k here before you tick any options.... Booth11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focusrs500 Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 Got confirmation of build slot this morning 13th Jan ! For email stating - Your car will begin its production the week commencing Jan 13th. Pure white DCC Pan roof No idea when it’ll come to dealership VW Edinburgh eastern western PBHorne, Scudgie, Nighthawk and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 33 minutes ago, JoeGTI7 said: The R Black edition is about €82k here before you tick any options.... How much was the CS ? I love the CS Should be a more unique car than the R (less are sold, I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGTI7 Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 29 minutes ago, AHG said: How much was the CS ? I love the CS Should be a more unique car than the R (less are sold, I think) CS starts at approx €64K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudgie Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 Wow, €18k difference between the CS and R base models when it's less than £2k in the UK? Someone please help me to understand this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollyman Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 21 minutes ago, Scudgie said: Wow, €18k difference between the CS and R base models when it's less than £2k in the UK? Someone please help me to understand this one. When you put VW and politicians in the same mix the result is bound to be bad. Booth11 and Scudgie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGTI7 Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 26 minutes ago, Scudgie said: Wow, €18k difference between the CS and R base models when it's less than £2k in the UK? Someone please help me to understand this one. Well, not quite. The "Black edition" is 81K. The "base" R starts at about 76K! And the CS starts at about 64k. So yeah, still a significant jump between them. You can put it down to the crippling taxes that are applied to cars here, particularly those cars in the higher emission bracket. Booth11 and Scudgie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBHorne Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 3 hours ago, Focusrs500 said: Got confirmation of build slot this morning 13th Jan ! For email stating - Your car will begin its production the week commencing Jan 13th. Pure white DCC Pan roof No idea when it’ll come to dealership VW Edinburgh eastern western Ohh yours will be going along the line with mine 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted December 18, 2024 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 4 hours ago, AHG said: How much was the CS ? I love the CS Should be a more unique car than the R (less are sold, I think) Are you tempted by an 8.5 CS @AHG? Nighthawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 Wow... Interesting Jan is a busy month ! So i make that as 1x BW1 3 x BW2 4 x BW3 1 x BW4 @Bris MarcusBW3 @SicsyBW3 @nickhdesignBW2@SEAN GBW2 @Nighthawk@BW2 @VWDriveRBW4 @PBHorneBW3 @Focusrs500BW3 I think someone said they had BW1 ??? Please advise if i got one of the weeks wrong 😁 VWDriveR, nickhdesign and Sicsy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHG Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 11 minutes ago, Booth11 said: Are you tempted by an 8.5 CS @AHG? Always … CS is the pinnacle of chuckability and practicality Lots of power, Sporty calibration, Special mode, electronic front differential (which we don’t have), and still light weight (1.4t) and nimble. The R is more a serious weapon while CS is more a terrific and fun toy 🙂 Nighthawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted December 18, 2024 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 2 minutes ago, AHG said: Always … CS is the pinnacle of chuckability and practicality Lots of power, Sporty calibration, Special mode, electronic front differential (which we don’t have), and still light weight (1.4t) and nimble. The R is more a serious weapon while CS is more a terrific and fun toy 🙂 Yes I’d agree with that summary. My GTIs that preceded my Rs were more chuckable and ‘fun’ for sure, and it’s great to have those distinctions between the variants. The CS looks and is a very sporty model. For me the attributes of the R are more suited to my needs and wants. Less fun but more thrill and the AWD a big plus for me, and it keeps getting better and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted December 18, 2024 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 10 minutes ago, Nighthawk said: Wow... Interesting Jan is a busy month ! So i make that as 1x BW1 3 x BW2 4 x BW3 1 x BW4 @Bris MarcusBW3 @SicsyBW3 @nickhdesignBW3 @SEAN GBW2 @Nighthawk@BW2 @VWDriveRBW4 @PBHorneBW3 @Focusrs500BW3 I think someone said they had BW1 ??? Please advise if i got one of the weeks wrong 😁 Someone has become Mr Statistics for 2025! 😂 Us 2024 people are already yesterday’s news even though we (some of us) haven’t even got our cars yet. 🤣 Sicsy, Bris Marcus, Nighthawk and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Posted December 18, 2024 Report Share Posted December 18, 2024 5 minutes ago, Booth11 said: Someone has become Mr Statistics for 2025! 😂 Us 2024 people are already yesterday’s news even though we (some of us) haven’t even got our cars yet. 🤣 Baha.... funny 😁🤣😂 Dont worry 2024 is not forgotten and we are excited to see and hear about your cars 😜 Its just hard to keep track of it all otherwise, i'm just doing it for those that should arrive before April. I presume all our cars will be on the same boat 🤷♂️ nickhdesign and Sicsy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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