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Someone Else's Problem: 14ft of sensibleness...? My '11 VW Eos

So what's the difference between this and the Golf Convertible, by the way?
 
Perc said:
So what's the difference between this and the Golf Convertible, by the way?
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Apart from the underpinnings, the most obvious difference is softtop vs retractable hardtop. You can't have a Golf Cabrio with a sunroof either :p and it's a lot quieter when being German on the Autobahn :D The Eos boot is much easier to load, and even bigger with the roof up.
The Golf is cheaper when new, and the Eos loses more value from new... but I didn't buy new, so they're fairly similar :D This engine in the Golf means GTI, giving you loads of expensive trim and badge pieces.
 
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Very good choice, those are nice cars and pretty rare over here anyway. :thumbsup:
(My brother has an Audi A5 convertible and that is very impressive. )

narf said:
It's actually a convertible Superb, based on the same PQ46 platform :p
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Ah good, it is a Skoda under the skirts.

narf said:
Yup. Initially I wanted to buy one in Neum?nster (same equipment plus block heater), but when I made up my mind it was gone :(
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Do you need or want a block heater up there in Kiel? :?
 
Heathrow said:
Ah good, it is a Skoda under the skirts.
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:lol:

Do you need or want a block heater up there in Kiel? :?
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Need? No. It'd have been a basically free add-on with the other car, so I'd have taken it :)
There have been some stories of the windows freezing solid in the roof, essentially locking you out and requiring de-icer... we'll see when proper winter is here.
 
I don't think there's much need for a block heater anywhere in Germany, but it doesn't hurt. And it's always nice having a warm and toasty cabin with defrosted windows.

I went for a drive today, it was about +5C out. I usually run the Ebersp?cher at those temps to make the cabin nice and toasty but I didn't bother this time. You can clearly hear the difference when cold starting the engine vs. starting it with the cooling system already at ~60C. Primarily from the valvetrain during the first few seconds. No electric block heater (or sometimes nowadays, oil pan heater) will be anywhere near as effective as a 5kW fuel powered coolant heater though.
 
I was expecting something utterly sensible, boring, and well... Narf.

I'm pleasantly surprised. And add one more voice to the chorus of "hurrahs" regarding your interior colour option.

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Thanks - in my mind, it is utterly sensible :D
Given the requirements I came up with - open top, winter-capable, reasonable boot, doesn't look like a French egg with a big butt - it is the most sensible choice.



Car companies like to come up with dark, non-revealing teaser shots... I just went for a shopping walk, and can play that game too.



At least you can see my VW Sima winter wheels, used as a bargaining device.
 
That's the narfiest convertable ever before Skoda makes a topless car :lol:

Brown leather is always great, have fun!
 
Lastsoul said:
That's the narfiest convertable ever before Skoda makes a topless car :lol:

Brown leather is always great, have fun!
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Ahem.. :p
 
Well, you might have assumed I meant post-VAG skoda. Who would buy a car outside the mighty VAG anyway? If you searched topless, sporty car you might've even ended up in a crap like third gen MX-5!?
 
Well, at least it's not a Passat.
 
Lastsoul said:
Well, you might have assumed I meant post-VAG skoda. Who would buy a car outside the mighty VAG anyway? If you searched topless, sporty car you might've even ended up in a crap like third gen MX-5!?
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This isn't a sporty car though. Fast, sure, but not sporty.
As for an MX-5, I couldn't live with its interior - both in terms of space and feel.
The VAG lineup has the added advantage of making it easier for the entire family to borrow each other's cars. I just hop into any car I can steal get the keys of, but especially the female fraction isn't that keen.


frankiess said:
Well, at least it's not a Passat.
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Yeah, this is a much nicer use for the Passat platform.


public said:
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Ahem.. :p
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That's cute :lol:
 
I didn't catch it, is this replacing the Octavia or is this a funtime runabout on the side?
 
I don't think anyone would be cross-shopping an Eos with a MX-5.
 
Bretton Woods said:
Is this much slower than a GTi?
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Capital I :shakefist: a GTi would be a Peugeot.

Comparing it with the Mk6 Golf GTI with the same engine and gearbox, that's 0.6s faster to 100 and has a 2km/h higher top speed. The acceleration is obviously due to the increased weight of the roof and convertible-related strengthening.
 
narf said:
Comparing it with the Mk6 Golf GTI with the same engine and gearbox, that's 0.6s faster to 100 and has a 2km/h higher top speed. The acceleration is obviously due to the increased weight of the roof and convertible-related strengthening.
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narf said:
that's 0.6s faster to 100 and has a 2km/h higher top speed
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Picture day!











Roof down...


Roof up...


MWF, contain yourself!







Down there behind the knob there's also the buttons for the adaptive chassis (DCC) and the self-steering park thingy... gotta try that some day.
 
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