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Hi, I have just joined the Eos Club. I am taking delivery of my new EOS on the 25th March 2008. a bit nervous after reading about water leaks and noise when roof is up. I am having Island Grey with red nappa uphosltery, cruise control, luxury pack, wind deflector. Anything other than the leaks and noise I should know about?
 

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Norma...worry not. I have had my Eos since May '07 and have not had any roof leaks or unusual noises or rattles. The only time I get substantial rattles is when I take railroad tracks too fast!!! Also, the only time I have had water come in the cabbin is during a couple of car washes I have gone through; even then, it was only a couple of small drips down the window. I have been through heavy rains with absolutely no signs of water leakage. As to wind noise, I find the Eos to be the quietest drop top that I have driven (I test drove Volvo, Saab, and others). The overall quietness of the Eos is one of the reasons I chose this vehicle...almost as quiet as the Passat it replaced.

Good luck and welcome to the fold...
 

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I would echo Deanintemp's comments and add that mine is abit older at Oct 06 and only leaks are very minor and normally at the windows but only when washing. No ingress from rain noticed. As far as rattles are concerned there are a few but you must put up with some little problemslike noisewhen you have a convertable.

Overall I'm sure you will find Eos ownership to be a fantastic experience.
 

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I too endorse all said above, mine is 1 in April and only advise I can give is when you wash her, lock the car, as the windows are open a small bit when the car is unlocked. Invest in a silicone blade to dry off after washing. Otherwise just enjoy the car they are truly a perfect car for me.
 

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Welcome Norma - stop worrying and just look forward to when you can start driving 'topless'. Drove back from gym topless on Sunday and it was just great to actually be able to hear the birds singing on the way home. ENJOY !!!
 

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I can only echo all the other opinions, I havnt even had mine for a month yet and im continually staggered by its performance, wind noise, what wind noise.

My neighbour has a BMW645Ci cab and I jest you not, mine is quieter and my seat warmers are more effcective.

Without doubt the best all round car I have ever owned. I like it soo much I cant see myself ever getting shot of it, I would rather keep it and buy another car.

Depreciation is also top notch, welcome to the elite and small club of EOS!!!

Rob
 

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I can only echo all the other opinions, I havnt even had mine for a month yet and im continually staggered by its performance, wind noise, what wind noise.

My neighbour has a BMW645Ci cab and I jest you not, mine is quieter and my seat warmers are more effcective.

Without doubt the best all round car I have ever owned. I like it soo much I cant see myself ever getting shot of it, I would rather keep it and buy another car.

Depreciation is also top notch, welcome to the elite and small club of EOS!!!

Rob

I'm with you on all those points!
I've had some great cars but the Eos is up there with the best. I look forward to every drive in it, however short - and especially if I can drop that roof!



 

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I can tell you a bit about autoglym lifeshine/permagard protection as my brother in law has a chemical company and he bottles and sells it for Mercedes, and the Inchcape chain. The claims that it offers lifelong protection are nonsense. It's basically a numbers game for permagard, because the number of sales generated by making that claim outweighs the payout to people who go back and challenge it.

Yes, it does put on a protective layer, but this does erode over time, and gives no more protection than a good wax and polish. To keep the protection it needs to be redone.

The interior protection is worth having, as it is in effect, a scotchguard like stain repellent. It won't provide a 'waterproof membrane', but it will stop stains soaking into the fibres of the cloth or grain of the leather. so if you tackle a spill quick enough, you'll be fine and dandy.

Apparently there is German product (can't remember it's name) which does offer a hard impermeable shell for paint protection, which has been tested on the hulls of boats to keep them barnacle free, and does not come off. It's in very limited supply at the moment because its a new product, but apparently it is mega bucks. The problem is of course, permagard claim the same thing for their product, offer a lifetime guarantee and is considerably cheaper. If you knew no better, which would you have?.............
 

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Thanks everyone for your comments. Next Question, has anyone had the Autoglyn treatment on the outside, and how about having the inside treated?
I got inside and outside done as part of the deal and am very happy with both so far. It came with a large bag of Autogylm products which I use every time I wash the car.
 

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I got inside and outside done as part of the deal and am very happy with both so far. It came with a large bag of Autogylm products which I use every time I wash the car.
I had it done on the mk2 A3 when it was new and have been impressed enough to have ordered it for the soon to be delivered Eos. It makes cleaning the car so easy. Ask the garage to ensure they do the wheels and as a tip remove the wheels and put a good coat of polish on the inside rim, again it really helps with the cleaning. On a previous Red car I had it treated with TFT teflon, it still looks fabulous 10 years on, the current owner a drinking buddy still cant believe he only needs to wash it with warm tap water.
 

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Ive got it free too with my car which is ready for saturday so i'll take pics and somehow post them up if my laptop plays nice :) ive seen them in the showroom with it on and it looks pretty good :)

Steph xx
 

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Thanks for your comments, I would like to know how you got this treatment as part of the deal, as if I go ahead, it is going to cost me £299.00
My dealer in Plymouth won't give away anything.
Norma try mentioning this forum and how we have all advised you to go to another dealer!!! Worth a try if you can bluff it out. Good Luck
 
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