VW ID.3

Silent Running

ewj1978 wrote: »

Ongoing saga continues:
So, VW fermoy rang me back. They've no specialist tools for this, they're on order. They've ordered parts for the job. They're on order.
None of the above have an ETA.
10day old car.

I feel your pain. Been there, have the scars.

My dealer has been fantastic, but VW Ireland don't seem to provide any support when it's needed.

into_the_wild

Has anybody managed to get alloy wheels on ID.3 Life model? I'm not a fan of those steel ones and don't mind paying extra for it but just wondering do they even give that option on the ID.3 Life.

waynegalway

Is the 'Performance' spec just a UK naming thing? Just checked with the dealer, and we're getting a 'Style Pro' according to them. I wanted to check in case the insurer had a long list of variants to choose from and I wanted to get it right. I thought 'performance' relates to the motor (205bhp) while the 'pro' part is the battery size. Kinda worried we're been given a version with the lower spec motor now

ddarcy

adunis wrote: »

Well now ......it seems there are no white id3's left in the country.
Guess I'll be getting a silver one then....

I actually find this funny. When I ordered mine I wanted silver, but they only had white. That was at the launch though. They silver looks good, usually I like the darker grey, but happy enough with the white and black roof.

Patmwgs

fits wrote: »

I think the silver is lovely.

I have the silver one, you will not be dissapointed

charlieIRL

waynegalway wrote: »

Is the 'Performance' spec just a UK naming thing? Just checked with the dealer, and we're getting a 'Style Pro' according to them. I wanted to check in case the insurer had a long list of variants to choose from and I wanted to get it right. I thought 'performance' relates to the motor (205bhp) while the 'pro' part is the battery size. Kinda worried we're been given a version with the lower spec motor now

Lift the carpet in the boot on the left hand side at the rear and there should be a specification sticker there to tell you

charlieIRL

kevin101 wrote: »

Quick question re golfing - how does the boot fair out with clubs and trolley - I presume both don’t fit . Thanks

Plenty of room for one set or two if you let one of the seats down.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Collected earlier, delighted with it so far!
Style Pro, Maganese Grey
32a charger included

Patmwgs

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Collected earlier, delighted with it so far!
Style Pro, Maganese Grey
32a charger included

Best of luck with it.

dmcg90

eagerv wrote: »

Directions from Car Play don't seem to come up on the speedo display.
What I sometimes do is set up a route on the inbuilt nav, so I have step by step directions and scrolling direction lights. Then I use Car Play for the lovely sat view..


But if you then put a destination into Car Play it appears to clear the one on the inbuilt nav.

After a bit of research, apparently Apple Maps via CarPlay should appear (will test if I get another test drive), for some reason Google Maps directions don't yet.

the_amazing_raisin

Saw at least 3 ID.3s today, a white one arriving at Applegreen Coynes Cross when I was leaving, another white one leaving when I arrived (or possibly the same one, I hope they weren't waiting to charge for 3 hours!).

Spotted another white one on the M11, pretty sure it was a different one unless teleportation is a hidden feature

Saw a moonstone grey one on the M50 with NI plates. The guy in the passenger seat gave my ID.4 a nod of approval and I gave him a wave in return

eagerv

dmcg90 wrote: »

After a bit of research, apparently Apple Maps via CarPlay should appear (will test if I get another test drive), for some reason Google Maps directions don't yet.

Must try the Apple Maps to see if directions come up beside the speedo, but far prefer Google Maps with the satellite view.

waynegalway

charlieIRL wrote: »

Lift the carpet in the boot on the left hand side at the rear and there should be a specification sticker there to tell you

Great tip. All good.

A little disappointed that the reversing camera isn’t in the Style. Was fairly sure the dealer mentioned o the test drive. Ah well.

What’s the story with the little light over the sun visers? It comes on on the passenger side when I slide over the mirror cover, but not on drivers side. Doing something stupid, or is it a blown bulb?

eagerv

the_amazing_raisin wrote: »

Saw at least 3 ID.3s today, a white one arriving at Applegreen Coynes Cross when I was leaving, another white one leaving when I arrived (or possibly the same one, I hope they weren't waiting to charge for 3 hours!).

Spotted another white one on the M11, pretty sure it was a different one unless teleportation is a hidden feature

Saw a moonstone grey one on the M50 with NI plates. The guy in the passenger seat gave my ID.4 a nod of approval and I gave him a wave in return

I only saw 1 other ID.3 on my trip to the airport and back yesterday from west wexford. Saw about three ID.4s. 2 white, 1 Manganese.
The ID.3 was charging at Kilcullen, white and a 77kWh. Transpires he lives about 2 km from me but works in Dublin for the week. Never knew there was another so close:). He was behind me about .5 km the whole way home on the motorway bit. We must have both had the cruise set at 120..

nkay1985

the_amazing_raisin wrote: »

Saw at least 3 ID.3s today, a white one arriving at Applegreen Coynes Cross when I was leaving, another white one leaving when I arrived (or possibly the same one, I hope they weren't waiting to charge for 3 hours!).

Spotted another white one on the M11, pretty sure it was a different one unless teleportation is a hidden feature

Saw a moonstone grey one on the M50 with NI plates. The guy in the passenger seat gave my ID.4 a nod of approval and I gave him a wave in return

I've passed a few down in Waterford, a couple of ID.4s as well. Little nods aplenty. Interestingly, long looks and the occasional nod from drivers of other EVs, particularly noticed a guy with an i3 and somebody driving a 2019 Ioniq.

waynegalway wrote: »

Great tip. All good.

A little disappointed that the reversing camera isn’t in the Style. Was fairly sure the dealer mentioned o the test drive. Ah well.

What’s the story with the little light over the sun visers? It comes on on the passenger side when I slide over the mirror cover, but not on drivers side. Doing something stupid, or is it a blown bulb?

It's usually only activated if the visor is at a particular angle. Open the cover and tilt the visor up and back, see if that works. If it doesn't come on at all, then it's something like a bulb but I'd sat that's unlikely. Think the idea behind it is that it only comes on when you would be looking at yourself in the mirror, so that kind if angle.

jogdish

Very newbie (stupid questions)
So never bought a car before, went to the showroom today and sat in an ID.3, liked it and am thinking about it, the brochure says 32k for the base model (if im reading the prices correctly) If I walk into the dealer and pay in cash, how much haggle if any are you likely to get ? - (TV tells me I can haggle, I am less likely to believe this)

Who arranges the home car socket thing , is that completely indep. of the dealership, I just seen the charger prices in the brochure.

In the car I noticed the screen had a map of where I was - is the car connected to the internet ? If so how ? am I paying for another sim card for the car?

Youtube videos, and that brochure - any other research that is normal to undertake ?

rocketspocket

jogdish wrote: »

Very newbie (stupid questions)
So never bought a car before, went to the showroom today and sat in an ID.3, liked it and am thinking about it, the brochure says 32k for the base model (if im reading the prices correctly) If I walk into the dealer and pay in cash, how much haggle if any are you likely to get ? - (TV tells me I can haggle, I am less likely to believe this)

you should get a bit knock off - just don't buy from the dublin dealers as they offer nothing..

jogdish wrote: »

Who arranges the home car socket thing , is that completely indep. of the dealership, I just seen the charger prices in the brochure.

Electric Ireland if you purchase via VW. Very slick, no complaints. they arrange everything..

jogdish wrote: »

In the car I noticed the screen had a map of where I was - is the car connected to the internet ? If so how ? am I paying for another sim card for the car?

Has a built in SIM that is free for basic telematics & updates and you can purchase additional GB data packages (85EUR for 25GB over 12 months from memory )

jogdish wrote: »

Youtube videos, and that brochure - any other research that is normal to undertake ?

This post will likely have any questions that you may have answered. its a wealth of knowledge here..

ewj1978

CoBo55 wrote: »

I thought they were changing a module.

KCross wrote: »

What exactly are they changing?

Eventually got more detailed info from the dealer I bought from.
The HV battery needs replacing. All 58kWh of it.
They've never done it before, they've no idea when parts will arrive.
I'll be contacting them again on Monday to walk away from that car and into something else unless some miracle happens and they magically arrive with a new battery in the next week but thats unlikely as VW HQ haven't given them any ETA on tools or parts.

Tis what it is.

the_amazing_raisin

ewj1978 wrote: »

Eventually got more detailed info from the dealer I bought from.
The HV battery needs replacing. All 58kWh of it.
They've never done it before, they've no idea when parts will arrive.
I'll be contacting them again on Monday to walk away from that car and into something else unless some miracle happens and they magically arrive with a new battery in the next week but thats unlikely as VW HQ haven't given them any ETA on tools or parts.

Tis what it is.

That's a proper disaster

The issue is the HV battery is sealed and the garages won't open them to fix anything, they'll just swap it and send the old one back to VW for refurbishment

Swapping the battery should be fairly easy for the garage, you just need to put the car on the lift, unscrew the battery and then lift the car up. Battery gets left on the floor

As you say they've never done it so are probably being extra cautious

fits

ewj1978 wrote: »

Eventually got more detailed info from the dealer I bought from.
The HV battery needs replacing. All 58kWh of it.
They've never done it before, they've no idea when parts will arrive.
I'll be contacting them again on Monday to walk away from that car and into something else unless some miracle happens and they magically arrive with a new battery in the next week but thats unlikely as VW HQ haven't given them any ETA on tools or parts.

Tis what it is.

Bloody hell. That is a disaster alright. Does that happen frequently?

ewj1978

fits wrote: »

Bloody hell. That is a disaster alright. Does that happen frequently?

I'd say since they don't even have the tools in the country, no it's extremely rare.

Patmwgs

TitianGerm wrote: »

If you close your port cover and press it behind the hinge is there much movement in it? I'll try get a video of mine later.

It's either that or a piece of the boot trim hitting off the top of the rear window.

I placed some foam behind the the charging flap and the rattle is still there. I will try the plastic trims around the boot glass next.

fits

ewj1978 wrote: »

I'd say since they don't even have the tools in the country, no it's extremely rare.

Haven’t watched this whole video but it explains failure rate and how it’s more likely in new cars as well as much older cars.

https://youtu.be/Q5KmSRWp-8I

might not even be the battery truth be told probably wrong diagnosis. Probably just the easiest thing to replace rather than removing modules updating firmware etc.

Be interesting to find out for sure.

the_amazing_raisin

[Deleted User] wrote: »

might not even be the battery truth be told probably wrong diagnosis. Probably just the easiest thing to replace rather than removing modules updating firmware etc.

Be interesting to find out for sure.

Probably just a single module failure, or something wrong with the BMS or battery electronics

Unfortunately garages don't repair parts anymore, they just swap them out for new ones and send the old ones for refurbishment. So they won't open the battery pack, they'll just order a new one

It probably makes sense from a cost and quality point of view, better to have the battery repaired in a proper facility by qualified engineers. But it does mean that for parts in short supply you'll get stuck

waynegalway

We Connect ID

Going round in circles with this for the last hour. Can’t seem to get past the screen after selecting country of residence. The VIN is correct and the car is in online mode. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app. Is this something I’m doing wrong or is there some sort of “outage” at the moment? All I’m getting is “please try again”

Also: car as WiFi hotspot. I’ve set this up and I’m able to go online with my phone using the car as the hot spot. But…..what’s the story with the data? Is there an allowance per month, and/or is there a charge for it? Seems very handy for running the kids devices on a long journey, but I don’t want any surprise bills!

Liam2021

waynegalway wrote: »

We Connect ID

Going round in circles with this for the last hour. Can’t seem to get past the screen after selecting country of residence. The VIN is correct and the car is in online mode. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app. Is this something I’m doing wrong or is there some sort of “outage” at the moment? All I’m getting is “please try again”

Yes I'm having the same issue. Thought it was just me.

dmcg90

Is now a good time to buy an ID3? I’ve been researching and apparently VW refresh / update cars in the middle of the year usually so I’m wondering if now is a good time.

waynegalway

dmcg90 wrote: »

Is now a good time to buy an ID3? I’ve been researching and apparently VW refresh / update cars in the middle of the year usually so I’m wondering if now is a good time.

Not sure what the refresh cycle is, but I'd imagine it's in the region of 4 years for 'facelift' and maybe 7/8 years for major stuff? That being the case, I don't see any significant update for at least another couple of years with the ID3. (Basing this on our experience with Skoda over the past few years, but maybe VW work on a different timescale?)

fits

dmcg90 wrote: »

Is now a good time to buy an ID3? I’ve been researching and apparently VW refresh / update cars in the middle of the year usually so I’m wondering if now is a good time.

0% won’t last forever. That’s what convinced me anyway.