VW ID.4

Padraig Mor

Clarified re PCP APRs: seems it's 2.9% for 'current pipeline' cars (1st and max presumably?), and 4.9% for new orders (series models presumably?).

Can't say the VW dealerships are covering themselves in glory though - all phoned and asked for PCP pricing on a 1st with 10k down, no trade in.
Dealer 1: spoke with them yesterday afternoon. Said they'd email figures this morning. Still waiting.
Dealer 2: spoke this morning. Said they'd ring with figures in next few hours. Still waiting.
Dealer 3: no 1Sts available. Fair enough.
Dealer 4: hung up phone without answering, after being transferred from reception.
Dealer 5: spoke this morning. Said they'd follow up by email with figures. Still waiting.

Not sure these guys want to sell cars TBH!

bf

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Passed these on the m50 at lunchtime today!

the_amazing_raisin

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Clarified re PCP APRs: seems it's 2.9% for 'current pipeline' cars (1st and max presumably?), and 4.9% for new orders (series models presumably?).

Can't say the VW dealerships are covering themselves in glory though - all phoned and asked for PCP pricing on a 1st with 10k down, no trade in.
Dealer 1: spoke with them yesterday afternoon. Said they'd email figures this morning. Still waiting.
Dealer 2: spoke this morning. Said they'd ring with figures in next few hours. Still waiting.
Dealer 3: no 1Sts available. Fair enough.
Dealer 4: hung up phone without answering, after being transferred from reception.
Dealer 5: spoke this morning. Said they'd follow up by email with figures. Still waiting.

Not sure these guys want to sell cars TBH!

You basically have to stand on their heads until they give you answers. I reckon salespeople don't bother much with phone callers since they don't know if it's a serious buyer or not. People who walk into the dealership are probably more likely to actually buy something

the_amazing_raisin

bf wrote: »

Passed these on the m50 at lunchtime today!

Okay, first off, don't use your phone while driving


I hope you chased the truck down to find out where they're going

bf

cruisey1987 wrote: »

Okay, first off, don't use your phone while driving


I hope you chased the truck down to find out where they're going

It's ok a passenger reached over & took the photos :P

They were heading in the wrong direction from my dealership anyway :pac:

TheWonderLlama

bf wrote: »

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Passed these on the m50 at lunchtime today!

That blue one is mine. Hands off everyone!

JohnnyJohnJohns

TheWonderLlama wrote: »

That blue one is mine. Hands off everyone!

I'll fight you for it!

cannco253

I've gone for a grey 1st, have been told I should have it sometime next week.

After Revenue clearance the cars get delivered to the dealers, so it looks like this might have happened from some of the photos.

Cars will need the latest software update before they are released, and from reading the ID.3 posts this is currently done by the mechanics and can be slow. AFAIK OTA updates are part of the latest ID.3 version so hopefully will be on the ID.4 from the beginning.

Looking forward to next week !

bf

JohnnyJohnJohns wrote: »

I'll fight you for it!

The blue looked well. We went with white, which despite all the wrappers on the cars looked well too & offset the dark trims and privacy glass well.

Blue was our original choice, but salesman convinced us it would be more like a dark navy - certainly didn't look like that dark in the flesh

gear_ie

Went with 1st Max in Blue. It is on the build list for week starting 29th March... won't see it till April... originally was meant to be delivered this week..

Pricey car the max, what 56K ?

JohnnyJohnJohns

Video from the UK showing the RHD model- any major differences between this and the Irish 1st?

https://youtu.be/-C3fvbs8bJU

hold my beer

JohnnyJohnJohns wrote: »

Video from the UK showing the RHD model- any major differences between this and the Irish 1st?

https://youtu.be/-C3fvbs8bJU

The App connect bit on screen said connect USB. So no wireless Autoplay?

JohnnyJohnJohns

hold my beer wrote: »

The App connect bit on screen said connect USB. So no wireless Autoplay?

I think Android auto and carplay work wirelessly since v 2.0 on the id3 so should be the same for the id4.

The most annoying thing is there lack of wireless charging if I could buy that as an extra I'd happily pay for it

colm_c

JohnnyJohnJohns wrote: »

I think Android auto and carplay work wirelessly since v 2.0 on the id3 so should be the same for the id4.

The most annoying thing is there lack of wireless charging if I could buy that as an extra I'd happily pay for it

1st Max does have wireless phone charging, so possibly able to retrofit it to a non max.

the_amazing_raisin

JohnnyJohnJohns wrote: »

I think Android auto and carplay work wirelessly since v 2.0 on the id3 so should be the same for the id4.

The most annoying thing is there lack of wireless charging if I could buy that as an extra I'd happily pay for it

I think it also depends on the android version on your phone, wireless Android auto is only on the latest version maybe?

the_amazing_raisin

gear_ie wrote: »

Went with 1st Max in Blue. It is on the build list for week starting 29th March... won't see it till April... originally was meant to be delivered this week..

I went for the Max as well, still don't have a VIN. Mine will probably be made the same time as yours

the_amazing_raisin

colm_c wrote: »

1st Max does have wireless phone charging, so possibly able to retrofit it to a non max.

Someone in the ID.3 forum was looking at this. Apparently the connector block under the phone storage was the same in every version so if you can get the part then it might be possible to swap it in

Padraig Mor

cruisey1987 wrote: »

You basically have to stand on their heads until they give you answers. I reckon salespeople don't bother much with phone callers since they don't know if it's a serious buyer or not. People who walk into the dealership are probably more likely to actually buy something

Dealerships are closed for sales at Level 5 though, or am I wrong? Still didn't hear from any of them BTW. Must get on to L-M here though yet. It's not just VW either - rang Nissan today re purchasing an extended warranty for my Leaf before selling it........you guessed it, still waiting for the call!

the_amazing_raisin

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Dealerships are closed for sales at Level 5 though, or am I wrong? Still didn't hear from any of them BTW. Must get on to L-M here though yet. It's not just VW either - rang Nissan today re purchasing an extended warranty for my Leaf before selling it........you guessed it, still waiting for the call!

Yes and no, I was in Nissan last week for a service and there were a few sales guys there. They're trying to do everything via phone and email at the moment but I'm sure if I'd stuck my head in the door and offered to put money down on a car they'd have taken it

I think it's quite likely the rates haven't been announced yet and the salespeople are just trying to string you along until they know more.

I wish they were a bit more straight up with people saying they might not know something for a few days or weeks rather than the generic "I'll ring you back in a few hours"

JohnnyJohnJohns

Anyone got a confirmed collection date? I'm expecting probably the week after next but seeing the cars available to view in dealers looks like we might get them a bit earlier or are VW Ireland going to hold them back?

mad_iguana

JohnnyJohnJohns wrote: »

Anyone got a confirmed collection date? I'm expecting probably the week after next but seeing the cars available to view in dealers looks like we might get them a bit earlier or are VW Ireland going to hold them back?

The guy I've been dealing with said he expects to let me know 2 weeks before it arrives, so that there'll be time to arrange installation of a charger. And since I've not heard anything, I'm guessing that means at least 2 weeks. But who the hell knows?

the_amazing_raisin

JohnnyJohnJohns wrote: »

Anyone got a confirmed collection date? I'm expecting probably the week after next but seeing the cars available to view in dealers looks like we might get them a bit earlier or are VW Ireland going to hold them back?

I believe there is a certain timeline they have to follow once the car arrives into the country, it can't be sitting around for weeks without being registered and taxed


I'm guessing all the ID.4s that have arrived in the past few days are running the old software and they'll want to update them to the 2.1 version


But to answer your question, I've had no delivery date and I'm fairly sure they haven't started building mine yet as I've no VIN

Padraig Mor

cruisey1987 wrote: »

I believe there is a certain timeline they have to follow once the car arrives into the country, it can't be sitting around for weeks without being registered and taxed


I'm guessing all the ID.4s that have arrived in the past few days are running the old software and they'll want to update them to the 2.1 version


But to answer your question, I've had no delivery date and I'm fairly sure they haven't started building mine yet as I've no VIN

Just off phone from a dealer and he said all the iD4s which have landed need an update which supposedly takes eight hours, and that it would be next week, or the week after before they're available.

the_amazing_raisin

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Just off phone from a dealer and he said all the iD4s which have landed need an update which supposedly takes eight hours, and that it would be next week, or the week after before they're available.

Sounds about right, they have to do the ID.3s as well so they'll probably be busy


There's some debate as to how long the update actually takes, but they seem to book 8 hours in case they have to try it again


On the plus side, if this update gets OTA working (which it should) then you won't need to go in for an update again

slave1

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Just off phone from a dealer and he said all the iD4s which have landed need an update which supposedly takes eight hours, and that it would be next week, or the week after before they're available.

Mother of what, 8 hours, sounds like update over poor dealer WiFi, that is just loopy in 2021

TitianGerm

slave1 wrote: »

Mother of what, 8 hours, sounds like update over poor dealer WiFi, that is just loopy in 2021

If anyone picks up the phone to make a call the internet cuts off as well so can take even longer

KCross

slave1 wrote: »

Mother of what, 8 hours, sounds like update over poor dealer WiFi, that is just loopy in 2021

I dont think its a dealer Wifi thing.

I think its just the process of pushing it down to each of the ECU's and having to wait for it to flash the firmware and move onto the next one. There are lots of modules that have to be updated. Its a one by one job apparently and some fail and you have to start it again so you have to babysit it.

declan123

KCross wrote: »

I dont think its a dealer Wifi thing.

I think its just the process of pushing it down to each of the ECU's and having to wait for it to flash the firmware and move onto the next one. There are lots of modules that have to be updated. Its a one by one job apparently and some fail and you have to start it again so you have to babysit it.

I heard similar, its a pain of a job to do. Its probably best its done before its collected to avoid the hassle of going back with it.


Anyone see one in the flesh in the dealers yet?

gear_ie

Just back from the dealership in Drogheda. They have the 1st Edition (not the Max) in Blue.

Overall very impressive looking car and the Blue looks great - didn't get to drive it as they want to update it first.

Love the look of the outside and inside. Inside is very spacious - I'm 6ft 2in and had the front seat all the way back and could still in the back seat with loads of room. We have the Tiguan All-Space at the moment, and the ID4 rear seat has tonnes of room in comparison.

Can't wait to get my hands on it... even if it is going to be my wife's car

Sorry I didn't get photos - phone camera is smashed