VW ID.3

Charger No.2 is still free of charge at Ionity Kill North. was there yesterday and used up some 1st movers credit in Bay No1, in case someone came in to avoid them having to pay.

Did the dealer give you that estimate of a month?

I wonder if they have any solid info at all or are just spoofing. My dealer says he has no indication. The original incorrect order was in production 5 weeks ago and is still in limbo.

He just said there was a four week delay. Car was due this week

id hope that once they get a delivery of chips that things will move fairly quickly but who knows.

Hi all, is there any reason I shouldnt consider a 1st edition from Stock ?

Honestly I don't know,

I do have the idea that there may be some rough edges given they were just getting started and working things out,perhaps there may be some minor hardware differences?.

Plus side is better spec for your money,I was offered a 1st. Edition for the same deal as new 204hp life,I erred on the side of caution.

It seems that there’s a few people looking on the forum currently thinking of pulling the trigger, so i’ll use that as an excuse to share my thoughts.

I’ve had the car for 4 weeks now and came from an egolf - which was the first car that i ever loved.  I deliberated for a while with the wife over whether buying the ID3 was an extravagant waste or justifiable.

In the end the 0% PCP and the trade in deal on the egolf made it seem like a good idea.  I know it’s an illusion but the dealer gave me a brand new car, paid the deposit and handed me 10k…

I got to test drive on demand - i called and turned up 24hrs later so i’m confused at other posters saying that dealers can’t even offer them this.

I also test drove a 2nd hand Kona at the same time and instantly hated it. It’s cheap feeling, actually a much smaller car inside than even the egolf, comparatively noisy and the displays all seem very dated already.  Like a child’s computer tablet stuck to the dashboard.

The ID3 feels much heavier on the road than the egolf.  It’s also much bigger inside.

But really, even in my 58kWh version, it’s all about range.

I had a very positive experience with my dealer.  Having done the test drive and then decided to go ahead, i had about 10 days before i was due to go on holiday (from Dublin to Clifden).  I knew that this trip would be a pain in the ass with the egolf and the current charging infrastructure.  I put it to the dealer - can you get me an ID3 on the road and ready to go on my holiers with?

He said yes.  He had a base Life in manganese grey ready to be ‘pulled down’ (whatever that means).  It was the 204hp version but he kept the price the same as the 145hp.  I was very clear from the start that i was only there to buy range, no extras (as much as i love the look of the alloys).

He also said he’d get the tow bar fitted - i know i said no extras but carrying bikes is a huge thing for me.  It was ridiculously expensive to get that done mind.

And he delivered.  It got pushed back a couple of times and i ended up collecting at 1pm on the day i was due to leave.  I didn’t want my first trip to be a run to Clifden but there you go.

It was charged to 80% and i couldn’t believe the dash suggesting i might have 400km of range.

Of course, i knew from experience that this might be a bit of a false flag, but actually it wasn’t as wildly optimistic as I imagined.

I hit the motorway and headed to ionity athlone.  I arrived with more range remaining than the egolf had in total (about 200km or 150km on the motorway).  I even got the free circle k charger which had never worked for me previously. Kafboom.  

I topped back up to about 70% and drove straight to Clifden without any stress or range anxienty whatsoever.

It really is an incredible machine.  On the return trip I went straight from Galway back to Dublin  non-stop, having left with about 80% battery.  It was 110-115km per hour all the way to play it safe but i got back with over 60km range remaining.  It was coming in at under 18Kw per 100km.  I’m guess, this time of year 300km on the motorway, 350km+ mixed driving. Yesterday i did a couple of runs around south dublin and in and out of the city.  45km and it showed 13.5 kwh per 100km.  Obviously the weather but i was led to believe that short hops would see the car be less efficient than the egolf.  It’s definitely not.

The lack of timed charging is still annoying but as i’m only having to charge once a week i can wait for the update, although it is shockingly incompetent. More annoying is that there’s no button by the charging port to toggle between instant or scheduled charging; the egolf had this and it was very handy to be able to plug in and decide if you wanted to charge now or wait for nightrate savings.  Again, as i’ll be charging less often it becomes less of an issue but it was a very handy, practical feature.

Others have said that a few buttons wouldn’t go a miss inside too, instead of everything going through the touch screen.  I agree completely although after 3 weeks driving it no longer bothers me.  Passengers changing radio settings do have a tendency to set the hazard lights blinking though.

On the other hand, not having a physical button to turn on/off auto hold is an improvement - I had a regular passenger who knocked it off a couple of times while i was driving the egolf and the car didn’t like that at all.

I also miss the egolf’s SD slot in the glove box.  All my music discreetly hidden away ready to go through the media player.  Having extra usb ports and then having to waste one on your music seems daft and having a stick permanently sticking out of one is just untidy.  Oh yeah, and they’re usb-c ports so i had to go out and buy new cables - the dealer refused point blank to throw me a cable in, claiming he didn’t have any. Oh, the egolf had a dvd player too.  Never used it but it was a great buzz the day i found it (about a month after i bought the car…)

But i’m definitely happy that i made the change..  No more range anxiety, knowing that i can get wherever i want and not have to immediately unpack the granny charger.  Initially i thought the egolf was a much livelier drive despite the extra power in the ID3.  Now i’m just comfortable in this strangely small but big car.  

The last trip i did in the egolf was visiting inlaws in the far side of Sligo.  It was pain, arriving with no charge, granny cabling across the garden, having to go the long way via Ionity athlone and having to spend 40mins charging.  I’m going again this weekend and i’m confident enough to blast up the N4, take a charge whenever there’s one free and also take 3 bikes on the back.  I’ll let you know how that goes.

Mind if I ask how much the ridiculous price was for the tow bar?

And did you have to spec that when ordering or just get the dealer to do it before collection?

You can search for the eircode in the app and send it to the car

22kw ?......

That's the preserve of Renault Zoe's.

And maybe the odd Tesla

Hi guys, hoping someone here might be able to help me. I collected my id.3 a few days ago and I'm having an issue with the android auto while playing music. After a few minutes the songs will start to skip and I just wanted to check here in case there's a setting on my phone or in the car I'm just not seeing. For reference I have a Samsung S20. Thanks 😊

Found a pic over on speakEV if any good, just scroll down.

https://www.speakev.com/threads/id3-series-orders.153449/page-33

Range is like bhp…can’t have too much! It will also help in the long term if there battery degradation and resale value. My tuppence worth.

That link that eagerv posted are them alright, two seats with a bit more side support than the normal back seat with the dipped bit in the centre (handy for a bottle of water, stops it rolling about). They are a comfortable place top be with great room. No kids and rarely have any passengers so the four seat setup suits us perfectly.

If you want more pictures or anything in particular let me know and I can take some this evening.

Love the car we will have to say.

Is it also charging wirelessly at that time by any chance? Saw some reports of phones overheating while using wireless carplay/AA and wirelessly charging.