VW ID.3

Yes we have been lucky any of us who got cars over the last year or two. Not just EV's but also small economical ICE cars. My son recently sold his first car (Not traded in), a 2018 1L Astra which he owned for 1 year, back to the trade (For convenience) for almost what he paid for it.

And my missus has traded in her 2017 Ioniq (She bought it second hand almost two years ago) for a new Ioniq 5 in January. Has cost very little for her two years ownership, one service for €99, no other costs apart from Tax, Insurance and cheap lecky. (Incl some of my free VW allocation..😉)

Can't see it lasting though once production gets back to normal...

i dunno; great that it's not depreciating like a car normally would but part of me is tempted to get rid.

the efficiency is shocking at the moment. to give you an idea i drive about 180km a week if doing the normal commute.

i am having to charge the car (admittedly to 80%) as often as i had to charge the egolf - once a week. So i'm using about an extra 10kwh per week to do the same drive. and some part of that i can't even charge at night rate as the timer still don't work.

i saw a post from VW the other day about increasing range in the winter and to be honest i was mightily annoyed - drive in B mode, reduce cabin temp etc. stuff that would be reasonable 10yrs ago in a Leaf24 but not right now.

Hi, I charge every night up to 80% now in the winter to do my 120km return commute. I get home with about 36% whereas I was getting home with 47% in the summer. Doesn't bother me as the difference in cost is so little and I use that timer on the charger in the absence of a working timer on the car. The fact that night rate now starts at 11 means I could start it manually anyway. To put it into perspective, that extra 10kwh per week would cost me 89c on my current night rate. It's a lovely car, way nicer that the 182bhp Civic I replaced it with, and no more expensive for the Life model. Enjoy.

So, today is the last day of my free We-charge plan. I phoned the helpline this morning to confirm, as I have a trip planned to Newbridge tomorrow and I normally use Ionity at Kill on the way home. So this afternoon, I said I'd fly down to the local 50kw charger and fill up.

As I arrived, there's an MG zs just leaving, but there's an ID3 waiting. The lady driver said she'd only be getting a quick top up to get her home to Offaly, so I waited and was speaking with her while she was charging. She has the same car as me,.. 1st edition plus, bought last December from a Dublin dealer who used it as a Demo. Well I have to say firstly, shame on the dealer for not giving her the we-charge card and the free charging credit, but also I couldn't believe how she is managing.

She uses on-street charging all the time, has no home charger, but uses easy-go paid charging in work.

No idea there's a grant available for installing a home charger, no knowledge of electricity prices and discounts available for switching providers and all the benefits of charging at home for very little compared to what she's paying at the moment.

I'd say she's probably paying as much as a diesel driver for her charging. I can't believe you'd go electric without the minimum of research first. Ignorance is bliss I guess. 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Collected the car on the 9th of September 2020. The 1st one delivered in Dublin. There was one in Galway delivered the day before. Volkswagen went ape-**** as they had an embargo until they officially delivered the first ones in Germany. 😁

Chris from battery life wasn't too impressed with me, although he's gotten over it now.

i assume you've done the 'turn the car on and don't engage drive' trick? look at your navigation screen, wait for your suggested destinations to turn green - this tells you that you're connected and receiving data on your 4G.

then look for your notifications and if it's still not there go into settings and software and look around there too.

and obviously don't install until you're back home!

If anyone finds an appropriate space saver, let me know.

I had a puncture a few weeks back. Fortunately the spray was able to sort it and get me home but I'd prefer a space saver especially for a long trip.

I'm a bit baffled by all the charging cards/programmes. There's eCars, WeCharge, EasyGo, Ionity and probably a few others. For someone who is mostly going to be charging at home and at work, what's a good option? I probably wouldn't want any kind of subscription plan because I've got the home/work chargers.

Not everyone even knows about we-charge. Some dealers don't give them to customers with new cars.

I never looked into we charge and don’t have a card. From what I know it might be convenient if travelling abroad?

for those unhappy with Id.3 and I’m very happy - there’s very little else in that segment imo. Kona is too small, soul boot is too small, e-niro is very plain looking, and the ioniq5 and ev6 are massive cars. The MG estate is one Id maybe look at. And the new megane.

I bought this wheel and it works perfectly but you need a 3mm spacer so that it clears the front callipers. The spacers came in a pair so if you get the wheel, pm your address and I'll send you on the extra one I have.