VW ID.3

Seriously considering an id.3 and am looking to buy late Feb early March but can't take out finance before then. Does anyone know if it's realistic to think I could order one early Feb and have it mid March? Standard spec.

Or what would people expect the stock of 1-2 year old ones be like then.

Do you think there will be many used ones hitting the market?

Second hand ones available at the moment (demos) seem to be the same price as they were new and that's with 10k+ km on all the ones I saw.

To be honest I'd never thought about doing that but if possible might be the way to go so.

I think you may not have mastered the "sweet spot" on the throttle in either the i3 or Tesla... 😎

In the i3 I don't watch the regen scale at all, I have a feel for it, I know where the sweet spot for coasting is for example and personally I don't care about the hard regen and break lights, the car does what it should. Also, I don't mind keeping the foot on the accelerator pedal at all.

Break lights should come up when the car's slowing down quickly, that's a safety feature. 1st gen EVs didn't do this which was a design flaw... Leaf mark 2 in B mode was slowing down rather quickly but no break lights.

So if when I test drive ID3 - should I set the B mode and also highest level of regen setting (3)? Assume also auto hold, I don't want creep.

Yep, that's what I've observed. Ridiculous.

There is no right or wrong way, just personal preferences. I personally prefer a car to freewheel or drive with low regen levels. Love the way the ID predicts what regen is required when you lift off, if approaching roandabout, speed limit, bad bend etc. I would get foot cramp if my right foot was constantly feathering the throttle..🙂. Also I don't want to lose the habit of covering the brake pedal, because of the varied vehicles I drive.

Have briefly driven my wifes' new Ioniq 5 (Collected yesterday). Nice car but the paddles would drive me mad. Seems strange when in zero regen mode there is no regen when using the brake pedal. (Different to other Hyundais)

Good point about losing the habit of covering the brake pedal! I've gotten used to driving in B mode, except motorway/ N roads, but switched to D yesterday and after hitting a speed lump a bit too fast realised I've lost the habit of using the brake to slow down.

B mode won't bring the car to a complete stop - brake is still required for that plus autohold if you want to rest your foot while stopped. I've driven a BMW i3 and much prefer the VW implementation of regen - my right ankle was sore after a few hours driving the i3.

I think VW is simply a car made for the masses... They tried to make it simple especially for people coming from the ICE.

Volkswagen = a car for the folk literally

The Koreans prefer more customisation I guess...

It slows down to creep speed but doesn’t stop without the brake.

Regen level for B mode in the ID.3 can’t be changed as far as I know.

Yes

but it’s still not the 1-pedal you desire.

Regen is under discussion with the facebook group. VW have asked people what changes they want in this regard. Personally i find regen pretty good. Lots people complain of the view out rear windscreen and i just removed centre headrest which improved the view quite a lot. A couple of seconds to replace if needed.

Yep. Paid deposit 4th of May 2021

8 months and 7 days so far and still don't have car.

By all means order one, but prepare yourself for a long and frustrating wait, with false information about delivery and production dates. They will give you a tracking number called a comm number , but the tracking system is useless. You will have to keep asking for an update and keep an eye out for subtle changes to the page belonging to your comm number.

For me the most frustrating part of this experience is the only time the dealer proactively contacted me was to send me a brochure for accessories ( For a golf! ) And for the service pack. All other times I had to chase him, and when he said he would get back to me I had to chase him again .

It's meant to be a good experience buying a new car, hope it's worth it.

I ordered the Tour 5 - as i wanted the bigger battery , and the slightly faster charging in an attempt to future proof the purchase.

Not sure about an alternatives tbh, the ID 4 is too expensive for similar spec as the Tour 5, plus it would be another monumental wait for it to arrive. Similar story with the Skoda - its appears to be a sellers market.

The Korean stuff have a smaller batteries unless you look at the newer stuff like the EV 6 or Ioniq 5 , but i dont like them after seeing them in the flesh.....

I get the whole supply chain issue thing , but the level of support / communication from the dealer is amateur hour stuff. Its like the guy is a new hire ( he isnt) and is making it up as he goes along.

Tour 5 ordered very early June and landed in early October.