VW ID.3

My previous car has Pilot Sport 4 on it which is regarded as one of the best ultra high performance class tyres particularly in wet grip, I can say from experience the EcoContact 6 are crap in the wet. It's not an uncommon complaint in the reviews either, along with short lifespan.

I'll see how I get on with them during the Winter, I may replace them sooner rather than later.

They are giving 17C later in week, no sign of any cold weather yet.

Perhaps up with you near the Arctic Circle may be a bit cooler..😁

I thought it was 9 degrees that tended to be the recommendation.

Been getting a few below that level last week, although this week is mild.

PS when I say soon, I mean the next few weeks.

80% charge got me 252 km this morning, drove 100km (mostly motorway and dual ) in lashing rain, had 120km. Car said it was 8-10c, I used to think the cold was the big issue, starting to think heavy rain and wet is worse for range.

Irish ‘cold’ is still well above zero usually, so the temp won’t affect range unless on a frosty morning or whatever.

heavy rain very much affects ground contact friction & drag (like when you drive through a flood or a huge puddle and it feels like you’ve hit the brakes), and high winds obviously affects aerodynamic efficiency.

so it takes more energy to move the mass along the road (i.e. science happens)

I got the 2.4 update and new battery in early September (never got 2.1>2.3 OTA). This morning I got this message after returning home from the gym. I presume it's part 1 of 3.0, but am surprised at the time it takes. The update started at 9;30 this morning and went out to see if there is any progress indicator on the screen at 10am but car will not open. Guess I'll have to sit tight until 5 pm this evening and keep my fingers crossed.

Yes I could have deferred the install but, it's Saturday and I can use the wife's car so it's not a problem leaving it sit for the afternoon.

I had signed up for the "I want OTA 3.0" campaign on October 11th and received a confirmation e-mail on November 2nd. Part one of the update seems to have gone OK but won't get to check it out in detail until tomorrow. I don't really expect to see much difference until Part 2 installs. Will post update when that happens. My model is MY 2021 Pro Tech.

There was never a link per se. You had to email id@volkswagen.de with the subject "I want OTA 3.0". I believe that this campaign was limited to 1000 users on 2.4 software and they were being selected over a range of geographical locations and ID.3 variants.

I forgot to take a pic of my binnacle today but it showed the range without the battery symbol. I guess it's a new feature of 2.4:)

It's an absolute rip off now, stripped back to bare spec and reduced power now. But hey, it's cheap on PCP so will still sell by the bucket load. People are in for a shock when they go trade these in at the end of their terms after paying thousands in interest.

Would look at model y except for the musk element. Maybe they’ll get rid of him. He’s not doing the company any favours at the moment.

Must the work place let you charge on site from January as BEV's will then be liable for BIK?

29! ouch, when you see an ID4 is 60 ish, so basically the cost of the ID3 again. I had hopes mine would get decent value, was hoping to get an ID4 when the time comes.