VW ID.3

Anyone looking for a new car...

If it's any consolation to you my wife last year traded in her A1 for a 6 month old A1 S line - it was priced at full new price with not a cent off. Dealers in different locations for the same brand can display significant variations in pricing for the same model in my experience. Not to see at least a difference of euro 1k between a range of different dealer trade in prices looks suspicious to me and doesn't look like a healthy market. This is especially true when you look at the potential profit margin in your case. It would be interesting to keep an eye on your car to see if the asking price drops any bit before it sells.

Sorry- I didn't pick up on that it was a one way trade. I assume the prices quoted previously were 2 way trades. It still seems to me that the dealer is making a very good proit unless I'm missing something else.

On SW 2.4 is there anyway to preheat the battery while its plugged in? Such as leave it in gear but then once im not in the seat.

I want the car at 100% and heated for an early morning departure for a long trip, between rain/wind/temp I need every advantage.

No, other than have it finish its charge session just before you leave.

As you drive it will naturally heat up anyway. I did a Cork-Dublin run the other day and I did just that. Battery was at about ~14°C when I left. It was at 20°C+ when I got to Ionity North and got the full 100kW when I needed to charge.

Charge times don’t work. Departure time does.

Update on version 3.0. Tldr they will let us know more in April.

Agree. Mine is running smoothly so few more weeks will not matter.

Re update, agree rather it done right than rushed however you really have to wonder! I'm guessing either PR released statments without checking or some SW bug/issues was only discovered mid way.

Like, I don't understand how you can't simply go to silicon valley with a wad of cash wave it and get a crack team of devs to design an OS that's scalable for VW - this being done before the car was selling.

I live in hope but can as my id 3 is driving nicely and software 2.4 smooth without problems. Watched EVM today who has model3. His big screen has frozen several times. Not great when no information available without it. Also panel gap which was very obvious but was told it was within spec. No software is trouble free.

I opimistic I'll see v3 before end of August is my bet

My average is over 19kWh/100 and that is with no motorway. I've never come close to 16 average over a long period.

I have seen people on here say they can get over 400km range in the summer in a 58kWh ID.3. So obviously it is possible but not for me.

I've been updated to 3.0 last December, I believe I was in one of the test groups as I sent the "I want 3.0" email to VW

They had issues with the rollout causing cars to stop working and paused the rollout

There was an email recently saying they're working on improving the update and will be restarting the rollout "soon"

I know I will have traded my ID 3 before it gets an upgrade. 2.5 years of ownership and it hasn't let me down.

But I won't be going full electric the way the bills are going.

I picked up my car late Feb22, I think that was a mild March, so this weather is really the first time for me on regular commutes. I saw the range of 40+ on a few weeks last july. Im a 58kw