VW ID.3

You sell your car privately, the buyer clears your finance and gives you the balance between the outstanding finance and selling price.

You buy the Tour.

Not really. I sold my ID3 in the exact way described above and everything was sorted within a week.

A dealership bought back my ID.3. I was not buying again from them.

Not sure if they are still buying back cars

Was looking up

ID3 1st “Plus”

versus the

ID3 “Style”

Does anyone know the main differences, apart from 19” wheels on the 1st Plus,18” on Style.

Both have alloys, matrix Lights, ski hatch, rear camera, sunroof, tinted rear windows, leatherette seats. from what i can see.

I drove 212 style as a loaner for 7 weeks. It had 18" wheels, 1 zone climate, no camera and no keyless entry compared to the plus. The sunroof was creaking a lot, but it doesn't bother some people. Also keep in mind that neither of them have rear speakers.

Updated with the product guide.

A rear camera is about €650 which integrates into existing system

Yes, you can.

what garage is taking so long? FK?

i was told it’d take a day to change 2 tyres and do some work to the hinges.

trinity in Wicklow said bring it in at 2 and we’ll have it done at 3..

I travelled to the west and back today. About 500km in total in the tour

stoped in Ionity on way back at around 12% and it got up to 60% in 20 minutes. Saw charge speed of 124 kw at one stage.

it’s a great car. So comfortable.

I did 193km on country roads in First Plus version yesterday (dry, 16-18C) at average speed of a bit over 60km/h and used 45% of battery. That is quite close to WLTP range. I think if it was a bit warmer and A/C was nod used it would be possible to exceed WLTP range quite a bit.

Purchased the L service plan at the time, so contacted Western Motors in Drogheda yesterday about getting the service done around the 2 year mark (from July 2021).

They could do the service at end of June, but earliest to do the whole battery check/replacement and version 3.0 update would be end of July as they need a specific technician on site. Just going to get everything done in July (service, battery check/replacement, software update). Told me it would be 3 days and that they would provide a loaner car.

They were good last year with the 2.4 (?) update and 12v replacement.

Ever get the feeling you're being BS'd?

Just called VW to confirm my drop off on Monday. Girl sounded completely confused. Says they can do the 3.2 update but can't do the battery module recall because "VW just issued a new recall and they don't have the parts in stock". So it'll require another trip.

First of, the recall page only has 3 listed.

3.2 software, check

Goodyear tyres, N/A

Battery module, issued September 2022.

Nothing new. I think they've just screwed up. And what parts are needed, I thought it was just an examination to see if anything was needed?

I’ve v3 upgrade booked in got end of June they said to bring the car in sooner , so they can check if it needs the battery module which they’ll order and do at the same time.

Did 359 yesterday in my Tour and had 135 left. Warm weather has a huge impact on range. A joy to drive tbf.

I see that my car is still for sale 3 months later with a massive discount of "5k". I sold it for 29k so I don't think it will sell even for 30.5k. It was down to 31.9k just 3 days ago. Bargain anyone?

Just out of curiosity I asked Autobuy for a price...

Ah, no. It wasn't the price I had in mind for a 19 month old top spec Tour with 40k km on the clock.