VW ID.4

its interesting with the electric cars.. there's still a major urban/rural divide.. id say i see more id4 around north county dublin than any other ev... when i go home to sligo ev's are rare enough.. be curious to see when they take off outside of urban areas.. when getting the tyres in vw navan last week they had a Buzz on display and when i asked about it.. they said sure its generating a lot of buzz.. but not a single order.. they got in a few that were immediately redirected to dublin where they were selling quite well..

oh my father keeps asking me if i regret purchasing mine.. not sure that will ever change!

Lots of EVs appearing in our rural area. Heaps of them around

This is the usual crap that gets thrown around by EV detractors

Look on DoneDeal, there's a second hand market for EVs all the way down to 10 year old Leafs with degraded batteries, there'll always be someone the car suits

The oldest ID.4 on the market today probably has 5 years of battery warranty remaining. Even worst case if it loses 20% of it's range by the end of the warranty, you're still looking at enough range to drive from Dublin to Cork without a recharge

No-one is going to pay for a full battery replacement, it'll be much cheaper to replace individual modules on an ID.4, maybe even go down to cell replacement

You don't replace the whole engine in a petrol car if it breaks a piston ring, you just replace the parts that broke

3.2 is latest

No point updating if everything is working

Car needs to go to dealership for update

If they tell you it was the fuel pump then they're definitely lying 😂

I've been getting a pretty serious wet towels smell in the car the past week

The inside would have gotten a bit of rain in the bad weather we've been having, but not a lot. Wet spots and slightly damp, not soaking

Inside is completely dry now

I run the fans every morning which usually clears any odours out but hasn't worked yet

I'm wondering if my pollen filter needs changing, any ideas?

I took a look at mine and it's looking pretty filthy, might be time for a new one

Anyone know why there's two filter slots, and is there any advantage to adding a second filter?

Was doing some searching and it seems that the current filter combines both, which is why there's only one

It also explains the black stuff all over the filter which I thought was mould at first

I'll probably replace it anyway, it's past the two years limit

There's some debate on the US forums about the merits of double stacking the filter for extra cleaning. The responses range from "this is the greatest idea ever and will extend your life by decades" to "this is insane and will block all the air coming into your car, creating a vacuum which makes your car implode"

Okay, I'm exaggerating, but it's always funny the ideas some folks get into their heads 😂

Not entirely convinced it'll make a difference but since they're fairly cheap I might try it out. At least I'll have a spare on the go when one is getting mucky

Where's the best place online to order wiper blades?

Mick's Garage doesn't seem to stock them.

Is bidirectional charging enabled now on id4? Supposed be available on id4 in 2023? If yes how to use it?

You need a bidi charger. Which aren’t really available yet

Mine did that too. Got progressively worse and then stopped entirely.

Got it replaced under warranty. If I were you I’d book it in if it happens again rather than getting caught out at a charger and can’t open the port!