VW ID.3

There were just shy of 1,000 ID3’s registered from Jan to August 2021, with 340 being registered in July 2021 alone, which was the highest ID3 sales month of the model, the key question is, how many of those, will keep the car, with the 3 warranty ended, and is not extendable. I’d take a guess, that a high proportion of those are either PCP or company cars, there could be some bargains available if there is a big offload.

I was on the phone to a VW main dealer to make a viewing appt to look at the few ID.3’s for sale there.
Asked the salesman about the different HP’s (145 vs 204) in relation to ICE cars, couldn’t tell me the difference in terms of power or performance, and when I asked about the battery, told me I’d be better off with the smaller battery size, because the bigger one is heavier and so wouldn’t have as much range! 🤔🤷

It’ll be an interesting test drive tomorrow, I’m likely to come back as confused when I come back as when before I go!

they are mostly clueless. Take everything they say with a pinch of salt. And consider buying privately a car still in warranty. It’ll save you a few grand. There’s no real advantage to buying used from a main dealer.

That weight issue will be rectified in the 5 seater ID3 GTX version, they made some design changes, its mentioned on one of the GTX reviews.

yes, forgot about this applies to Pro S also, well spotted.

Has to be the daftest move in history, the shine will soon wear off after the first few of many visits to the petrol pumps. Petrol manual are an absolute pain in the hole to drive especially around town, you'll have a pain in your bollox changing gears. At least with an EV you had the option to fix your fuel costs on a yearly basis, with this car you're at the mercy of every little ripple in the market. Did you get a loan to buy the Kia? I had a 1 litre manual VW Taigo for 2 days when my car was being repaired, a truly horrible yoke I had to put €20 petrol into it when I returned it. €20 gives me more than 2 weeks driving in my EV.

I also hope you haven't made a mistake MadLad. I remember you saying you commute daily, with free charging sometimes at work place. The Petrol 1L is unlikely to be economical unless driven with care. And price to buy second hand you will save little if anything.

Wishing you the best for the future and hoping you still show up here..

Highest offer I got was 20k. Stopped looking after that. I’d say we will keep ours.

With about 20k you could have bought i3 120 Ah, or a 94 Ah with REX with money to spare. Or haggle hard with a dealer with lots of stock of unwanted ID.3. And that's just the models that you already know.

One of the more bonkers moves made on boards! But each to their own

Had he bought a 3k car I could see your angle but sinking the guts of 20k into a petrol Kia is also kicking the can down the road as no dealer will want it in 3 years time. The least he could have done was buy a car that someone might be interested in, Golf, Focus etc.