VW ID.3

Thanks for that. Just worries and doubts Im having. Its my first EV

I've cupra born which is more or less the same car and my only complaint is there's too much reliance on the screen for controls, was a novelty when they came out but pain in the hoop after a while you'd just prefer a single tactile button. Voice controls for Google maps, phone calls and Spotify etc is decent though

I presume the ID3 drives similar to the born and they are lively, I've driven id4 and id5 and they feel much heavier and more cumbersome, although maybe more comfortable.

personal choice i guess

Are you for real?😮

I got my 1st on PCP and there would have been an additional charge for going over an agreed mileage if handing it back after 3 years.

I think it was 6c per kilometre over the agreed amount on the contract.

You must not be driving in the proper position.

Out of curiosity, what kind of roads do you drive on?

I've found the lane assist to be no issue on well marked roads. Generally it might kick in for a second where the lane markings aren't exactly parallel and the car gets a bit worried.

Splits and merges can cause this, but the car only nudges at most, doesn't jerk the car to the side

Unmarked roads can cause it to start nudging sometimes but in general I find it's because I was a bit closer to the edge than the car prefers. Going a bit slower also seems to help, the lane correction is probably more severe when driving faster

I’ve never felt the need to disable lane assist, even on unmarked roads. It just an occasional nudge in the right direction and not nearly as intrusive as other cars with the feature.

I live in rural Donegal, have never in nearly 3 years felt the need to disable the lane assist.

Anyone want to take a guess as to the pricing of the 52kWh Pure when (or if) it arrives here?

The cheapest one I could configure in Germany was around €33k, it'd be nice if they could match that here

However that was a pretty base spec, didn't even have ACC

Yeah, I'm not surprised they cut the spec. There's a decent argument that a 52kWh doesn't need a lot of the creature comforts that you'd want on a long journey

Or at least not as standard

However the old card trick of cutting the price by €1k but ripping €5k of spec out certainly never get old

Still, it's not exactly the worst deal. I priced one in Germany with some basic add-ons (matrix headlights, heat pump, ACC and heated seats) and I think it was just under €35k

I've never had it nudge in the wrong direction. And it only ever nudges when in the wrong position. The car also doesn't have anything near agency, it can be overruled easily

First long trip in my new (to me) 2021 58kWh ID.3 doing Dublin to Achill via Galway and return. Left Dublin about 83% and drove straight to the Brite chargers in Galway retail park arriving with 9%. Nobody there but the ESB across the way was busy. Easy to use and no issues. The car pulled 109kW peak.

I got a fairly high charge there and that was enough to land into Achill about 50% which was my plan. Return leg stopped in Westport for lunch and a short charge on EasyGo (50kW only) and then onto Ionity Athlone. I arrived into Ionity with 12% and pulled 115kW which was the highest I'd seen yet. What's the max on the car?

Overall very happy with how the car went. Speeds were mostly 110km/h GPS on motorway on the way down and then whatever was posted on lesser roads. On the way back I did posted and 120km/h GPS on motorways.

My only slight niggle is that the car could be a bit better on corners but I have a feeling that may be the tyres. Dealer put some ditchfinders on the front and originals are on the rear.

Has anyone noticed something funny with the brakes, it happens me very infrequently that I've not bothered to post about it a few times now.

When I'm coming to a stop from a slow speed like for example in slow moving traffic or approaching a stop sign while in D mode, I've noticed that sometimes the pressure needed to stop the car is not linear, like if I apply 20% pressure I'd expect to stop eventually but not abruptly, where as I've noticed the car kinda feels like it hasn't engaged the brake at all in some cases and then I need to hit them hard causing me stop much more aggressively.

Could all be in my head, but thought I'd ask!

After a quick google, it looks like a known behaviour of switching from regen braking to traditional braking, poor design imo and quite dangerous

https://www.speakev.com/threads/id3-brakes-revisited.166215/

Maybe check if eco assist is enabled? That can override the brakes to try and recover energy, but I think it can only apply more braking force rather than less