VW ID.Buzz

The more I see of the LWB I'm assuming it's going to be in the 80k + price bracket?

Unlikely if they are to have any chance of selling more than a few dealer demos. UK pricing has indicated a £500 premium over the SWB.

Afaics the €51.3k is the OTR price but doesn't include the €3.5k SEAI grant. RRP is €49.9k (also not incl. grant). Price is given as "from" €46,495.00 on https://www.volkswagenvans.ie/en/models/id-buzz-people.html (which does then include grant)

Full price including delivery and/or service plan charges etc. on

https://www.volkswagenvans.ie/en/offers_and_products/product-brochures.html

Confused? Yeah, welcome to Irish car sales ... where the price is out there ... Somewhere ...

Very confusing, hopefully Derek can clarify what the current status is on Irish pricing. The info on the VW website can often be outdated in my experience. It’s a really desirable vehicle type as a concept but the initial model available here has been poorly executed. A large stylish people carrier with only 5 seats, no standard rear camera or rear cabin ventilation. The new LWB model seems to finally be the ID.Buzz it should have been from the start. I’m also starting to wonder why the SWB couldn’t have had 3rd row seating as it looks like there is enough space. Final moan is the lack of a bench seat option in the front cab as per the cargo model. This would have made 6 and/or 8 seater configurations available.

Yes, RHD market is obviously smaller but additional VRT wouldn’t be that relevant on an EV. The rear camera and ventilation are ridiculous omissions on such a large vehicle with such an amount of glass. At least the camera can be retrofitted but you shouldn’t have to on a €50K vehicle

Yeah it's a bit silly, the lack of rear ventilation was always bizarre but I assume VW has a schedule to hit and it wasn't ready in time (based on the LWB having rear vents)

The lack of cameras is a bit strange, particularly since it's in the brochure and specifically says unavailable. I wonder if there some underlying hardware issue that needs to be fixed

So the way I've heard the MEB described by VW is as a set of parts which are compatible. That means you could in theory have multiple camera types but I doubt they'd have more than one

More likely, it could be a case that for whatever reason Hannover is having trouble getting a reliable supply of cameras. Since that plant only makes the Buzz and Multivan, it wouldn't affect the other ID cars

Of VW just hate the Irish for some reason

Probably best to ring a few VW dealers to establish what’s available but here’s an example from DD;

Volkswagen ID. Buzz Life Passenger EV 204HP https://www.donedeal.ie/view/34084740

Cheapest ID.Buzz I’ve seen around. It’s got tiny Km’s on and a bit more spec than a life model. It’s obviously been sitting in a forecourt for quite a while.

Volkswagen ID. Buzz PRO 15 Plus 77kwh 204HP SWB 5 https://www.donedeal.ie/view/33666475