VW ID.3

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Would you not just move on, go get one from another dealer

That's what I said I was going to do, but apparently that's enough to get some people's knickers in a twist.

CoBo55 wrote: »

Just let us know when you get it… thanks.
I don’t know about others but it’s wearing thin with me tbh.

Ah let the man vent, it's not exactly a phone charger from Wish.

A car is probably the second most expensive thing most people are ever going to buy, so if someone f!cks it up then I can understand them getting frustrated

Personally when I'm feeling down I just see how Phil's life is going to cheer myself up

DrPhilG wrote: »

That's what I said I was going to do, but apparently that's enough to get some people's knickers in a twist.

Scored on the deflection:pac:
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adunis wrote: »

I can spare you some legwork Phil........
I talked to every dealer in the country
Western motors
Tom Murphy
And believe it or not Blackwater Fermoy were the standouts by a mile.

Next question, is Phil willing to travel from one end of the country to the other for a new car

Stay tuned to find out

what is the supply situation with ID3? tested an e208 at the weekend, the guy was saying there are issues with e208 but said ID3 was similar?

Today's amazing discovery.

The divider in the centre console has a slot in the top of it to take a charging card. Dunno why I didn't see it before today. :D

eagerv wrote: »

I wish mine had a divider in the centre console.. And a slot in it..:D

These things can be arranged.

CFlat wrote: »

Anybody here driving a Kia Ceed Sportwagon Hybrid? I've put a small deposit on a new one to buy in July. Starting a job in a few weeks time and the commute will be about 110 Kms round trip. I know the Ceed wont do the colour of that but if I can get it charged at my new place of work it will prob do 2/3s of the journey before I have to go to petrol/hybrid. Did give the ID3 some some consideration but not sure I'm ready to go full electric.

Not sure why you're asking about the Ceed SW PHEV in the ID.3 thread, but I'll take the bait and try to talk you out of it

I haven't owned a PHEV but some of my neighbours have them. They need to be charged religiously every day or else it's just an expensive petrol car

They also won't get the range advertised, the Ceed will probably get about 30km before the battery runs flat. One major annoyance is that they can't fast charge so if you want to go electric then you're charging for 3-4 hours

I'd give a BEV some more thought, even the small battery ID.3 will easily handle 110km and have plenty left over. The mid battery 58kWh could do the trip twice without charging, so if you forgot to charge one evening you'll still have enough battery for your commute

So while the PHEV has the safety net of a petrol engine, the reality is you'll actually be plugging it in more often if you want to avoid those annoying fuel bills

You mentioned charging at work, if it's a free charger then your transportation costs goes to zero

Having said all that, there's plenty of good reasons at the moment not to buy a BEV, if you can't get a home charger then you'll be relying on public charging which is a hassle, especially if it isn't very good in your area

The Ceed SW is an excellent car for the money as well and if you need the space then it beats the ID.3. There was some talk a while back about an electric version, if it had become a reality then I'd have been very tempted to go for it

Finally found where the rattle was in the back of my ID3 that was wrecking my head on bumpy roads.

When I let the 60% seat down (the one behind the driver's seat) there's a joint between the plastic trim running from the boot and joins with the trim behind the rear seat belt. This was a little loose and when I pried the joint open I could see three little nubbins/mounts. Two of the nubbins had wear on them.

It looks like theres a small bit of sway from left to right in the seat and this was causing the seatbelt side of the trim to push back over the nubbins and actually make a knocking sound as it happened.

Ordered some felt tape, cut off the nubbins and lined the joint with with the felt. So far no more knocking and I've driven over most of the roads which always caused the noise. Hopefully that's the the end of the knocking and I can get back to enjoying the car!!

https://imgur.com/a/jPARhYm

Edit: hopefully this is the same issue Pat is having and it'll help him sort his as well.

CFlat wrote: »

Thanks very much Raisin and rx8. Much food for thought there. A sibling of mine has a PHEV and everytime they visit one of us it's plugged straight in. They look like a lot of work. Might put my decision on hold for now.


Sorry thought this was a general chat about electric/PHEVs. Couldn't find a particular thread on the CEED Hybrid.

No worries,... I have the ID3 1st edition and raisin,has an ID4.
Couldn't be happier with it. 7-10 days between charges, and when you see the price of petrol now is ~ €1.60 a litre, puts a smile on your face.

Just go for it, you'll come back and thank us later !

rx8 wrote: »

I thought the play/pause pedals were only on the first editions.
If it's the 45kwh edition, then that's not in production yet.

I have the 58kw base model in silver. Its a fantastic car. I would of loved the alloys, but preferred to put the money into a good home charger, and im not as weary letting the missus and myself touch the kerbs . I live in the countryside and it has great handling on the twisty roads. Biggest let down is the heater controls, having to take your eyes off the road to use.
Simple control knobs woyld have been great.

slave1 wrote: »

Demonstrating complete ignorance, does the car have voice control of AC?

Yes you just say my feet are cold and stuff like that and the car will heat up or cool down whatever body part/car you say.

Patmwgs wrote: »

Biggest let down is the heater controls, having to take your eyes off the road to use.
Simple control knobs woyld have been great.

I don’t see that issue. The temp up/down is within easy reach without going at the touchscreen.

Is it the fact they are touch buttons rather than twisty?

Doesn’t bother me but each to their own.

TitianGerm wrote: »

Yes you just say my feet are cold and stuff like that and the car will heat up or cool down whatever body part/car you say.

It only has voice control for AC in spec with dual zone system, so it’s not in the Life or Style spec.

TitianGerm wrote: »

Sorry I'm not one of you new fancy blow in types, I've a First Edition :pac:

Fair enough! Just thought I’d let those considering the Life/Style model know that the voice control won’t work for AC. It was a surprise to me when I realised our Style couldn’t do it, it wasn’t at all clear from the brochure that this wasn’t included. I knew it only had single zone, but it didn’t say anywhere that voice control wouldn’t work with that.