TitianGerm wrote: » https://www.volkswagen.ie/en/sse-aitricity.html Stolen from ID4 thread. €675 free credit with Airtricity for new VW electric cars registered between July and December.
ted1 wrote: » Going in with the misses over the weekend to look at an ID3 and ID4 to see if she can be persuaded. Are the dealers showing any flexibility on prices ?
fits wrote: » I really can’t see the benefit of it in our climate.
Sam the Sham wrote: » Heat pump or no heat pump? That is the question.
electricus wrote: » What does your ‘My Volkswagen’ show as a matter of interest? Mine shows the car and model year 2022 but no equipment details yet. I think it’s scheduled for manufacture during week of 01/07.
the_amazing_raisin wrote: » Really? I find the car is quite a bit colder than what I'm used to, seems the AC is a lot more powerful than the Leaf
eagerv wrote: » I wouldn't imagine the glass roof makes the car any hotter, there is a blind. The black standard roof is already a big heat sink, one of the few things I don't like about the car. It's too hot..
jogdish wrote: » Thanks, to the above, Yrs I agree the sunroof is not a feature I would want to pay for on it's own, but sigh if I want the rest it's there anyways (for a price) and does look nice. I'm torn between paying for a few extra things I think I would miss otherwise and saving a few K for the sake of being responsible. Any feelings on the 145/204 hp engine debate?
waynegalway wrote: » Not a distraction, I think it adds enjoyment to the car. If parked up, I’ll probably keep it closed if we ever get a really sunny day! But I doubt the blind would make much difference to overheating, because by the time the heat energy hits the blind, it’s already in the car.
jogdish wrote: » How do you find the panoramic sunroof? Distraction ? Too much heat on a sunny day? Any downside ?
waynegalway wrote: » We have the Style spec. The main things missing from it that the Family has are the reversing camera and dual zone heating. (Not sure about rear speakers, but we’re looking into adding them to our car). Thought the camera would be a big omission, but we’re getting on fine without it. I think the Family is a better spec for sure, but the Style is a very good middle ground and arguably more bang for buck? We paid €1250 more for Style over the asking price for Life, so it was a good value upgrade (alloys for the Life would have been €950 alone).
jogdish wrote: » Hi ( At this point I feel guilty asking so many what about/if questions , hopefully still ok with the thread ) Dealership basically steered me towards 204hp, over 145 - the reason being fairly nebulous to me - but at the point this could be one of those things they are actually giving me good advise on. For the record I drive safe, I usually avoid unnecessary overtaking and I don't care about 0-60. Current car is a 1.4 petrol, fine. Drive at 120 on the motorway and stick to limits. After seeing some of 'features' missing from the ID.3 Life, I started to look at the 'Family' am I victim to stupid marketing, the sunroof looks so cool, but Im really interested in the cameras and 'ski hatch' and little thing and also thinking ahead to resale value. I sat in a 'Style' at the show room, lovely thing. Would appreciated any comments/remarks.
Patmwgs wrote: » It would be nice if the car or the app could store the complete charge history from either home or public charging. It should not be that hard to add.
fits wrote: » We’ve decided that even if car comes mid- late July we won’t pick it up until the second week in August. We will need to bring the suv on holidays as dog, bikes, roof box and trailer are all coming. Don’t want to leave a brand new car on the driveway for two weeks.
[Deleted User] wrote: » I now see the vin and could see the spec all along but it was a good while before I got the number from the dealer to register on the site. It says 2021 model year.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Dealer said my id.3 was in the final assembly stage yesterday and hasn't left the factory yet. He'll let me know what boat it's due on. So I'm reckoning it might get on a boat by Friday and then here next week and maybe collect week after.
Sam the Sham wrote: » I think that depends on the rates you're getting. There are plans out there whose "night rates" are almost identical to what others are selling 24-hour electricity for. Sometimes it's even the same supplier. Here's an Energia page for what they are calling their "cheapest electricity offer": https://www.energia.ie/plans-and-switching-info/electricity It's the night rate of .1423/kwh incl VAT that they are calling the cheapest. Day rate is .2921 incl VAT (!). But I'm with Energia and, thanks to a bit of haggling, I was able to get a 24-hour rate of .1443 incl VAT. All that to say: I wouldn't assume that you'll get the most economical deal by switching to a day/night meter, even with an EV.
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