VW ID.3

Congrats!, colour, variant ?

their base model in grey , it was the only ID3 they could get that was on the production line at the time in July but pretty much what we wanted anyway. Looking forward to it now.

Friyay

have had my ID3 a week now and I have to say, while yes the interior looks and feels a bit low rent, exterior feels made of plastic, alot of the tech is really a bit of a gimmick ( have a 1st Max ) and I worry about the range ( the way I drive it ) I have to say its a cracking little car. Its quite, comfortable and quick. It even handles quite well despite its weight. Maybe its coz its new, but I find myself reaching for those keys rather than any of the others which is a good sign - although that might change when I cant charge it this winter 😜

I have a question about this road sign recognition, is there a front facing visual camera on the car? if so can it act as a dash cam, or is it the driving map has locations and limits built in and the dash just displays what it assumes should be the limit based on the map info?

Question..Ordered ID3 in early July..Deal done with trade in. Deposit paid. Now assuming it will not be delivered until Jan 22..Should I assume the dealer will honour the deal agreed, or will the price inflate in Jan due to the usual price increase.

I'm the same time frame, deal honored. I wrote an email of my contemporaneous account of the deal/meeting and he replied all was good. It was mentioned the the budget could upset things as my dealership cc'd me the letter to say the dealership got the government discount (they ordered this batch of cars late July) and this was valid till november 29th - the greens are in goverment, EV's are not going anywhere and the world is dying so I think the grant will not get worse.

Did you mean that, for your experiment you drove with the AC off and the windows down and got better range?

Yep. Pretty much. It wasn’t the most scientific experiment that’s ever been conducted to be fair.

I’ve been doing it for a few days now using the same route over and back to work, same speeds as I usually do. Weather has been broadly similar. And I’m seeing a huge difference in range. I’m actually getting what the GOM predicts instead of significantly less.

Could be a quirk to my particular car but I’m definitely going to leave the AC off for the next while to see if it makes a consistent difference or if it’s just a weird anomaly.

I would imagine a lot would depend on how wide open the windows were. If you only need to open them a small amount (which, given the current weather, seems probable), the effect on the aerodynamics is likely not great.

Don't think I have ever seen the cabin heating using 10kW, more like 2 to 4kW, but I don't keep the car too hot, just a comfortable level.

Now, the battery heating, that's a different story, on a freezing morning a total of 10kW is well possible for a while.

True, aircon doesn't use very much, not worth worrying about. Particularly if you keep it at an achievable level.

I had a six speed diesel in a previous life. I remember when you turned on the ac there was a noticeable drop in revs and there were certain gentle hills that the car would not pull 6th gear any more. Thankfully the ID's ac is a bit more efficient.🙂

just playing around to be honest. My GOM seems to be way off when I use the AC but much more accurate when it’s off.

also, when I say windows down I don’t mean fully down, just enough to get a bit of fresh air.

Good luck👍️.

Plenty of good weather next week, don't forget to take some pics..

Yes its definitely strange when you ordered before us. I guess they make batches of the same spec together. hopefully yours will be on next ship. Is VIN number up yet?