You can also use the car as a wi-fi hotspot with the data plan. Possibly more useful if you're traveling, but then again the data roaming allowance is pretty good in Europe
I think Spotify and Apple music will be added to the infotainment next year, and there's talk of Netflix as well (only when stationary). The data plan might be a bit more relevant then
thanks, just looked it up, 25GB for 1 year, €85, not really worth it but I do like to listen to bbc radio. If it had youtube too I think I would get it, nice for a break when pulled in.
Can’t you use your phones as a hotspot and connect the car through it ?
Yep, that's what I do when I want internet radio
as requested.
After 3 years in the i3 which is legendary for its ability to pick up punctures...
I got one today in the ID3. Managed to get back on the road with the spray can stuff. Off to town in the morning to hopefully get it fixed.
Let's know how you get on, Phil. I thought that once you used the can of gunk, the tyre was effectively arsed !
I've heard the same, although I wonder if it's just a case that it's a pain in the hoop to scrape all the crap out so most tyre places will tell you it's horsed.
My new wheels arrived yesterday though, so perfect timing. I'll get all 4 winters on tomorrow so that'll give me time to sort out the flat.
I have a good local independent place 5 minutes away so if the tyre is salvageable I'm sure they'll do so.
I never had a single puncture in the i3 in the nearly 4 years I had it and 122,000 odd Kms I drove it.
No puncture in the Leaf for the 3 years either, guess I've been lucky.
And yes, I'm on plenty of bad rods too.
Gave her a wash yesterday, and it rains, typical. Anyway, got the Karcher K4 and their cleaning shampoo/Wax, pretty good stuff. Puts a nice shine on it too. Even more surprised when I tried out the high power nozzle, It lifts moss something amazing. Will definitely be handier than sweeping the yard and trying to scrape off moss.
I only ever had 1 flat in the Leaf. Not a puncture as such ether, I hit the edge of a section of rough road when I had to pull in tight to the verge to avoid a speeding idiot. Ripped a 6 inch tear into it lol. Had to drive home on the rim which was only about half a km thankfully.
Few small punctures in the ID3 due to screws etc, always quick easy repairs though.
This was yesterday's culprit...
Lol. Good thing it was so bad though. I has to use the spray stuff to get home and I know many tyre places won't touch the tyre for a repair simply because the spray makes it too hard to find the source of the puncture
No difficulty on that front..
Also got my new rims & winter tyres matched up and fitted while I was there. £45 for the lot, rims/tyres married up, swapped for the Andoyas, and the puncture repaired.
Looking good Phil, you must be expecting a lot more cold weather!
Do the mud flaps make much of a difference ?
Looks like that concrete could do with a good power wash lol 🤣
Power washing the concrete is a pain in the ass because there's so much of it and because our water (well supply) doesn't have enough pressure to effectively use the washer for so long.
I live on a hilltop in rural Donegal so the winters are a must.
The mud flaps are good, but I do still end up filthy at time because the roads are so minging.
For those who received their cars. How long did it take to receive the car after the vin number appeared under "Vehicle Details" on Volkswagen site? I ordered id3 Business early July and VIN number has appeared today, so trying to get an idea of timeline.
I ordered my Business model also in mid-July. Had the VIN in late September and was told by dealer that car entered Ireland on 5 November. I’m putting off collecting it until January with dealer’s OK.
I think there’s an element of randomness to all of this. I’m guessing a lot depends on the exact spec including colour and, especially, whether they have the chips needed for precisely the spec/options you ordered.
Thanks for that, good to know. yes ordered July 5th, Business model and everything as standard in moonstone. Initially told 12 weeks but knew that date would never be met so never pushed them on it.
Might speak with the dealer though regards holding it to January if it does come happen to come in before then.
Does anyone with the matrix led lights find they point a bit high when on dip mode? I feel like I'm one of those drivers who blinds everyone because their dip lights are out of whack
I looked in the settings and there doesn't seem to be any way to adjust it, I assume the lights just point themselves down slightly to dip
Also, am I the only person who thinks the indicators are ridiculously bright? I can light up a darkened street with them, seems like overkill 😁
I met a car yesterday evening/night and his dipped lights were out of alignment. I was blinded but not so much that I thought his full were on. And a big que of cars behind him.
Ouch! Hope this isn't bad news for anyone who has orders in. Only a 1 week shutdown so not too bad, but hopefully it isn't the first of several
Interesting thing they say that Zwickau hadn't been affected by semiconductor shortages as badly as other plants. For example it mentions that Golf production has been halted multiple times
Maybe all the people who got told their cars were delayed becuase of semiconductor shortages are being sold some BS and it's just down to production backlog
If it's true, then it's probably a good sign that VW is giving prioirty to ID cars over their popular ICE cars
The Matrix headlights don't dip they adjust the beam pattern to avoid blinding the driver while lighting up the ditch, very convenient, they're fantastic, they can get caught out the odd time but think there's a setting to adjust their reaction time.
I'll start a conspiracy theory (or maybe a Christmas wish) that this is actually due to the mythical 12-inch infotainment system that's supposed to come in for units built in November.
Needless to say, it's just wishful thinking from me as I've a build week of 49 that will probably pushed out past Christmas with this week-long pause.
Yeah I've gotten to test out the adaptive full beams a few times recently. They're absolutely fantastic, well worth the money. They make night driving much simpler
Did your ID3 come with Airstop tyres? I was wondering how puncture resistant they really are are and if they need specialist repair, as they come with repair goo pre-installed.
Good question, I'm not sure to be honest. Possibly, as I didn't actually get a goo kit with it. I noticed one in the loaner ID3 I had when the scratch on mine was being repaired and asked the dealer why I didn't have one.
He wasn't sure, so gave it to me lol.
8% degradation in Chris’s car has been confirmed by a VW dealer. Not great news for us. Hopefully the scale of degradation won’t have too much impact on the trade in values…
do we know if a lot of rapid charges at ionity has an effect, I would imagine he uses them more than an average person.
I’m sure it does. He admitted that he used ionity frequently and charged to 100%, but still a big degradation over 24k. I wonder whether VW will regret giving a 8 year warranty for 30% degradation.
He says it in the video. He did a lot of High power charging. You'd assume that's had a big effect..
Don't most electric cars lose a big chunk early on and then it tapers off. For example 20,000km and you might lose 6 or 7% but then the next 50,000km you might only lose another 3 or 4%?
That's what I was thinking, like I'm sure VW did tests and accounting on the 30% figure, this is a battery platform they are heavily invested in. Guess we will all learn in time. Still waiting on mine :) hope I made the right choice in the car and the varient.
Yeah I'm reasonably optimistic that it's his self confessed battery abuse that accounted for much of it. He uses rapids constantly and regularly rapid charged right to 100% for various testing efforts.
By no means normal use.
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