VW ID.3

What the hell is in your shed??? 😉😂

Locking it up is a pain, luckily work has a bike shed which helps a bit

Has anyone bought a space save spare wheel for the ID3? I see some third party companies putting together wheel & tookit for 250ish delivered.

Im wondering is there any space saver from VWs that are likely to be in breaker yards that I could pick up for less?

Anyone had any experience?

Also, has anyone removed their variable height floor? If they have Id be interested in purchasing.

I went and got a set of tyre plugs, a decent compressor and a jack after a puncture caused me to miss a ferry home

Still running on that repaired tyre nearly 2 years later with no issues

The thing with space savers is you can only drive at 80, so your next stop is likely to be the tyre shop anyway

My view is that the plugs need to work long enough to get a proper repair

Might be doing an upgrade, have a 221 ID.3. Would a 251 ID3 have the newer electric motors for better efficiency ? or is it a tiny change that I would never notice ?

Also, ID.4 im tempted by if only cause it's a newer refresh.

Ive spotted the Ebay ones alright. Its just something at the back of my head, not worth splashing 250 odd on though:)

Finally found a set of 4no. wind deflectors for our ID.3.
Came in at €61 delivered from Amazon Germany.
Not due until sometime between August 24th and September 14th, but they’ll be worth the wait.

thats my understanding also,

https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/major-upgrade-for-the-id3-pre-sales-launch-with-pro-s-model-18359

and the “GTX” & “GTX Performance” variants, get the 79kw battery, to just pip 600km WLTP

https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/the-id3-product-line-is-becoming-more-diverse-start-of-pre-sales-for-gtx-pro-and-pure-models-18417

The new GTX has a more efficient electric motor than the revised Pro S, from German ID3 Config comparator:

Thanks for the recommendation.
I’ve been looking for the non in-channel ones. Had them on previous cars and they marked the glass on the window.
These ones attach to the door.

And like you said, Amazon are good with returns and stuff. If they’re rubbish, they’ll go back.

Can I expect updated ID.3 models and a new pricelist between now and January? Most recent pricelist on VW Irish site dates from May and doesn't have models with the new motors in it.

Hi all. Long time lurker, first time poster here. I am looking at a 2nd hand ID3 and will be my first EV. Budget is 22-24k so 2021 family spec seems to be the sweet spot here. I am based in Mayo and ideally would buy locally - Mayo/Sligo/Galway. VW dealer in Ballina has the following

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/volkswagen/id-3/fpa/3557878?journey=Search

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/volkswagen/id-3/fpa/3755013?journey=Search

The first one has 73k kms on the clock. Dealer is saying battery SOH is 94%. My head is telling me that the mileage is high for a 3 yr old car, not sure if that matters the same for an EV?

The 2nd model is lower mileage at 53k, and the lower powered version. 1k in the price between them.

I would welcome any advice or feedback - thank you!

I'd go with the higher power one. Same as buddy above, I've only driven the lower power ID4 and it wasn't great. My ID3 is a 212 reg Tech spec 58kWh with the 150kW/204hp motor which is pretty nice. I bought it used earlier this year with under 30k km and very happy with it so far.

I have the Cupra born in 204bhp, they never released the lower powered one here. So will feel the same as the ID3 204bhp.

The id4 I drove is actually 174bhp so would probably be close enough in power to weight as the 145bhp ID3.

Look around slightly further afield too OP, there's good deals on ID3 around the place

Thanks folks. I’m probably not as put off by high mileage based on this feedback. This is the 2nd car for the family - already have a large estate for wheeling around the kids etc, so prefer the smaller size of ID3 vs ID4. Still want good range/battery but it won’t be the car we will be using for longer cross-country journeys. For the moment - until we go full EV!

Final PCP payment this month, going to just finance the final payment and keep it. Cracking car, wife says it's the best we've ever had, served me well. Just over 70k km on the clock.

I prefer the tour to the model y.