VW ID.3

I think you were looking for bargain basement price so probably not! 🤣

picked our GTX performance plus up this evening (ordered end Nov). Haven’t had a chance to drive it beyond the (slow) drive back from the dealership. First impressions are good, infotainment seems very snappy. It was set in comfort mode so will play around with that a bit over the weekend to see how it handles but ride seemed smooth in comfort.

I'd say any ordered in 2024 are in the country by now.. its just a case of how quickly the dealer got delivery of it from Dublin. Mine was in Dublin a few weeks ago but only getting it now, so there is probably a whole bunch ready for delivery just depends on the dealer.

Whats your dealer telling you?

What spec / colour etc did you go for?

Well wear with it!

You wouldn't believe how buried cars can be after coming off the ship. I used to work down there years ago. Cars are parked in huge lines tightly so if your car is near the start of any of these lines it will be a good while till whatever truck drive gets to load it. In some areas where they are parked there is access from both ends but this is rarer.

few photos, really pleased with the colour which definitely suits the car. No options other than the black alloys which was a no cost option.

Nice, what were you coming from and how do you find it so far?

for those of you getting an id.3 - is it a facelift or new model etc or just bigger battery?

It just makes sense to me to move from the tesla to this. The size is big enough for me and it has a hatch. The spec, performance and comfort looks to be better. Visually to me it looks better as well in high spec.

My only worries are they haven't really fixed the software stuff although all reports say it's much better now. This to me is the biggest risk from making the move. The tech in cars is so important now that I really don't want some buggy experience on a new car I've paid so much for. Would ruin the whole thing for me. I've not had any gripes with the tesla other than auto wipers and the seats sometimes forget where they should be. Also I believe the tesla app still works a lot better.

Nitpicking but in the above post it says it has a 12 inch screen where it is 12.9 so basically 13. That is a help when coming from the bigger tesla screen. Never had a problem with that being the only screen in the car.

I can see myself getting coverted to a hud as a must have after doing the same with heated seats, then heated steering wheel, auto pilot and then adaptive high beams. Those have all become something I look for in a new car. All are standard in the gtx pp other than auto pilot which in vw terms is iq drive. I added it and it is said to be better so looking forward to trying it.

Only other thing I will lose out on as far as I can remember is efficiency. From all I've looked at I won't get that much more out of the bigger battery and will have to use more electricity at the same time.

In what way is the tesla screen better if the vw one now works well now? Does it predict range badly? I'm very confident in the tesla ones no matter what time of year and I leave the tyres under inflated so I'm not sure how it is calculating range, a lot of the time I drive on the motorway under 100 but then will go cross country at the speed limit or a bit over. It's only ever a few % out in the calculation so never get range anxiety.

The app sounds like it can do all I need to do. Couldn't care less about tesla gimmicks but did hear the vw one is slower to connect and sometimes doesn't connect. No deal breaker for me but thought it was worth bringing up.

Do you all use the native stuff or android auto/carplay day to day? Having the option seems like a plus point but I've only ever used them on rentals for a short period.

When using google maps will it put in charging stops if needed and show how many % you need to charge to get to the destination?

What you're referencing is Android Automotive, as the base infotainment system as in the Polestar and Renault cars. Android Auto is running a version of your phone's interface and doesnt have access to the battery percentage information. Google touted a new EV routing / charge stop planning features last year for Maps but it still hasnt rolled out.

I'd love to buy a ID3 gtxp some day. The only thing I dislike about VW at the moment is the poor warranty terms compared to BYD, Kia, Hyundai or Toyota. I'm sure I'll be able to ignore that when the time comes.

We're off the ground… GTX Performance Plus delivered! 🍾

All good so far. I really like the color, it not your typical bright red, it seems to give off different shades depending on the angle.

Interior is a massive improvement to my 2020 ID.3. Not much hard plastic, seats are very good.

Need some more back road driving to get a better feel for the drive and suspension etc.

Very jealous of these excellently priced GTXs. I got ripped on a 231 ID3, paid about 48k for it. Can only imagine what they'll offer for it next year