Some had the issue, yes.
I wouldnt say it was "common" though.
If you look at the OBD output of the car and the figures look good you should be OK. He sounds like he is being honest with you and it would have been done under warranty so it should be fine in that regard.
Yes, not uncommon with the early cars. A 2020 ID.3 would be from the first batch delivered here. Maybe get an Aviloo test or similar if you’re concerned and/or buying without a warranty.
thanks. Have they mobile units that cover the west? How much roughly.
It used to be about €100 for a full test where they send you an OBD dongle by post and you send it back after charging/discharging the vehicle. More recently there seems to be Agents in Ireland. See here;
thanks. The sending of the dongle etc sounds a bit convoluted.
Probably. More info here;
https://youtu.be/RdmAjgxRouA?si=QZQodv9XRIaTBALG
Quickie for ID3 owners.
Does it handle like ICE rear wheel drive cars in icy weather? I.e. not great.
Traction control is a lot better as it can control the motor instantly compared to it can with ICE, it's much more responsive. When traction light does come on you often don't notice it unless pulling out of a junction very quickly in very wet conditions where it needs to properly cut the power then you notice it but otherwise very smooth
I work shifts and often drive through freezing conditions early morning/late night and there's zero concerns with driving RWD.
Thanks for that. I like my sound but not audible by any means. I can tell the standard ID3 is lacking a bit, in some songs more than others and have never upgraded speakers in a car before - this is just a bonus. It’s not covered in any reviews which I thought was odd.
Anyone else having trouble with the Volkswagen app? It’s been over 2 days since it last successfully synchronised with my car.
Nope, ok on my side - just checked. iOS version 2.47.0
In the app settings scroll to the bottom and there's an option to sync with the car, have you tried this?
Could be your car rather than the app
went to look at a 2020 ID.3 today. All generally ok. But the area under the boot floor where you store the cables had water in it. About half a centimetre. My thinking is that they used the cables and put them in wet which caused the water puddle. The actual area directly under the boot floor was dry. The little cable storage area pointed out below was is what I am talking about. Is this like a walk away, forget about it scenario. Just not good when you see a puddle.
I'd say you're right. Is it a dealer or private sale?
Thanks but can’t see that option there. I’m using an iPhone with app version 2.47.0.
It might be my car alright as I haven’t been able to update the software on it for a few years so could be causing an issue now.
Twas private.
half a cm is a lot of water to drip off a cable.
Don’t all car boots have ducts inside the bumpers to counter the sucking effect of closing the boot?
So it could in theory be coming from the outside.
Were the sides of that cubby wet too, or literally just the base?
If there was a leak the water would be below the plastic cubby for the cables and lying on the metal below the cubby though?
It was just the base of this cubby area. The main base of the boot was dry. Strange one. Kinda put me off a bit.
there was no plastic cubby. Just the metal more a less. So cables stashed in and just a metal area.
Then there could be a leak or they didn't close the boot properly during a recent shower or something.
mmm, yeah. Just a bit disconcerting when you see a puddle like this. Car was very grubby too. I know I should probably look past these cosmetic things…….
do all id3’s from 2020 have wireless phone charging or only some?
Unlikely, brochure below from 2020 would indicate that it was only on the 1st edition Max;
https://www.volkswagen.ie/idhub/content/dam/onehub_pkw/importers/ie/models/product-guides/ID-3-1ST-ProductGuide.pdf
thank you Joe. Yeah it was a 1st plus I looked at and according to your link, no wireless charging.
I wouldn’t regard it as a dealbreaker but nice to have. Some of them are better at heating up phones rather than charging them.
True. do you think the pooling water I mention above is a deal breaker?!?
For me yes unless the seller has a plausible explanation or the car is significantly cheaper than similar ones for sale. If you suspect it might be a leak, it could be a pain to sort. Given there are plenty used ID.3’s available, I’d hold off for a dry one.
No explanation as they said they never noticed it before.
