VW ID.3 V2

looking at early ID3’s, all things being equal, which spec is the one to have? The price list and spec’s aren’t incremental from one to the next, they’re all ‘in addition to life’.

Tech and Max seem v v rare, and Family, Style and 1st Plus seem v similar spec and price

Here's the price and spec for that year for them in case you don't already have it

I'd think long and hard about whether a pano roof is worth it. Lots of reports of them creaking and they generally make the car body feel slightly less solid. In general the people who get the most benefit/enjoyment from a pano roof are the backseat passengers.

sorry to have my mental process play out on the thread -

I looks like the ‘business’ spec was popular, plenty for sale, and it has the matrix lights, keyless entry, rear camera, wireless CarPlay, and without the pano roof.

The Family, Tech and Style are v rare and not much extra that’s a must-have on a one-person shunt car

a quick spray of silicone lubricant around the outside seal of the glass roof fixes the creaking.

VW will take in and apply a lubricant for free to address the creaking as and when needed.

Seems to happen after a strong frost and/or freezing weather over a few days.

I’ve had it sorted once for my ID4 (owned just over a year).

the tour with the larger battery was a 4 seater

Does yours have the Dynamic chassis or the standard one?

I’ve a 2025 ID 3 with DCC and there’s a knocking coming from the front drivers side suspension. Plenty of threads on it but seems to be related to the DCC controller as they knocking goes away if the wire to the suspension is unplugged.

If standard, not that I’ve seen as much. Can depend on a whole pile of things so best to talk to a garage about it. Springs do sag eventually and multiple factors can expedite it (load, road surface etc).

I’ve a meeting with the dealer next week on Thursday so will share more then. The DCC doesn’t seem to be specific to ID3s. Mine could be either something needing to be tightened, topped up or a part that needs to be replaced.

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