VW ID.3 V2

Great thanks for the info. We just put a deposit down on GTX performance on Monday.

Am nervous about residuals and software but fingers crossed all works out.

Delivery due in 2 months (was already on order by dealer).

Will be our first EV but already have home charge point installed as had ordered an EV6 in 2022 but dealer couldn't get the spec i had ordered in the end.

https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2025/07/02/volkswagen-id3-gtx-can-it-finally-deliver-on-the-ev-hot-hatch-promise/

Luke warm praise for the GTX- prefers the Cupra VZ. A few howlers as well- average driver needs to charge twice a week? - also Audi is the parent of Cupra?

Ref the Auid piece, they were (if not still are) certainly the parent company of SEAT which is now SEAT and Cupra so they could be right about that bit. There was a lot of parts sharing between Audi and SEAT (SEAT Exeo is an old A4 set up for example)

I’ll never understand why some people don’t love this car as much as I do. All the negative reviews base their claims on it lacking “je ne sais quoi” which is a way of saying; “I’ve got nothing.”

Then there are those absolutely wedded to the idea that petrol cars are the benchmark by which all cars should be judged, which leads to idiocy like the Ioniq 5N’s fake transmission and fake engine noises, though I’m sure it’s a fine car. It’s ridiculous and infantile. When I was a child, I had a fake “motorcycle engine” toy that I attached to my bike and that made vroom vroom noises. I guess I’m out of step if I say that I’ve outgrown such toys.

I’m in the US at the moment and given the number of times I’ve been blasted out of it here by some fool revving his motor, I reckon one reason that EV uptake is so low here is that the big babies have to make big roars to get everyone’s attention.

I love the stealth qualities of my GTX

Thought I'd post an update on my ID.3 issue I'd posted in the old thread. Maybe of help to some.

A charging socket error appeared while driving. Once I stopped it wouldn't go again as it thought the cable was plugged in so had to be towed to the garage. A few weeks later finally fixed and the diagnosed issue was corrosion on some connector due to a grommet not being in place in the boot. Fairly hefty bill to boot!

Would probably have been covered under the original warranty but water ingress (or issues relating to) is explicitly not in the Approved Used one sadly. If I find the exact location of the grommet I'll post it. No harm in checking it. Maybe where the tyre kit is. I do seem to recall someone in the old thread finding water in there when looking to buy a used one. I found a little too. No idea how it gets in.

C.

Yes definitely odd, especially with the larger battery. I assume he meant once a week which would mean around maybe 20k a year as most charges are done with some battery capacity remaining.

It depends what you think most EV owners average mileage is - from what I've read it's around 17k which would mean 1 charge per week. There is a small subset of owners of course who do 29k kms annually or more as you say- which would necessitate 2 charges per week. However it is possible that a good number of GTX owners may do higher mileage as they are likely to be driving enthusiasts.

I'm collecting a GTX PP early next week.

I've had a look at some info on the software here to get an idea what to expect. First time to own an EV so not sure yet what else to look out for.

Edit : Tech_Head pointed out this is not the software version used in the GTX (v5.4). Will leave the link here in case it's of any use for previous platform.

https://www.id3forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3950

Anyone any idea how to set the screen to show the GTX logo for longer when the display is starting up. Also any idea how to set default mode to Sport?

You can’t - will always default to comfort mode.

Mine will be registered next week so will then need to pay up before collecting.

on the battery charging i thought it was advised to charge to 80% as much as possible? With lfp like I have now you can run it low but then charge to 100% each week.

Used the 300kW charger in Circle K in Fermoy today on my ID.3 GTX Performance Plus.

Got 183kW upto 32% SoC.

Recent reports of squeaky seals that are easily sorted with a silicone lubricant but that’s all I’ve heard.

How many KM's are people getting out of their tyres. Ive done over 35k on my original tyres so far from August 2022..