VW ID.4

I changed a 221 for a 251 ID4

Same here. According to the garage, and backed up by what we saw, quite a few ID.4s were being returned and swapped for Tiguans earlier this year. Unfortunately, we got a poor trade-in for our ID.4, so a Tiguan wasn’t within budget. That said, the Tiguan runs on relatively the same software as the ID.4, and personally, I didn’t like it much as a car at the time anyway. It's just a shame to see so many people coming out of ID cars after one go. I'm very interested to see what VW do next. Will they do another all electric SUV or wait to see the natural progression of things and decide on one car to replace both.

Just changed my 222 ID4 for a 252 and so far love the new car. It’s all the things the old one should have been - usable/responsive screen, electric boot and much better HP for overtaking tractors... The first offer for trade was terrible given I was hit with the 10k price cut but when I pointed out it would save me money to hand it back, pay the mileage overage fee and start again with another brand instead of pay for their price cut they offered 2k more for the old one. Whoever said they dont care about the mileage overage, they absolutely do if you’re handing it back, so need to include it in your figures. They dont care if you switch to a new one.

On the android auto stuff I’ve never had any problems with wireless and the car. I have had issues with a Xiaomi constantly disconnecting from wireless but that was a known phone problem with them not the car and my Pixel has been solid wirelessly on both cars. There are rare occasions when android auto doesn’t properly start - it’ll start playing music but the screen is blank. A restart of the phone and/or infotainment system mostly cures that. Once connected I’ve had no random disconnects.

I haven't heard about that, but have seen that some owners noticed that the AC charging was reduced from 11kW to 7kW.

A fix should be included in the next OTA (3.83 ?) but can be fixed by the dealer if needed before that.

Not an issue for me so will wait for the fix to come through.

The range on my fob is pretty poor anyway.

I think the poor range is actually by design. Its to counteract the repeater systems that the thieves use to rob your car.

And if anything it should cause the car to lock quicker as you walk away as it will detect that the key is outside its range.

I use auto open but I turned off auto lock as I dont always want it to lock when I walk away and it started to annoy me but each to their own on that.

But if it auto-opens when you approach it, who cares?

Same. With our key fob you litterally have to be straddling the car for it to work.

To be honest, I find the car glitchy and unreliable. One day something won't work, and then it runs okay for the next week making it nearly impossible to diagnose issues with it. I don’t think taking it to a garage and saying “this thing is rubbish” will help much. It feels more like something you just have to live with, and hope the next VW model is an improvement before buying again. I had a bad feeling about it from the moment I got in, but my wife was adamant about sticking with the brand and its her car. As I’ve mentioned before, I thought the new Tiguan’s interior was awful. The whole experience of a modern VAG car lacks tactility, poor response, sensitivity, and overall user-friendliness. I moved away from Audi for similar reasons.

My VW app has ganes on it this morning

Always Been available?

Games, a console? And a spotify app. Free

15e for some wellness app

Shows Connect and plus as free till July 27

Had the same issue with the wing mirrors on our Kilkenny trip come to think of it. 😂

Driving the new car a little more I have noticed AA wireless end up with a blank screen (but music playing) happening more often. Restart the infotainment system and it’s fine every time - and restarting it is much less faff than the old car. I assume it’s the version of AA in the car that has the bugs.

Spotify and nav from the car will only replace the phone for me when the car nav has speed vans and the other useful stuff you get from Waze…

Nope

Folded in with the switch as was tight road.

Couldn't get them out again. Switch, lock, unlock. Worked after 5 or 6 times