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by pdk42
Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:45 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: I’ll probably get hung for this - ID3 or Tesla 3
Replies: 19
Views: 10638

Re: I’ll probably get hung for this - ID3 or Tesla 3

I think a well built Tesla hatch still might sway me in the future. Tesla's position right now is interesting: - They still only have four models (S, X, 3, Y) - The S and the X are looking old. The S had a recent facelift, but it's still basically the same car (and UK version is at least a year awa...
by pdk42
Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:12 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: I’ll probably get hung for this - ID3 or Tesla 3
Replies: 19
Views: 10638

Re: I’ll probably get hung for this - ID3 or Tesla 3

I run a Model 3 and my wife has an ID.3, so I'm familiar with both. In a nutshell: - They're really in different categories of car - in terms of size, price, features etc, In a mature market you wouldn't be comparing them. However, the limited EV market right now does provoke a comparison. ID.3: - I...
by pdk42
Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:05 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Charging observations - comments/opinions appreciated
Replies: 5
Views: 3805

Re: Charging observations - comments/opinions appreciated

I've only ever used one tesla destination charger in the UK, worked fine. In theory you shouldn't have an issue, so not sure. As far as I know the Tesla wall connector is not specific to Tesla unless it's wired as 3-phase with no neutral. In this config, it makes use of the peculiar way that Tesla'...
by pdk42
Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:12 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Ride Comfort and anti-roll bars
Replies: 8
Views: 3490

Re: Ride Comfort and anti-roll bars

Front anti roll bar is definitely fitted on the ID3. In any case, the ARB will not affect slow speed suspension compliance - the behaviour you are unhappy with will be due to spring and damper settings. I personally find our ID3 pretty good on uneven surfaces - certainly better than our other car, w...
by pdk42
Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:06 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Mild vibrations on the steering wheel while AC is on?
Replies: 4
Views: 1739

Re: Mild vibrations on the steering wheel while AC is on?

Do you have the heat pump? I think it’s a thing with heat pump equipped cars.
by pdk42
Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:50 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: WeConnect app
Replies: 15
Views: 9835

Re: WeConnect app

Anduain wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:45 pm AC charging doesn't work if the charger provides >11kw.
It does, it's just limited to 11kW.
by pdk42
Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:49 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: WeConnect app
Replies: 15
Views: 9835

Re: WeConnect app

<t>I've been playing around snooping the traffic from the app to the VW servers. There is info in the data returned that the app isn't making use of (e.g. the kW being consumed when charging), but the really major problems with reliability are all on the back-end and onwards to the car. I see no rea...
by pdk42
Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: 2.1 update confirmed
Replies: 150
Views: 57172

Re: 2.1 update confirmed

Has anyone who's had 2.1 installed tried the scheduled charging feature? Is it now working?
by pdk42
Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:17 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Tell me about seats
Replies: 10
Views: 6839

Re: Tell me about seats

As far as I can see, the only difference between the Life seats and the Family/Style/Business is the covering. The seats on the higher-end models are better though.

Comfort seems fine on ours (Family). I've had a couple of long drives (5 hours driving in one day) and they are fine. No issues.
by pdk42
Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:14 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Over-the-air updates happening!
Replies: 7
Views: 2793

Re: Over-the-air updates happening!

Tesla cars disconnect from the mothership when they sleep, but if you try to do something from the app, the server sends an SMS message to the car to wake it up. Neat solution!
by pdk42
Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:15 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Order Placed Today
Replies: 9
Views: 3593

Re: Order Placed Today

Most UK properties are single phase only, so Max charge rate will be 7kW/32A. Best wall box is probably the Zappi, but there’s an incompatibility with the ID3 which means overnight scheduled charging doesn’t work. Unfortunately, the car doesn’t do that yet either (it’s sort of there in the 2.0 softw...
by pdk42
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: LHD Wipers Fitted to RHD Car
Replies: 107
Views: 35457

Re: LHD Wipers Fitted to RHD Car

I sent an IM to VW on their Facebook page about the wipers and got this:

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by pdk42
Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:32 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Would you do it again?
Replies: 32
Views: 13147

Re: Would you do it again?

The best voice control in the car starts when you have Apple CarPlay - I never thought I would appreciate Siri as much but having tried to use the built-in system I’m loving Siri!! (Oh and Apple Maps compared to the built-in Nav system too!) Agreed. Siri works. The ID.3's own system is by compariso...
by pdk42
Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:28 am
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Would you do it again?
Replies: 32
Views: 13147

Re: Would you do it again?

scott28tt wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:06 pm
pdk42 wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:27 pm That's because the UK got the 1st Edition, Europe got that and also the 1st Edition Plus.

As per my post above yours, the UK only got the 1st Plus while other countries also had the option of the more expensive 1st Max.
Thanks for the clarification.
by pdk42
Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:27 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Would you do it again?
Replies: 32
Views: 13147

Re: Would you do it again?

As a counter to the above view on the 1st Edition..... I do wonder why the U.K. version is missing some of the other features that I hear our European neighbours got such as wireless phone charging, heat pump and rear speakers. That's because the UK got the 1st Edition, Europe got that and also the...
by pdk42
Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:13 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Would you do it again?
Replies: 32
Views: 13147

Re: Would you do it again?

Would I do it again? Probably. But the software issues are a terrible own goal on VW's part. I'm still amazed how VW got themselves into the mess they're in. Let me give you a taste (FYI, we've had the car since the end of Nov)... Bugs - our car now has the 2.0 interim release pushed out in Dec, but...
by pdk42
Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Heat Pump and Range
Replies: 21
Views: 24669

Re: Heat Pump and Range

My 2c worth... I splashed out on the heat pump on ours in the hope that it would deliver at least close to the 20-30% improvement in efficiency that VW promised. I don't have another ID.3 without a heat pump to compare it with, but we're a two-car household with a Tesla Model 3 LR AWD (no heat pump)...
by pdk42
Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:51 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Delayed charging
Replies: 19
Views: 9199

Re: Delayed charging

Well, I tried the schedule departure time option rather then preferred times last night but it failed. I left the car with the green light flashing and the battery at 43% charge. Woke up to the battery still at 43% charge and with the charge light showing constant red. How can VW release this junk?
by pdk42
Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:49 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: LHD Wipers Fitted to RHD Car
Replies: 107
Views: 35457

Re: LHD Wipers Fitted to RHD Car

It's not a geometry problem, it's a time sequence problem. The sequence now is left up, right up, right down, left down. it should be right up, left up, left down, right down for a RHD car. The LH wiper also moves closer to the screen edge than the RH one - so for a full and proper RHD setup there ...
by pdk42
Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:26 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: LHD Wipers Fitted to RHD Car
Replies: 107
Views: 35457

Re: LHD Wipers Fitted to RHD Car

New to this forum (but longtime VW owner/fan/tinkerer!)...just got our ID.3 and can see what is being referred to here....I think there may be an easy fix?! From what I can see the issues being described are simply a result of which wiper is first/last to sweep the screen - they are currently 'stac...