ID3 – Just got an ID3

First Blood

I may exagerate a little here but after a bird left it’s calling card in the middle of my windscreen during quarantine I decided to remove it with a baby wipe……..well this was when the car bit me….word of advice for VW get rid of the sharp edges on the windscreen wipers mechanism, it cutContinue reading “First Blood”

Blighty

End of first week, now the real test: off to Blighty. Charged the car to 100% at work, only 360Kms shown on the screen. Far from the WLTP 425Kms…..My VW salesman tells me that this is predicted based on my driving to date. Who am I Jacky Ickx Or something? Then I remembered there areContinue reading “Blighty”

Could Have Done Better!

We’ll talk through the driving experience (positive) tomorrow, let’s talk about what could have been done better in the car purchasing loop. Sat in the car in the showroom ready to go, to be honest we were delayed by my insurance certificate, we looked over the car and saw that since my Qashqai, the USBContinue reading “Could Have Done Better!”

Thanks MAC

Well yesterday we’d talked about the ID3 range. So now down to hard tacks. How much was this thing going to cost me? The salesman, good at his job steered me upwind here. “Do you know how many Kms you’ll do in a year?” And as it happens, I do, quite a few actually, 25000Continue reading “Thanks MAC”

Diesel Gate: Has it got the range

In this first half of 2021, the elctric cars are extending their ranges, and the VW ID3 caught my eye, 425 Kms WLTP, for the 58KW version, now that is beginning to look like a car’s range and not that of a milk float. But it was still a bit pricey, or was it? SoContinue reading “Diesel Gate: Has it got the range”

Early days, why hold back

I’ve been watching the Electric car market for years now waiting to plunge, so what’s held me back? The price and the range and the driving experience. Well that should be enough to begin with! No way was I gonna pay out that much money for a second car, because with the range on offer,Continue reading “Early days, why hold back”