ID3 first surprises – Just got an ID3

Warp Speed

Now the car is in the garage, everything should move quickly and smoothly: Operation Warp Speed! —Hello, Mr Dunleavy? —Yes —Everything here is under control. Now I am beginning to worry —We need a special tool to analyse the car and we’ve found one…in Bordeaux. Okay So two weeks later the tool turns up, soContinue reading “Warp Speed”

Jaguar Racing Team

Heading back to France today, Sunday, just need to recharge car in Tonbridge….yes, I said just. So I headed to the first charging station signaled by my WE CHARGE app, check out the picture, it’s shut, only open during garage hours. So off to the second station, private but linked to BP. As you canContinue reading “Jaguar Racing Team”

Cut It Off Mate

Three Blind Mice

Half a Sixpence

Out and about again, after the quarantine it nearly feels normal. Nipped out for a coffee (didn’t fancy a Nescafé), turned the corner and there was the bin van. Should I wait half an hour or try to turn in this narrow street? The salesman had mentioned the turning circle it was the same asContinue reading “Half a Sixpence”

Sweating Buckets

25C before 10am, Bristol or Benidorm? Right, Bristol. This has been super fortuitous because I’ve sort of understood the range envy thing……261 Kms left and I’m asking myself should I go for aircon or should I go for an extra 20Kms range? At this temperature it’s a no brainer and should stay that way. I’mContinue reading “Sweating Buckets”

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”

Hello Darkness my Old Friend

The Prisoner

So fourth day of really useful quarantine, coming from a country with ten times less cases than the UK! Helicopter hovering above the house, maybe Test and Trace are digging deep So Amazon, bless their little cotton socks came up trumps with the adapter and the car is now trickle charging from an ordinary houseContinue reading “The Prisoner”

Changing Countries? VW’s got your back? Maybe not…

So yesterday I told you how I was going to trickle charge my French ID3 from my English holiday address…….I mean this has to be standard, I could put “English” diesel in my French Qashqai.