Spacewagon52 934 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Well worth watching! Buyer beware! Thank you John for the link! It needs sharing! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mincey 336 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Vorsprung durch technik.... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mincey 336 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 How many thousands of Euros? Good lord... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
royoftherovers 2,510 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 58 minutes ago, Mincey said: Vorsprung durch technik.... Progress through Technology, my backside, James 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PRT68 99 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Hmmm, I've read similar reports on other forums. It would also seem that Skoda reliability is better than Audi, because they use the older technology that people like him are developing! Back to this car. It wouldn't surprise me if it's had an accident prior to delivery, and that's the cause of the poor paint and water ingress. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffL 100 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Why has he not rejected the car? Why has the dealer said we don't know how to fix it, you need to contact Audi? Surely it is the dealer that should be contacting Audi... The mind boggles! More videos like this and eventually the car buying public will realise the one way to go is to buy Lexus, Toyota, Honda etc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barry14UK 515 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Audi rush to get it to market with inadequate testing and sorting to be early in the race - he's bang on! Hope would be purchasers see this. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
talaipwros 54 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 VW ID.3 is a lovely car...when it works Day 2, back to the garage for a number of fault lights. Hope that all it needs is a software upgrade. No obvious structural problems, is nice and quiet, smooth, good gadgets etc, very low price after discounts etc BUT, after 110 miles, straight to the garage oh well 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
royoftherovers 2,510 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 You got a/several discount(s) Vas on a brand new VW ID 3 electric car ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
talaipwros 54 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, royoftherovers said: You got a/several discount(s) Vas on a brand new VW ID 3 electric car ? yeap Brand new, 1st edition, just under 30K that is 6K +3K discount on a brand new VW ID.3 pro 1st edition Don't get me wrong, those few hours I drove it I was able to prove that the EV range is real and was extremelly quiet on the road, very smooth, very Lexushy if I may. When it works, much better than a CT at almost the same money and very well specked A bit of an ergonomic nightmare as you need to use the big middle screen for almost anything but you know, Teslas are the same, can't complaint BUT, it's in the garage after less than 5 hours of driving ( well, it goes tomorrow with VW road assistance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
royoftherovers 2,510 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Thanks Vas. You got a good deal there.I`ve just watched a review on Youtube. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
talaipwros 54 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, royoftherovers said: Thanks Vas. You got a good deal there.I`ve just watched a review on Youtube. it is a good deal as long as the car works ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
royoftherovers 2,510 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 If it was a Lexus, it would. Please keep us all updated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
talaipwros 54 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, royoftherovers said: If it was a Lexus, it would. Please keep us all updated. well, was - and now still - thinking about the 300e. Range though is too short but yes, It would definitely work if it was a Lexus ( have some very positve experience from BMW as well suprisingly, i3 range though is again too short and the car too small and iX3 is made in China so not so keen about it) Will keep you updated 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doog442 288 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Coincidence as I saw one of these plugged in today. So he had no moans about the electrical ability of the car . Paint, virtual mirrors, suspension leg ? , roof antenna and a leak. The only thing related to its electrical prowess was the plastic cover covering the storage bay for the lead was apparently cheap and a problem with what side the car was charged on, so hardly deal breakers. I would rather have heard about its ability as an electric vehicle, the rest just seem normal new model car moans that I'm sure will be addressed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
royoftherovers 2,510 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 You seem easily pleased Doog. I must say if I`d spent 100,000 plus euros on a vehicle and still had outstanding issues after 12 months I`d have gone ballistic. Anyway, a fool and his money...................................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doog442 288 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 56 minutes ago, royoftherovers said: You seem easily pleased Doog. I must say if I`d spent 100,000 plus euros on a vehicle and still had outstanding issues after 12 months I`d have gone ballistic. Anyway, a fool and his money...................................... Its probably leased or on a PCP...no one in their right mind actually spends 100,000 euro on a new Audi SUV EV outright. No one buys a Lexus outright at that price either (awaits random LC 500 owner with a dodgy petrol cap to pop up) He has a warranty so it will be sorted and he'll probably chop it in when the latest fad motor pops up at the end of his deal. Its a shame we didn't hear about the electrical performance, I mean that was surely the whole point of the thread (and indeed the vehicle ) unless of course it was the usual German bashing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LexIS200Sport 201 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Reminds me of a thread I posted a while back about folks in Malaysia taking it to the streets on issues over dodgy VW DSG boxes... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LexIS200Sport 201 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, doog442 said: Its probably leased or on a PCP...no one in their right mind actually spends 100,000 euro on a new Audi SUV EV outright. No one buys a Lexus outright at that price either. He has a warranty so it will be sorted and he'll probably chop it in when the latest fad motor pops up at the end of his deal. If it were leased or PCP, he would have been able to return it without all the fuss. In fact, that is kind of the point of leasing - the flexibility. The fact that he is publicly disclosing his intention on taking them to court makes it seem like he may have just bought it outright, hence being "stuck" with it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LexIS200Sport 201 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, doog442 said: I mean that was surely the whole point of the thread (and indeed the vehicle ) unless of course it was the usual German bashing. There's just no fooling you, is there? 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spacewagon52 934 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 11 hours ago, doog442 said: Its a shame we didn't hear about the electrical performance, I mean that was surely the whole point of the thread (and indeed the vehicle ) unless of course it was the usual German bashing. I do not think it was German bashing. He really liked the car but was very disappointed by the lack of useable wing mirrors / paint issues / leaks / electrical gremlins / charging point. I felt gutted for him, not sure he was able to reject the car as he bought it in France. Issues do not always manifest themselves straight away. I did not like the colour to be honest! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barry14UK 515 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 As regards the door mounted camera substitutes for mirrors, perhaps the screens could be improved by adjusting angle to suit as with conventional mirrors - might be better still if these could be mounted on dash so more in driver's view. Another aspect is how these are affected by sun when driver may well be wearing sun glasses. When doing so I have to turn up the brightness of my HUD and Tom Tom as well as swop my normal sun glasses for less heavily tinted ones. This is not a problem with conventional mirrors of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doog442 288 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 11 hours ago, LexIS200Sport said: If it were leased or PCP, he would have been able to return it without all the fuss. In fact, that is kind of the point of leasing - the flexibility. The fact that he is publicly disclosing his intention on taking them to court makes it seem like he may have just bought it outright, hence being "stuck" with it. I guess he would have to take it up with the finance company under those circumstances but they would insist the repairs were addressed first. If he did actually pay cash then agree what a fool, not because it was an Audi, more so brand new tech... I notice buried in the comments of one of the videos he's been promised a full refund but more importantly most of the issues have been ironed out with the later edition. 11 hours ago, LexIS200Sport said: There's just no fooling you, is there? 😉 Haha. After reading the issues with Tesla, I'm not going near an EV until I'm forced to. He does actually comment on the problems of charging stations etc and the difficulty he encountered on a long trip (first vid of his) where he was proudly wearing his Audi 100 % electric shirt. I found that more interesting than his car leaking to be fair (not the shirt) New cars have faults, some manufacturers do better than others as we all know. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spacewagon52 934 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 An argument for keeping to tried and trusted technology. It seems Audi rushed the development. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
royoftherovers 2,510 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 22 minutes ago, Spacewagon52 said: An argument for keeping to tried and trusted technology. It seems Audi rushed the development. People overlook, or forget, or just don`t know, that when Lexus introduced the LS into the U.S.A. in the late 80`s, a good number of problems arose and owners complained. It was how those problems were dealt with that was important. Lexus sent specialised technicians to the homes of each complainant, to address and correct/fix each reported matter. That was Customer Service that had never been seen before.They cared, because caring can lead to a satisfied customer and a satisfied customer can lead to increased sales. Not Rocket Science, but fundamentally important. If the basics ain`t right..........................................! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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