Interesting. There’s a few other economic issues in there and also that VW Infotainment system! And what a wonderfully named politician… “minister of economic affairs for the state of Lower Saxony, Olaf Lies”
I’ve looked forward to these being available since they showed the first concept. Trouble is they floated a potential price back then of maybe 30-35k iirc, whereas now it’s north of 60k which is just bonkers for a family car and well out of my price range. I’m a big fan of innovation and modern tech, love our electric bmw i3 which gets used for 99% of family journeys, charges for free in the summer off our solar and has zero road tax. It’s no good for longer journeys though and isn’t big enough to carry all 4 of us plus dogs and luggage so I still have my old civic diesel estate, and obvs the camper too for holidays. ID buzz could replace the Honda but that’s worth nothing at 160k miles, maybe 3-4k so I’d need to find 50k from somewhere - never going to happen. considered selling the t2 as well as the Honda but I’d still be 25k short and the buzz is not something you can realistically camp in. I looked at leasing - cheapest I could find was the van version at c300 quid per month. I think that makes more sense vs the passenger version as a potential camper as it’s empty inside so you could kit it out how you want. No Windows though.. pass
warranty by VW 8 years or 160.000 km, capacity less 70 % (as Tesla model 3 - only at bigger cars 240.000 km) But many old EVs still have 90% plus at around 160.000 km - so the guarantee is a pessimistic view. So that's not my concern - rather whether there are still spare parts for the complex electronics Many modern, economical VW turbo engines break down there at around 160.000 km with total engine damage - if not very well cared for and moved carefully. The VW guarantee does not go that far for these cars - typical only 2 years! If you book and pay for extra years also expensive service need to used - than max up to 8 years and 200.000 km.
